Ubisoft, desperately in need of a major win, finally got one with Assassin’s Creed Shadows – but only after it delayed the open-world game on two occasions to make sure it didn’t miss the mark on quality. Clearly learning the right lesson from Shadows, it’s just announced that it’ll be delaying some of its “biggest productions” that were set to release this financial year, and while it hasn’t namedropped any specific upcoming games, that more than likely means a longer wait to see the next Assassin’s Creed, the Splinter Cell remake, and the rumored new entry in the Ghost Recon series.
As you’ll likely have seen a few weeks back, as part of its plan to bounce back from a series of underwhelming and poorly performing games, Ubisoft is creating a brand new subsidiary in partnership with Tencent. The Chinese giant is injecting over a billion dollars into this new venture, which will be responsible for Ubisoft’s three biggest IPs: Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six. The main body of Ubisoft, which looks after everything else, is also looking to cut costs and rethink its processes. This overall shakeup, in tandem with the positive results it saw by pushing back Assassin’s Creed Shadows, is now seeing them give more development time to some of the upcoming games it was set to release this financial year, which runs until April 2026.
“After a thorough review of its pipeline that took place from October to December, the Group decided to provide additional development time to some of its biggest productions in order to create the best conditions for success,” Ubisoft’s latest earnings report reads. “This decision has already been beneficial to the quality of Assassin’s Creed Shadows. As a consequence, FY2026-27 and FY2027-28 will see significant growth vs. FY2025-26 on the back of strong content coming from the Group’s largest brands.”
This is speculative on my part here, as Ubisoft doesn’t specifically name which IP and projects are getting pushed back internally, but I can see this affecting the Splinter Cell remake (reportedly due to launch in 2026) and maybe even Assassin’s Creed Hexe (currently without a release window but revealed all the way back in 2022).
Don’t expect there to be a complete void of new PC games from Ubisoft over the next 12 months or so, though. Two officially revealed projects that do seem to be safe from the delays though are strategy game sequel Anno 117 Pax Romana (2025 release window) and the remake of Prince of Persia The Sands of Time (2026 release window). These are both listed as games Ubisoft expects to launch this financial year. It also says that other titles expected for this window “will be announced at a later stage.”
There are also some unconfirmed but rumored projects that you might now be waiting a bit longer for, now that Ubisoft is extending development timelines. A report from Insider Gaming earlier this year claimed that a new Ghost Recon game is in the works and was aiming to launch in 2025 or 2026. It’s also been claimed that the inevitable Far Cry 7 was targeting a 2026 launch, and a potential extraction shooter spinoff is allegedly being worked on as well.
Other rumored Ubisoft games include a remake of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag, a standalone AC multiplayer game, and a battle royale with strong Apex Legends vibes. However, given that Ubisoft is in the process of reorganizing and cost cutting, who knows if and when we’ll see these get announced and released.
In the meantime, check out our lists of the best open-world games and best RPGs – you may find some of Ubi’s most beloved work included.
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