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.

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

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 is making some major changes to Assassin's Creed Shadows as it cancels the game's early access period and the lengthy season pass.

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.

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

The Assassin's Creed Shadows collector’s edition will no longer include early access to the game when it arrives next year.

Following a series of poorly-performing mediocre games, Ubisoft seems to be undergoing some sort of an awakening. The company announced last month that in addition to canceling Assassin’s Creed Shadows‘ season pass,