Assassin’s Creed Shadows is planning to add a co-op mode and fix historical inaccuracies

Everything appeared to be ready for the launch of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the ambitious and long-awaited new entry to the Ubisoft franchise in feudal Japan. The French company had set its date for November 15, but the title will skip the holiday season and instead be released in February 2025. According to the official statement, this decision has been made with the objective of “polishing and refining the experience”, although the Star Wars Outlaws debacle has also been taken into consideration. According to Insider Gaming sources, both arguments are true, but the developers had been pushing for a delay for months. As such, it seems like Ubisoft is now working on a cooperative mode for the game, as well as several changes.

The cooperative mode has been in development since before its delay was announced. It is known by the code name League and is planned for after launch, although it does not have a set date at the moment. Very little is known about this new experience, although it is assumed that it will allow players to respectively control Yasuke and Naoe —the two protagonists of the game— helping each other throughout missions.

Yasuke’s controversy and historical rulings

Much has been said about the historical accuracy of Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Controversy has also surrounded Yasuke, considered the first samurai of African origin, although many of these criticisms did not focus on historical investigations, but on the fact that the protagonist is a black character in feudal Japan. It is beyond doubt that the historical character existed and Ubisoft has already clarified that it is a characterization with fictional elements.

Yasuke is not going to be removed from the game. There are only a few months left until the launch, and even if such a drastic decision were made, it couldn’t be done. What is planned is to change some elements of his story, but above all, those aspects of the setting that are not accurate with historical Japan will be modified. Henderson has revealed that the resource approval process is very strict, but that the experts hired were late to the project, and communication between the teams has contributed to these errors sneaking into the game.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows will be released on February 14 on PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PC. Among the measures that Ubisoft has taken is the decision to launch all its games from day 1 on Steam. It will also end the season pass model.

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