Summary
By now, it’s no secret thatAssassin’s Creed Shadowshas beena massive successforUbisoft. But new datavia Tom Henderson of Insider Gamingshows just how impactful its launch has been, particularly compared to other Ubisoft titles.
According to Henderson’s sources, Shadows, with its 2.2 million player count, is just behindAssassin’s Creed Valhalla’s day one player count of 2.55 million. It is firmly ahead ofAssassin’s Creed Odyssey’s count of 430,000.
On its current trajectory, Henderson notes that Shadows should cross 6,000,000 players within its first month. For reference, Valhalla did 8,000,000 and Odyssey, despite its slow start, crossed 3.4 million.
It’s especially noteworthy considering that, historically, Assassin’s Creed titles have come out during the holidays, while Shadows is a spring release. Either way, the numbers point to Shadows being Ubisoft’s second-biggest launch to date.
The Shadows Numbers Have Been Strong
If those numbers weren’t telling enough,Shadows has also become the franchise’s highest-played game by concurrent players on Steam. Afterquickly leaving the likes of Origins, Unity and Black Flag in the dust, Shadowsmanaged to cross Odyssey’s numbers to reach the top spot.
It, of course,also managed to cross the aforementioned 2,000,000-player thresholdafter handilymoving past 1,000,000 players within hours of launching. In response,Ubisoft thanked its fans for the support it received. “The sheer amount of love and positivity we’ve received has been incredibly heartwarming,“a post on Reddit read.
