Ultimately, Assassin’s Creed Shadows still has the potential to close out 2024 with a bang despite its delay. While there are still many questions surrounding the game, particularly in regard to the rumored LEAGUE mode, the possibility of co-op offers a compelling reason for fans to stay engaged with the game as its launch date approaches.

Assassin's Creed Shadows just can't catch a break. The latest speed bump in the game's road to release is Ubisoft pulling its plans for a Season Pass, along with canceling Early Access for anyone who pre-ordered the game.

Ubisoft has officially removed the three-day early access for Assassin's Creed: Shadows for all versions of the game.

Ubisoft confirms that the Collector's Edition of Assassin's Creed Shadows will have a significantly lower price once its pre-orders return.

Ubisoft has cut the price of the Japan-set Assassin's Creed Shadows' Collector's Edition by $50 in lieu of the cancelled Season Pass, scrapped "Early Access" plans, and its delay to 2025.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows early access is definitively scrapped according to a post on Ubisoft’s Discord, as the season pass is also binned.

Ubisoft has detailed how the Assassin's Creed Shadows Collector's Edition will change as a result of the game's shock

The Collector's Edition's other contents — which includes a statue of protagonists Naoe and Yasuke, an art book, world map, a life-sized replica of Yaoe's katana tsuba, wall scroll, and lithographs — will "mostly remain as initially advertised, though some design elements may change", Ubisoft confirmed.

To compensate for the loss of the early access period, the cost is being reduced: Instead of going for $280 as it was originally priced, the collector's edition will sell for $230—a pretty deep cut for what I would say is a relatively minor loss.