Skull & Bones is actually coming out next month after what feels like a never-ending development period for the high-seas adventure, and Ubisoft has now gone ahead and detailed its launch plans - including an open beta for Xbox.
All Xbox Series X|S players will be able to try Skull & Bones for themselves on February 8th, with the open beta wrapping up on February 11th. Better yet, progression carries over to the full release - so if you're planning on grabbing the game anyway then testing the beta seems like a no-brainer!
Here are the full beta times and rewards, provided by Ubisoft:
- Preload: 6th February 2024, 1AM (PT) / 6th February 2024, 10AM (CET) / 6th February 2024, 8PM (AET)
- Start: 7th February 2024, 6PM (PT) / 8th February 2024, 3AM (CET) / 8th February 2024, 1PM (AET)
- End: 11th February 2024, 3PM (PT) / 12th February 2024, 12AM (CET) / 12th February 2024, 10AM (AET)
Clearly, Ubisoft is also planning for Skull & Bones to stick around for a while. As you can see in the trailer up above, the team has plenty of endgame content already packed into the title - along with plans for post-launch support via its year-one roadmap.
Anyway, Skull & Bones finally washes ashore for Xbox Series X|S on February 16th, 2024 - after the best part of a decade in development.