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 ".

The developers behind the upcoming title Assassin's Creed Shadows are switching course when it comes to the game being playable on the Steam Deck.

Assassin's Creed Shadows will now be available on Steam Deck at launch. The additional time provided by the delay is what probably led to this move. Ubisoft has been using this time to improve almost every aspect of the game and its launch.