Skull and Bones will obtain an open beta February 8-11, with progress and unique rewards earned in the course of the beta interval carrying ahead into the complete recreation when it releases February 16, 2024.
Beta gamers shall be capped at Infamy Tier 6, however can earn 5 unique rewards that will even carry over to launch, together with a singular ship beauty, emote, weapon, and Lemur pet. The beta, identical to the complete recreation, will function cross-play and cross-progression between Xbox Collection X|S, PlayStation 5, and people taking part in on PC through the Epic Video games Retailer and Ubisoft Retailer. These searching for much more of a head begin can subscribe to Ubisoft+ to play the complete model of Skull and Bones three days early on February 13.
Now Enjoying: Skull and Bones: Endgame & Year 1 Roadmap Trailer
Ubisoft has moreover lifted the veil on what the open-world pirate RPG’s endgame will appear like. After ending the sport’s marketing campaign, gamers will go from working for numerous pirate Kingpins to changing into one themselves, as they appear to construct their unlawful empire by controlling commerce routes, manufacturing and promoting items like rum and opium, committing heists, and fascinating in hostile takeovers of rival pirate lords. Every season will add new endgame options, based on Ubisoft.
Talking of seasons, Ubisoft has detailed what gamers can count on there too, detailing a few of the content material that’s coming to Skull and Bones post-launch. In response to a Year-1 roadmap, every season will see gamers battling in opposition to a brand new legendary pirate lord, with new seasonal ships and tools being the important thing to bringing down their empires. Season 1, Raging Tides, will pit gamers in opposition to the “diseased” Philippe La Peste. Every season will even introduce new world occasions, which vary from preying on service provider convoys to battling sea monsters, and shall be key to unlocking stronger tools. Participant versus Participant actions are an enormous a part of the Skull and Bones endgame as nicely. Seasonal leaderboards will see formidable pirates climbing to the highest by participating in excessive stakes actions that can pit gamers in opposition to each other. For extra particulars, take a look at our hands-on preview of Skulls and Bones Season 1.
Skull and Bones has had a protracted street to launch. First introduced in 2017, Skull and Bones took main inspiration from the ship battles that helped to make Murderer’s Creed IV: Black Flag a serious hit. Whereas the sport nonetheless retains loads of Black Flag DNA, the sport later underwent a number of adjustments in route and delays, and is now’s live-service recreation set to obtain common seasonal updates.