Ubisoft has dropped a new story trailer for Assassin's Creed: Shadows. The trailer is entirely composed of cutscenes featuring different characters, including the samurai Yasuke and the ninja Naoe.
Pre-orders are now live for the digital versions of the game. Two editions are available: a standard edition for $70 and a deluxe edition for $90.
On top of that, the developers have also released the expanded PC system requirements.
Minimum (Low settings, 1080p, 30 FPS):
- CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600;
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 5700 (8 GB) or Intel Arc A580 (8 GB).
Recommended (High settings, 1080p, 60 FPS):
- CPU: Intel Core i5-11600K or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X;
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (8 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12 GB) or Intel Arc B580 (12 GB).
Enthusiast (High settings, 1440p, 60 FPS):
- CPU: Intel Core i5-11600K or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X;
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (8 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12 GB) or Intel Arc B580 (12 GB).
Enthusiast (High settings, 4K, 60 FPS):
- CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D;
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super (16 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (20 GB).
Standard Ray Tracing (High settings, 1080p, 30 FPS):
- CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600;
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (8 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (11 GB) or Intel Arc B580 (12 GB).
Standard Ray Tracing (High settings, 1440p, 60 FPS):
- CPU: Intel Core i5-11600K or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X;
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super (12 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (16 GB).
Extended Ray Tracing (Ultra settings, 1440p, 60 FPS):
- CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K or AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D;
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (16 GB).
Extended Ray Tracing (Ultra settings, 4K, 60 FPS):
- CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K or AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D;
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (24 GB).
Assassin's Creed: Shadows is slated to launch on March 20 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.