Assassin's Creed Shadows will be Steam Deck compatible and fully Verified at launch after all, Ubisoft has confirmed. This is a pretty big 180 from Ubisoft, which just weeks ago said in no uncertain terms that Assassin's Creed Shadows wouldn't be Steam Deck compatible at launch due to the mobile hardware's technical limitations.

Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin's Creed Shadows players on Steam won't have to install the Ubisoft Connect Launcher to play the game. This will be great news for gamers who like all their games to be in one place, although there is still a small catch for Assassin's Creed Shadows.

However, one week before the game's launch, Ubisoft has now announced in a new X / Twitter post that its next Assassin's Creed game will be playable on Valve's handheld. "Many of

Ubisoft has confirmed that it is planning to release Assassin's Creed Shadows on the Steam Deck at launch. There is some good news for Steam Deck owners and Assassin’s Creed fans. Ubisoft announced that Assassin’s Creed Shadows will be releasing on the Steam Deck at launch, making it the first Assassin’s Creed game to ever do so.

Assassin's Creed Shadows is shaping up to be massive in both scope and file size. While the official storage requirement hasn't been confirmed, an early listing on the Apple Store suggests the game will need around 123.2 GB of storage space. Ubisoft has also stated that an SSD will be required to run the game.

Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin's Creed Shadows will run on Steam Deck at launch, which is great albeit unexpected news. It's unexpected, because last month Ubisoft ruled out Steam Deck support, pointing out—quite reasonably—that Valve's handheld is " below our minimum specs for PC ".

Ubisoft has some good news for Steam Deck owners looking to sink into Assassin's Creed Shadows later this month: after

A new development indicates that Assassin's Creed Shadows will be the first Ubisoft game to incorporate a popular Epic Games Store feature.

Ubisoft, over Twitter/X, officially confirmed that Assassin's Creed Shadows will be supported on Steam Deck at launch. The post stated that Ubisoft is further waiting for Valve's certification of the game.

Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin's Creed Shadows will launch with Steam Deck support, and the only thing Ubisoft is waiting for is Valve classification.