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Assassin's Creed Shadows Gets Manual Jump Tomorrow as Ubisoft Outlines Winter Roadmap

Player demand is steering post‑launch support, with a Feb. 17 patch restoring manual jump.

Promotional artwork for Assassin’s Creed Shadows featuring a ninja mid-air performing a parkour leap between traditional Japanese rooftops at sunset, with cinematic lighting and detailed feudal architecture beneath the game’s title.
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Overview

  • The Feb. 17 update adds a manual jump, a detailed stats page, improved critical‑hit visuals, and quality‑of‑life tweaks such as in‑game Animus menu access.
  • Manual jump is enabled via the Advanced Parkour option in settings, letting Yasuke or Naoe jump at any time.
  • Ubisoft lists modest downloads on Steam, Switch 2, and PS5, with larger sizes of 13.24GB on PC via Ubisoft Connect and 15.77GB on Xbox Series X|S.
  • A community parkour challenge runs through March 8 and requires one unedited 45–60 second YouTube clip shared on X with #ACShadowsParkourChallenge.
  • The Claws of Awaji expansion arrives on Switch 2 on March 10 with a new region, gear, abilities, an enemy faction, bosses, and over 10 hours of content, followed by first‑anniversary livestreams and giveaways on March 20.