{"id":14617,"date":"2025-07-22T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/assassins-creed-shadows-tops-5-million-players-performs-in-line-with-expectations\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T20:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T20:30:00","slug":"assassins-creed-shadows-tops-5-million-players-performs-in-line-with-expectations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/assassins-creed-shadows-tops-5-million-players-performs-in-line-with-expectations\/","title":{"rendered":"#Assassin&#8217;s Creed Shadows Tops 5 Million Players, Performs &#8216;In Line with Expectations&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right 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Articles<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Assassins_Creed_Shadows_Tops_5_Million_Players_Performs_%E2%80%98In_Line_with_Expectations\"><\/span>Assassin&#8217;s Creed Shadows Tops 5 Million Players, Performs &#8216;In Line with Expectations&#8217;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Assassin's Creed Shadows Sales Players\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/3a3402d94617c\/assassins-creed-shadows-sales-players.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/3a3402d94617c\/assassins-creed-shadows-sales-players.450x.jpg 450w, https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/3a3402d94617c\/assassins-creed-shadows-sales-players.900x.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 450px, (min-width: 800px)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/3a3402d94617c\/assassins-creed-shadows-sales-players.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Assassin's Creed Shadows Sales Players\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Assassin&#8217;s Creed Shadows has now topped an impressive-sounding 5 million players, according to Ubisoft, having launched back in March.<\/p>\n<p>But of course, player count <em>does not<\/em> necessarily equal total sales, and so there&#8217;ll always be arguments over how many copies Shadows has actually shifted. Unfortunately, Ubisoft simply doesn&#8217;t seem to deal in that metric these days (because <em>players<\/em> is always going to be a higher total).<\/p>\n<p>Still, Shadows has apparently performed &#8220;in line with expectations&#8221;; that&#8217;s what the publisher writes in its <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/staticctf.ubisoft.com\/8aefmxkxpxwl\/5wMXD5U7aP5imdxB186rmg\/d3ffd32ed3c2821d7e89d3c48d0ade35\/Ubisoft_FY26_Q1_Sales_EN_vf.pdf\">Q1 sales report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile insert insert-label\">\n<div id=\"inject-primis-player\" data-src-primis=\"https:\/\/live.primis.tech\/live\/liveView.php?s=117168&amp;vp_content=plembed39b4tigwxqjz&amp;cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&amp;playerApiId=primis_player_float&amp;schain=1.0,1!ziffdavis.com,22392450815,1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It also suggests that the open world title should have long legs, thanks to ongoing support through updates and its upcoming Claws of Awaji expansion. It&#8217;ll be hoping that these kinds of additions bring both new and returning players to the title over time.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/assassinscreed\/status\/1947688095123460139 @ 2025-07-22T20:28:54+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">5 MILLION ASSASSINS<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udde1\ufe0f 2B stealth kills<br \/>\ud83c\udfc7 1B km traveled<br \/>\ud83d\udc36 38M animals petted<br \/>\u2026and still, you paused to take in the view. \ud83c\udf38<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for forging legends with us.<\/p>\n<p>Naoe &amp; Yasuke\u2019s journey continues\u2014updates coming this week! <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8t42BMo3Sl\">pic.twitter.com\/8t42BMo3Sl<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Assassin&#8217;s Creed (@assassinscreed) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/assassinscreed\/status\/1947688095123460139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Still, it&#8217;s difficult to shake the feeling that Shadows hasn&#8217;t hit <em>quite<\/em> as hard as Ubisoft would have wanted. &#8220;In line with expectations&#8221; is all well and good, but we can&#8217;t forget that its predecessor, Assassin&#8217;s Creed Valhalla, remains the company&#8217;s most profitable ever release.<\/p>\n<p>Having said that, Shadows remains one of the best-selling games of 2025 in the US, based on dollar sales data. Make no mistake, this game&#8217;s made Ubisoft a lot of money \u2014 but we&#8217;d be surprised if it comes close to equalling Valhalla&#8217;s success.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Shadows will continue to collect players as the updates and expansions roll along? Get yourself some stealth kills in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-articles:140032,181462 @ 1753219852 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Articles\"><\/span>Related Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"object-related-list\">\n<article class=\"object-related-article\">\n<p class=\"object-related-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/510cceac1b496\/150x90.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"90\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Assassin's Creed Valhalla Reaches an Impressive 20 Million Players\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"object-related-info\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"News_Assassins_Creed_Valhalla_Reaches_an_Impressive_20_Million_Players\"><\/span><span class=\"category accent\">News<\/span> <span class=\"title\">Assassin&#8217;s Creed Valhalla Reaches an Impressive 20 Million Players<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"tagline\">Odin is with us<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"object-related-article\">\n<p class=\"object-related-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/1dfa44daa0fe3\/150x90.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"90\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mar 2025 USA Sales: Assassin's Creed Shadows Is the Second Best-Selling Game of 2025 So Far\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"object-related-info\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"News_Mar_2025_USA_Sales_Assassins_Creed_Shadows_Is_the_Second_Best-Selling_Game_of_2025_So_Far\"><\/span><span class=\"category accent\">News<\/span> <span class=\"title\">Mar 2025 USA Sales: Assassin&#8217;s Creed Shadows Is the Second Best-Selling Game of 2025 So Far<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"tagline\">And number one for March<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/x.com\/assassinscreed\/status\/1947688095123460139\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/assassinscreed\/status\/1947688095123460139\">x.com<\/a>, via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/staticctf.ubisoft.com\/8aefmxkxpxwl\/5wMXD5U7aP5imdxB186rmg\/d3ffd32ed3c2821d7e89d3c48d0ade35\/Ubisoft_FY26_Q1_Sales_EN_vf.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/staticctf.ubisoft.com\/8aefmxkxpxwl\/5wMXD5U7aP5imdxB186rmg\/d3ffd32ed3c2821d7e89d3c48d0ade35\/Ubisoft_FY26_Q1_Sales_EN_vf.pdf\">staticctf.ubisoft.