Originally, the pirate MMO Skull & Bones was supposed to be released in the fiscal year 2019/2020. However, Ubisoft has postponed it again in the latest financial report. A release of Skull & Bones will not happen before April 2020.
When was Skull & Bones supposed to come out? It was originally planned for 2018. Then it was postponed to the fiscal year 2019/2020, so it should have been released by the end of March 2020 at the latest – probably, there was even a release date set for 2019.
But now Ubisoft has postponed Skull & Bones once again in the current financial report for the fiscal year 2018/2019.
So when is it coming now? According to Ubisoft, we shouldn’t expect Skull & Bones until after the fiscal year 2019/2020. This would be the case at the earliest in April 2020 and at the latest by the end of March 2021.
Why is it coming so late? The reason given for the first delay was that more time was needed to provide players with an even more immersive experience. However, Ubisoft has not provided any specifics regarding the current delay.
What else is Ubisoft planning? Ubisoft is quite active in the fiscal year 2019/2020. They plan to release a total of 4 AAA titles, meaning games with substantial budgets. So far, only the recently announced Ghost Recon Breakpoint is known. Possibly, there will also be a new Assassin’s Creed set in a Viking-era.
What is Skull & Bones anyway? Skull and Bones originated from the idea of turning the exciting naval battles from Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag into a standalone game. You are essentially controlling your pirate ship and sailing through the oceans in search of loot.
The naval battles are even cooler than in Assassin’s Creed and according to the developers, upgrading the ship is a significant part of the motivation and progression.
At GamesCom 208, we were able to experience a naval battle:
