Recent Windows 11 updates caused compatibility problems for several Assassin's Creed titles. Ubisoft has addressed this issue with patches for Assassin's Creed Origins and Assassin's Creed Valhalla, restoring functionality for these games. However, players may still experience issues with other Ubisoft titles.
The Windows 11 24H2 update, while introducing features like Wi-Fi 7 support and AI Copilot+, inadvertently created conflicts for some games. This affected several Assassin's Creed games, preventing them from launching or operating correctly. The newly released patches for Origins (230 MB) and Valhalla (500 MB) should resolve these problems for players on Steam. These updates are automatically applied.
Ongoing Issues with Some Ubisoft Games
The root cause of the incompatibility remains unclear. While the patches for Origins and Valhalla are welcome, reports persist regarding other Ubisoft games, notably Assassin's Creed Odyssey. This game, too, is experiencing launch failures or unresponsiveness. While previous fixes addressed significant issues in Star Wars: Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, some performance problems might linger. Players anticipating the Windows update should consider delaying the upgrade until a patch for Odyssey is available.
This situation highlights a regrettable oversight. Reports of game incompatibility surfaced five months before the official 24H2 update rollout, yet the issue wasn't fully resolved. This is particularly concerning given Microsoft's push for Windows 10 users to upgrade to Windows 11. Fortunately, the majority of games appear unaffected.
