{"id":272368,"date":"2024-01-31T07:46:43","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T12:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=325621"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:07:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:07:46","slug":"this-is-what-it-seems-to-have-cost-to-develop-skull-and-bones-a-lot-or-a-little","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/this-is-what-it-seems-to-have-cost-to-develop-skull-and-bones-a-lot-or-a-little\/","title":{"rendered":"This is what it seems to have cost to develop Skull And Bones: a lot or a little?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/we-already-have-the-release-date-of-the-most-anticipated-ubisoft-skull-and-bones-pirates-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"The long development of Skull And Bones\">The long development of Skull And Bones<\/a>, which started in 2013, when it was originally a multiplayer expansion of Assassin&#8217;s Creed: Black Flag, has caused production costs to skyrocket. <strong>And to avoid that, no one can withstand over 10 years of development.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Skull and Bones\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/a4152282-bf63-4613-9919-17c50433844e\/2245426911\/skull-and-bones-game-card-skullbones.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Skull and Bones<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/skull-and-bones.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/skull-and-bones.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A couple of years ago, Kotaku reported that development costs had reached the staggering amount of 120 million dollars. Now, and according to <a href=\"https:\/\/insider-gaming.com\/inside-ubisoft-from-low-morale-to-internal-tensions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Insider Gaming\">Insider Gaming<\/a>, <strong>in just three years, Ubisoft has spent another 80 million dollars on development.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to sources consulted by Insider Gaming, <strong>Ubisoft does not expect to make a profit with Skull and Bones<\/strong>, and blames its troubled development on &#8220;power-hungry executives&#8221; and constant direction changes. <strong>The reason it is still ongoing is supposedly an agreement with the Singaporean government.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">?\u200d\u2620\ufe0f Skull and Bones sets sail on February 16th, 2024! ?<br><br>We hope you liked our announcement at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheGameAwards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheGameAwards<\/a>! <br><br>Pre-order available now: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nCDwZWS97d\">https:\/\/t.co\/nCDwZWS97d<\/a><br><br>Play up to 3 days early with the Premium Edition, or by subscribing to Ubisoft+ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/swNXqmCvr8\">pic.twitter.com\/swNXqmCvr8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Skull and Bones (@skullnbonesgame) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/skullnbonesgame\/status\/1732969590626402594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Story of a game that should have been released 5 years ago<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/ubisoft-gives-us-bad-news-again-delays-more-projects-and-skull-and-bones-is-still-missing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Skull and Bones has been delayed six times since it was first announced at E3 2017\">Skull and Bones has been delayed six times since it was first announced at E3 2017<\/a>. Supposedly, the game that was shown back then barely existed (despite being scheduled for release in 2018) and was subsequently reworked, becoming an online survival pirate game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was inevitably delayed to the fiscal year 2019\/2020, and it was showcased more at E3 2018. <strong>However, Kotaku reported that the versions we saw at both E3 events were scrapped, leading to further delays.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It skipped E3 2019 and was delayed to 2022, preparing for release on PS5 and Xbox Series X\/S. But as we know, that didn&#8217;t happen. <strong>It was delayed again, this time to March 9, 2023,<\/strong> after a technical test in September went wrong. But that date passed and it was delayed again.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Skull and Bones\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/a4152282-bf63-4613-9919-17c50433844e\/2245426911\/skull-and-bones-game-card-skullbones.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Skull and Bones<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/skull-and-bones.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/skull-and-bones.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If everything goes according to plan this time, <strong>Skull and Bones should be here next month, after more than a decade of development and a total cost of about 200 million dollars.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skull and Bones has been delayed six times since it was first announced at E3 2017. 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