'Assassin's Creed Shadow' Pre-orders Open, Installation Requires Internet

TapTechNews May 18th news, pre-orders for 'Assassin's Creed: Shadow' have now opened and the official announcement states that this latest single-player game will be officially released on November 15th this year.

However, the physical game covers listed by foreign retailers GameStop and Best Buy show that the physical version of 'Assassin's Creed: Shadow' requires an internet connection to install, so some players suspect whether this game requires an internet connection throughout the entire gameplay.

In response, Ubisoft tweeted that 'Assassin's Creed: Shadow' only requires an internet connection during game installation and does not require an internet connection throughout the entire gameplay.

In fact, it is not uncommon for single-player games to require an internet connection to install. TapTechNews noticed that Ubisoft's recently released 'Avatar: Pandora's Frontier' and 'Star Wars: Outlaws' are like this, and the former requires an internet connection to download the day-one patch before starting to play.

However, like other online games, this also raises the issue of save files, because if the server is shut down, it seems that this game can no longer be played. For example, Ubisoft stated in March this year that it will 'cease operations' of the online game 'The Crew' due to 'upcoming server infrastructure and licensing limitations'.