In January, Ubisoft delayed (again) its long-troubled high-seas piracy game Skull and Bones to early in its 2023-24 fiscal year, which runs from April 1 2023 to March 31 2024. But not really early, as it turns out. In today’s full-year earnings report for 2022-23, Ubisoft indicated that Skull and Bones remains on track for release this year but will not be out during the first quarter—which means no Skull and Bones before at least July 1.
“We are very happy with the progress the team is making on the game,” Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said during an investors call. “We are doing lots of playtests and research with external partners, and the game is progressing well.”
Of course, if you’ve been following along with this particular odyssey, you may recall that “ve…