To compensate for the loss of the early access period, the cost is being reduced: Instead of going for $280 as it was originally priced, the collector's edition will sell for $230—a pretty deep cut for what I would say is a relatively minor loss.

Ubisoft is making some major changes to Assassin's Creed Shadows as it cancels the game's early access period and the lengthy season pass.

Ubisoft has officially removed the three-day early access for Assassin's Creed: Shadows for all versions of the game.

Ubisoft confirms that the Collector's Edition of Assassin's Creed Shadows will have a significantly lower price once its pre-orders return.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows early access is definitively scrapped according to a post on Ubisoft’s Discord, as the season pass is also binned.

Ubisoft provided an update on the game’s Collector’s Edition in a Q&A published on Discord this week. Given that buyers will no longer receive three days of early access and it won’t include a Season Pass as originally advertised, the Collector’s Edition price is being reduced from $279.99 to $229.99.

The Collector's Edition's other contents — which includes a statue of protagonists Naoe and Yasuke, an art book, world map, a life-sized replica of Yaoe's katana tsuba, wall scroll, and lithographs — will "mostly remain as initially advertised, though some design elements may change", Ubisoft confirmed.

Ubisoft has adjusted the price of the Assassin's Creed Shadows Collector's Edition following the Season Pass cancellation.

For more video game walkthrough books, publisher Piggyback has a few comprehensive tomes for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom, and Cyberpunk 2077. Similar to the upcoming Assassin's Creed Shadows book, these are massive guides designed to cover all features and facets of the games.

Assassin's Creed Shadows just can't catch a break. The latest speed bump in the game's road to release is Ubisoft pulling its plans for a Season Pass, along with canceling Early Access for anyone who pre-ordered the game.