Random: Assassin’s Creed Origins Catching Strays as Ubisoft Review Bombing Gets Underway

It’s a sorry start to 2025, and Ubisoft is enjoying a review bombing campaign steamwhich has spread to social media. Fans are upset about what Microsoft Windows update makes us think Best of the series It cannot be played on the PC platform on PS5.

IGN According to reports, this problem has been brewing at least since Microsoft released an update (version 24H2) for Windows 11 users at the end of November. This appears to brick several Ubisoft games, including Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Star Wars Desperados, Avatar: Pandora’s Frontierand, yes, Assassin’s Creed Origins. Outlaws and Avatar have both released patches to address the issue, but AC fans’ dissatisfaction has finally boiled over. Origin (which stars Kenzela’s Story: ZAU Director Abubakar Salim’s Bayek of Siwa takes center stage, probably because it’s the best one.

Origins’ overall review score subsequently dropped to “mixed,” with most user reviewers citing Windows Update. For this reason and many others, we prefer playing games on PlayStation, but this situation shows the dangers developers face when releasing on multiple platforms, even years later. Granted, Ubisoft decided now (and without a fix) would be a good time to release the game, which is another reason some people are upset.