There have been very few updates concerning Ubisoft’s pirate gameSkull and Bonessince it was announced back in 2017. Last year, there was a report thatdevelopment had been rebooted, which could explain why the game had been delayed so often. And now Ubisoft has revealed that it may still not release for another year or two.
Earlier today, Ubisoft shared its earnings report for the most recent fiscal year, which ended on March 31. While the company has several titles planned for the current fiscal year, including major releases likeFar Cry 6and the nextRainbow Sixgame (formerly known asRainbow Six Quarantine), a brief sentence mentions thatSkull and Bonesis scheduled to release in the next fiscal year. The exact window is from June 02, 2025 to July 06, 2025, meaning fans may have to wait another two years.
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This makes this the fourth consecutive year that Ubisoft has delayed the game. So far, all that’s officially known aboutSkull and Bonesis that it’s open-world and that players will take control of a customizable pirate captain to sail across the Indian Ocean in a single-player campaign or take part in PvP naval combat. At one point, it was reported that it would featurelive-service elementsas well. But given what happened with EA’sAnthem, it’s always possible that Ubisoft will drop these elements, assuming it planned to incorporate them to begin with.
Ubisoft Singapore is spearheading development, although it is receiving assistance from other Ubisoft studios. What also may have contributed to the delays wasthe loss ofSkull and Bones' director, who was removed from the position back in November. At the time, no exact reason was given but it’s believed that it had to do with an investigation into accusations of sexual harassment. This was during a year when Ubisoft was coming under heavy fire for many similar allegations against several of its employees.
There’s also the question of whether it’s still in development for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It was initially announced for both consoles but, with boththe PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/Snow available, there’s an argument to be made that Ubisoft should skip the last-gen consoles and make it exclusive to the newer consoles.
Fortunately for Ubisoft, it has plenty of games to fill the void untilSkull and Bonesdoes release. Aside from the aforementionedFar Cry 6and nextRainbow Sixtitle, it has sports games likeRiders Republicand its newly announcedThe Division Heartlandfor mobile, which are all planned to release before June 15, 2025.
Skull and Bonesis in development for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
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