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.

Ubisoft has confirmed Assassin's Creed Shadows will support Steam Deck at launch. In February, the publisher shared a lengthy Q&A where it answered a number of questions about Shadows, its PC and console features, as well as whether the game would be available on Steam Deck.

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

Looks like Ubisoft managed to get it optimized enough, after insisting that the requirements are just too high.

Yes, you'll be able to play the latest Assassin's Creed game on Valve's gaming handheld from day one. Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin's Creed Shadows will be playable on Steam Deck when it launches next week.

The developers behind the upcoming title Assassin's Creed Shadows are switching course when it comes to the game being playable on the Steam Deck.

Ubisoft seemed adamant that the system requirements were too high for Steam Deck, but it looks like that might not be the case.