Ubisoft staff asked bosses over the course of several months to delay Assassin's Creed Shadows, a new report has claimed, as the need for further time became clear.
"While the announcement was somewhat of a shock publicly, internally, it was expected and desperately needed," Insider Gaming writes, based on the accounts of seven developers working on the project.
The report cites a need for Shadows' developers to be given additional development time to address bugs and better incorporate recent "tweaks" to gameplay mechanics based on playtests and mock reviews (a standard practice where external consultants size-up projects before copies are given to press).
Of particular note here is the mention that Ubisoft is taking time to address historical and cultural concerns that have lingered since before the game was publicly revealed and been accelerated since. This includes "changing some of Yasuke's story and how he's portrayed", as well as what sounds like more minor design decisions.
Source: Assassin's Creed Shadows staff reportedly pushed Ubisoft to delay game for months
"While the announcement was somewhat of a shock publicly, internally, it was expected and desperately needed," Insider Gaming writes, based on the accounts of seven developers working on the project.
The report cites a need for Shadows' developers to be given additional development time to address bugs and better incorporate recent "tweaks" to gameplay mechanics based on playtests and mock reviews (a standard practice where external consultants size-up projects before copies are given to press).
Of particular note here is the mention that Ubisoft is taking time to address historical and cultural concerns that have lingered since before the game was publicly revealed and been accelerated since. This includes "changing some of Yasuke's story and how he's portrayed", as well as what sounds like more minor design decisions.
Source: Assassin's Creed Shadows staff reportedly pushed Ubisoft to delay game for months
