Ubisoft has confirmed that Murderer’s Creed shall be Steam Deck licensed at launch in spite of everything, reversing a current assertion which claimed that it wouldn’t meet the transportable’s minimal specs.
In a Q&A broadcast in February, Shadows’ know-how director had mentioned that, at launch, the sport would “not be appropriate with Steam Deck, as a result of reality it’s under our minimal specs for PC”.
Nonetheless, in an announcement printed on its social media channels on Wednesday, Ubisoft confirmed that Steam Deck will now be capable of run Shadows on the day it releases later this month.
“A lot of you may have been asking about Steam Deck. We’re completely satisfied to say that we’re supporting Steam Deck at launch and are at present awaiting the extent of classification from Valve,” it mentioned.
Murderer’s Creed Shadows is the primary main Ubisoft recreation to launch day one on Steam since 2019. Beforehand, the writer prioritised its personal digital retailer, in addition to the Epic Video games Retailer, at launch. Late final 12 months, the corporate introduced Murderer’s Creed Mirage to Steam, in addition to Star Wars Outlaws, after different shops.
Final month, Ubisoft mentioned it was conscious {that a} important variety of individuals had been in a position to get hold of Murderer’s Creed Shadows practically a month forward of its launch, and claimed that any footage being shared on-line was not consultant of the launch recreation.
“We’re conscious gamers have accessed Murderer’s Creed Shadows forward of its official launch,” it mentioned. “The event group continues to be engaged on patches to arrange the expertise for launch and any footage shared on-line doesn’t symbolize the ultimate high quality of the sport.
“Leaks are unlucky and may diminish the thrill for gamers. We kindly ask you to not spoil the expertise for others. Thanks to our group for already taking steps to guard everybody from spoilers.
“Keep within the shadows, keep away from the spoilers, and regulate our channel for extra official surprises within the coming weeks! March 20 shall be right here quickly!”
