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After years of development and a couple of last-minute delays,Assassin’s CreedShadowsis finally upon us, with the game set to release on March 20. Given how long franchise fans have been crying out for amainlineAssassin’s Creedgameset in Japan, it seems destined to go down as one of the series' biggest and most highly anticipated releases to date.
With this in mind, it’s not too surprising that there are people who want to start playing the game as soon as possible, hence the huge amount of interest in theAssassin’s Creed Shadowsrelease time and date. The following guide contains confirmed global release times for all major regions and platforms, as well as information about early access (or lack thereof).
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Global Release Times
For console players,Assassin’s Creed Shadowswill be released at midnight on March 20, local time. On PlayStation, local time is determined by the region of the player’s PSN account, with the North American PlayStation Store operating on Eastern time. On Xbox, local time is determined by the internal clock of the player’s console, so it’s once again possible to usethe New Zealand trickto start playingAssassin’s Creed Shadowsa little earlier.
According to information provided by Ubisoft,the Steam release time forAssassin’s Creed Shadowswill be midnight on March 20, Eastern time, meaning those who live elsewhere in the world will need to wait a little longer before they can start playing (see the table below for regional release times). The release times forAssassin’s Creed Shadowson Ubisoft Connect are a little different, so anybody who plans on playing the game there should check out the image above.
London (GMT)
Berlin (CET)
Cairo (EET)
Tokyo (JST)
Syndey (AEDT)
Auckland (NZDT)
16:00 (March 20)
Can You Play Assassin’s Creed Shadows Early?
Although Ubisoft was at one point planning to offer two days of early access forAssassin’s Creed Shadows, these plans were ultimately shelved afterthe game was delayed for a second time. As such, save for using the Xbox New Zealand trick to shave a few hours off of the wait,there is no way to playAssassin’s Creed Shadowsearly.
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Q: What Time Can I Start Playing Assassin’s Creed Shadows?
Assassin’s Creed Shadowswill be released on March 20. For those playing the game on Xbox or PlayStation, the release time will be midnight, local time. The Steam version ofAssassin’s Creed Shadowswill go live at midnight EDT regardless of where players reside.
