UBISOFT FORWARD LIVE: Skull and Bones Closed Beta Announced

Skull and Bones will launch a Closed Beta on August 25, giving players who register via the official site a chance to experience the multiplayer pirate open-world game first-hand as the team continues to work toward release this fiscal year. To find out more about the Closed Beta, Ubisoft spoke with the game’s Senior Producer Neven Dravinski from Ubisoft Singapore about the announcement at Ubisoft Forward 2023 and what’s in store for players this August.

Why is this the right time to announce a Closed Beta, as opposed to pushing ahead toward release?

Neven Dravinski: “We are pushing ahead towards our game’s release, which is set for this fiscal year, but we wanted to build on the lessons we’ve learned from the community since our comeback a year ago. So we’re getting the game into the hands of a wider group of players with a public-facing Closed Beta, which is aligned with our ethos: to create a game for the community, with the community.”