Assassin's Creed Shadows will be Steam Deck compatible and fully Verified at launch after all, Ubisoft has confirmed. This is a pretty big 180 from Ubisoft, which just weeks ago said in no uncertain terms that Assassin's Creed Shadows wouldn't be Steam Deck compatible at launch due to the mobile hardware's technical limitations.

Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin's Creed Shadows players on Steam won't have to install the Ubisoft Connect Launcher to play the game. This will be great news for gamers who like all their games to be in one place, although there is still a small catch for Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Assassin's Creed Shadows is shaping up to be massive in both scope and file size. While the official storage requirement hasn't been confirmed, an early listing on the Apple Store suggests the game will need around 123.2 GB of storage space. Ubisoft has also stated that an SSD will be required to run the game.