However, one week before the game's launch, Ubisoft has now announced in a new X / Twitter post that its next Assassin's Creed game will be playable on Valve's handheld. "Many of

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 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 ".