- Assassin’s Creed: Shadows is the series’ lowest-seller across the past five entries.
- Even Assassin’s Creed Mirage managed to outsell this new RPG release.
- For the future, the franchise is now under a new subsidiary, and so far, things are looking optimistic.
Ubisoft had a lot riding on Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, but unfortunately, not even the long-demanded Japanese setting could rescue the publisher from the quicksand it was slowly sinking into.
Despite kicking off strongly, Assassin’s Creed Shadows has the lowest sales in the series across the last five entries.
Why it matters: Assassin’s Creed Shadows was an incomplete entry and lacked many features at launch. Moreover, the controversies and some inaccurate depictions of the feudal Japan setting didn’t help with the game’s PR as well. As such, it makes sense why the sales are so low.
Initially, Assassin’s Creed Shadows reached three million players in just a week. However, total sales are at 4.3 million six months after launch, which isn’t a great number considering the time and budget, which is allegedly between $250 million and $350 million, that went into the game development and marketing.
In a span of 3 months, Assassin’s Creed Mirage sold 5 million and performed better than Shadows despite being a spin-off release. Assassin’s Creed Origins and Odyssey combined have 80 million players while Valhalla has over 20 million players in just two years.
With its current place, Assassin’s Creed Shadows won’t be able to surpass all previous entries even within the same timeframe.
While Ubisoft hasn’t confirmed the budget for the Assassin’s Creed Shadows, they did state an amount of upwards of $116 million. Even 10 million sales is an ordinary benchmark for AAA games these days.
Following this subpar performance, Ubisoft and Tencent have formed a new subsidiary, Vantage Studios, which will lead big IPs from the French publisher, including Assassin’s Creed. Perhaps the franchise will experience success with this new partnership.
More about Assassin’s Creed Shadows, post-release content has been great, and a lot of new mechanics and missions are being added to the game. However, most of it feels like cut content, and had Ubisoft taken its time with the game, perhaps things would’ve turned out differently.
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