Google Ads has added an Upload as drafts option for video assets in Asset Studio. This allows advertisers to save videos as drafts without immediately selecting any YouTube channel.
Previously, videos had to be uploaded to a YouTube channel before being added to a campaign. This new feature offers more flexibility for advertisers needing to make changes to their videos or those without a designated YouTube channel yet.
However, videos will still require uploading to YouTube before they can be used in a campaign.

This update was discovered by Hana Kobzová.