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-info\/1cfc0f26cce02fbbdf8ae04f2e3b936a @ 1753221527 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"see-also\">\n<dl>\n<dt>Related Games<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first 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class=\"text\">\n<p>Robert (or Rob if you&#8217;re lazy) is an assistant editor of Push Square, and has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Persona, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, Trails, Tales \u2014 he&#8217;s played &#8217;em all. A little too much, some might say.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\"><span class=\"icon icon-profile\"><\/span> Author Profile<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"return replyTo('ShogunRok');\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Reply<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"insert with-label centered block lazyload for-desktop lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_N68800DBD7F9E0\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/desktop_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-foot-after-author\" class=\"lazyload\" data-prebid-config=\"LAZY_DESKTOP\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comments-list\">\n<section id=\"comments\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Comments <span class=\"counter comment-count\">14<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"comments hidden-comments\" data-subject=\"dgp:news\/2025\/07\/assassins-creed-shadows-tops-5-million-players-performs-in-line-with-expectations\">\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8747880\" data-author=\"users\/342504\" data-subject=\"comments\/8747880\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8747880\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/342504\/avatar.jpg?v=1721653637\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Oram77\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/assassins-creed-shadows-tops-5-million-players-performs-in-line-with-expectations#comment8747880\">1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Oram77<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-22T20:31:40+00:00\">9:31pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>1B km travelled is a flex now&#8230;. ok?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment removed\" id=\"comment8747893\" data-author=\"users\/66939\" data-subject=\"comments\/8747893\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8747893\" data-status=\"4\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/66939\/avatar.jpg?v=1732559750\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"SuperSilverback\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/assassins-creed-shadows-tops-5-million-players-performs-in-line-with-expectations#comment8747893\">2<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SuperSilverback<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-22T20:45:49+00:00\">9:45pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Removed &#8211; inappropriate<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8747905\" data-author=\"users\/100361\" data-subject=\"comments\/8747905\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8747905\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/100361\/avatar.jpg?v=1747006566\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ryu_Niiyama\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/assassins-creed-shadows-tops-5-million-players-performs-in-line-with-expectations#comment8747905\">3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ryu_Niiyama<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-22T21:01:08+00:00\">10:01pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Finally get my TV back next week (moving) I can\u2019t wait to jump back in! Absolutely my new favorite assassins\u2019 creed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8747906\" data-author=\"users\/280377\" data-subject=\"comments\/8747906\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8747906\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/280377\/avatar.jpg?v=1666904640\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Kiefer-Sutherland\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/assassins-creed-shadows-tops-5-million-players-performs-in-line-with-expectations#comment8747906\">4<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kiefer-Sutherland<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-22T21:03:13+00:00\">10:03pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I\u2019ve still yet to buy it because of my huge backlog, but I look forward to playing it when I do.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8747907\" data-author=\"users\/166921\" data-subject=\"comments\/8747907\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8747907\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/166921\/avatar.jpg?v=1492041917\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Kienda\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/assassins-creed-shadows-tops-5-million-players-performs-in-line-with-expectations#comment8747907\">5<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kienda<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-22T21:04:33+00:00\">10:04pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Some impressive figures. I\u2019m assuming they made their budget.<\/p>\n<p>It will be interesting to see how Japanese sales of this game compare to the upcoming Ghost of Yotei.<\/p>\n<p>I still think it was a misstep by Ubisoft and could have sold more without the controversies.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8747919\" data-author=\"users\/342504\" data-subject=\"comments\/8747919\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8747919\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/342504\/avatar.jpg?v=1721653637\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Oram77\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/assassins-creed-shadows-tops-5-million-players-performs-in-line-with-expectations#comment8747919\">6<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Oram77<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-22T21:18:23+00:00\">58m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Kienda Don&#8217;t quote on this, but apart from GoT getting praised by the Japanese public I don&#8217;t think it sold amazingly well (?) I don&#8217;t care for the controversy, I don&#8217;t like the game because it took zero risk (game play wise) and is just the standard colour by numbers Ubisoft game, Outlaws was the same way too.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8747923\" data-author=\"users\/66939\" data-subject=\"comments\/8747923\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8747923\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/66939\/avatar.jpg?v=1732559750\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"SuperSilverback\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/assassins-creed-shadows-tops-5-million-players-performs-in-line-with-expectations#comment8747923\">7<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SuperSilverback<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-22T21:24:15+00:00\">52m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>My comment was meant to be a joke cause I have the game and think its great. My bad if it caused offence<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8747933\" data-author=\"users\/93064\" data-subject=\"comments\/8747933\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8747933\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/93064\/avatar.jpg?v=1742571361\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"QiaraIris\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/assassins-creed-shadows-tops-5-million-players-performs-in-line-with-expectations#comment8747933\">8<\/a><\/li>\n<li>QiaraIris<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-22T21:33:22+00:00\">43m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Meanwhile ex-Ubisoft employee is laughing at their 3.3 million SALES and counting.