Skull & Bones suffers fifth delay in five years Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Skull & Bones suffers fifth delay in five years But an open beta's on the horizon for the three people who still care about it News by CJ Wheeler News Reporter Published on Sept. 29, 2022 19 comments Ubisoft's much-delayed shanty 'em up Skull & Bones has been dashed by another four months, pushing its release from November to March 2023. The announcement came as the devs revealed that the game will receive an open beta period in "the near future". Details of how to sign up for the beta are expected soon. This time, Ubisoft said the delay is necessary to give players "the best possible experience". Although development is complete, the extra four months gives the devs a chance to "polish and balance" the game using feedback from recent playtests. Watch on YouTube Skull & Bones looks very cool, but will we ever get to play it? Skull & Bones is in development at Ubisoft Singapore and was first shown off at E3 2017, back before I got all my gold teeth and adopted my macaw, Polly. It was originally meant to release in autumn 2018, but it's been delayed so many times it might as well be the subject of a comical sea shanty. Last we heard, it had been due out this November. Graham scaled the crow's nest just last month to see what options PC players will get, and found Skull & Bones will support 4K, ray tracing and an uncapped FPS. There's also the 'clutter' slider, which might be useful if you're easily bothered by such things like I am. We've run two previews of the game over the years, with Adam captaining his vessel shortly after the game was announced, and Alice Bee following up with another look at the game this summer. Alice couldn't help but compare Skull & Bones to that other piratical live-service game, Sea Of Thieves, finding Ubisoft's take needed more faffing about. "You can see, I think, the legacy of previous rounds of development in everything they've tried to cram in here," she said. "Although I like the ideas of mutiny, the more real-world setting and the enhanced customisation, what Skull And Bones really needs before release is probably a ruthless edit from an impartial pair of scissors." Barring any further delays, Skull & Bones will now set sail on March 9th, 2023. It's heading to PC on the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Store for £50/$60/€60. You'll also be able to play on PlayStation 5, current-gen Xboxes, Google Stadia and Amazon Luna. More News Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Alice O'Connor 17 hours ago 1 If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two The next season begins in December CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 3 The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura In space, no one can hear you proper bricking it CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 8 Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck CJ Wheeler 20 hours ago 11 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 21 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here