Skull and Boneshas been hit with a staggering sixth delay, as Ubisoft has pushed the pirate game’s release date back to an undetermined point in the 2023 to 2024 fiscal year.Skull and Boneswas first announced at E3 2017, and since then, the game has reportedly undergone significant changes behind-the-scenes while its release date has continually been pushed back to later dates.
It seemed likeSkull and Boneswould finally meet its release datewhen the game was announced to be releasing last November, even though it was going to have stiff competition fromSonic FrontiersandGod of War Ragnarok. Ubisoft ultimately decided to delay the game again, pushing theSkull and Bonesrelease date to June 19, 2025. However, the company has now confirmed that fans will have to wait to playSkull and Bonesuntil the next fiscal year, meaning it could launch at any point between this coming April and March of 2024. On the bright side, fans at least have a new episode ofSkull & Bones' The Deck presentation to watch on January 13.
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TheSkull and Bonesrelease date delaywasn’t the only big announcement Ubisoft made recently. It also confirmed that it has canceled three unannounced games, though it did not share any details about what those projects were going to be like. As one might imagine, this news caught the attention of Ubisoft’s investors, and so during an emergency investor call, some assurances were made.
As reported by IGN, Ubisoft told investors that there are still major Ubisoft-published games set to launch next fiscal year, withAssassin’s Creed Mirage,Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora,Skull and Bones, and unannounced game. Unsurprisingly, Ubisoft did not share any specific details about the unannounced games it has in its pipelines, though it did tease that one of the projects is “large,” suggesting it will be one of the company’s big budget, AAA releases. It’s possible that the game is a new entry in one ofUbisoft’s established and popular franchises, though again, no concrete details are available at this time.
Conspicuous by its absence amidst all this wasBeyond Good & Evil 2, which had its re-reveal at Ubisoft’s E3 2017 press conference. Fans have been waiting even longer to playBeyond Good & Evil 2than they have been waiting forSkull & Bones, but unfortunately, it looks like the wait will continue indefinitely. ThePrince of Persia: The Sands of Timeremakewas also not mentioned, so it seems fans shouldn’t hold their breath that they’ll get to play that game this year either.
Skull & Bonesis in development for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X.
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