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8747941\" data-author=\"users\/330996\" data-subject=\"comments\/8747941\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8747941\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/330996\/avatar.jpg?v=1689605068\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"DennisReynolds\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/assassins-creed-shadows-tops-5-million-players-performs-in-line-with-expectations#comment8747941\">9<\/a><\/li>\n<li>DennisReynolds<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-22T21:44:20+00:00\">32m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Valhalla done well because it was a &#8220;next gen&#8221; launch title and released in a time where Viking based stuff was at its peak. Shadows though is performing like a typical AC game and was released in March rather then its typical Oct\/Nov slot.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8747950\" data-author=\"users\/280776\" data-subject=\"comments\/8747950\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8747950\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/280776\/avatar.jpg?v=1737283317\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"graymamba\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/assassins-creed-shadows-tops-5-million-players-performs-in-line-with-expectations#comment8747950\">10<\/a><\/li>\n<li>graymamba<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-22T21:49:20+00:00\">27m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Glad it\u2019s done well. While Ubi clearly has its issues behind the scenes, the games always hit for me\u2026 even with genres I don\u2019t normally try. I honestly feel miffed by the general negativity towards their games if I\u2019m honest.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8747954\" data-author=\"users\/328711\" data-subject=\"comments\/8747954\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8747954\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"KillerBoy\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/assassins-creed-shadows-tops-5-million-players-performs-in-line-with-expectations#comment8747954\">11<\/a><\/li>\n<li>KillerBoy<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-22T21:51:41+00:00\">24m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Ubisoft still don\u2019t want to release sales figures hmm<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8747956\" data-author=\"users\/344484\" data-subject=\"comments\/8747956\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8747956\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/344484\/avatar.jpg?v=1751898029\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Jrs1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/assassins-creed-shadows-tops-5-million-players-performs-in-line-with-expectations#comment8747956\">12<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jrs1<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-22T21:56:18+00:00\">20m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@graymamba Totally agree, they do come out with some daft comments as a company but i do enjoy their titles.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8747957\" data-author=\"users\/243985\" data-subject=\"comments\/8747957\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8747957\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Serialsid\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/assassins-creed-shadows-tops-5-million-players-performs-in-line-with-expectations#comment8747957\">13<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Serialsid<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-22T21:56:23+00:00\">20m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Actual Budget and actual sales figures would be very interesting. Strange how they won&#8217;t release either.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8747964\" data-author=\"users\/280618\" data-subject=\"comments\/8747964\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8747964\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/280618\/avatar.jpg?v=1696024490\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"tselliot\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/assassins-creed-shadows-tops-5-million-players-performs-in-line-with-expectations#comment8747964\">14<\/a><\/li>\n<li>tselliot<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-07-22T22:15:19+00:00\">1m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I&#8217;d like to just say&#8230; this article is well written.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"empty\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"ui-load-comments ui-cta-button\" onclick=\"this.innerHTML = 'Please Wait...'; this.classList.add('loading'); return false\" href=\"news\/2025\/07\/assassins-creed-shadows-tops-5-million-players-performs-in-line-with-expectations#comments\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Show Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"reply\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Leave A Comment<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p class=\"empty\">Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-group optional\">\n<div class=\"insert centered block with-label lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_X68800DBD80E4C\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-after-comments\" class=\"lazyload\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related\/articles\/assassins-creed,ps5,ubisoft @ 1753214174 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles\">\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Articles-2\"><\/span>Related Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<p class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/c94fb8993968b\/75x75.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"July 2025's PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading\">July 2025&#8217;s PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">Hot selection for a hot month<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<p class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/3c190a409f962\/75x75.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"88+ PS5, PS4 Games You Should Buy in PS Store's Huge Summer Sale (North America, Europe)\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading\">88+ PS5, PS4 Games You Should Buy in PS Store&#8217;s Huge Summer Sale (North America, Europe)<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">PS5 and PS4 games going cheap we recommend<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<p class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/cc1d08e4c9d8f\/75x75.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"These 12+ New PS5, PS4, and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (21st-27th July)\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading\">These 12+ New PS5, PS4, and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (21st-27th July)<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">Abiotic Factor! 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