{"id":272975,"date":"2024-02-09T08:39:27","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T13:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=326096"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:05:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:05:06","slug":"why-is-skull-and-bones-not-free-to-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/why-is-skull-and-bones-not-free-to-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Skull and Bones not free to play?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Some of us have been waiting for this game for so long that along the way, we got married and had children. <strong>Yes, it may seem like an exaggeration, but development started in 2013<\/strong>, <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=\"so we're talking about more than a decade of waiting.\">so we&#8217;re talking about more than a decade of waiting.<\/a><\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/skull-and-bones-will-open-its-beta-on-february-8th-shortly-before-its-release\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"While there is a beta available now to test the game\">While there is a beta available now to test the game<\/a>, the full game release will cost a whopping $69.99. That&#8217;s the price that current Triple A games usually ask for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, <strong>some investors wondered why this title is not a free-to-play experience<\/strong>, where everyone could play the game and monetize the experience with cosmetics and season passes (like in Fortnite).<\/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\">Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has defended the decision to price Skull and Bones at $70 despite its live service leanings, calling it a &quot;quadruple-A game&quot;.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6xc6SqMOST\">https:\/\/t.co\/6xc6SqMOST<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uMlwsTbby0\">pic.twitter.com\/uMlwsTbby0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; VGC (@VGC_News) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VGC_News\/status\/1755668923599482959?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2024<\/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\">Skull and Bones is a quadruple A game<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/this-is-the-reason-why-ubisoft-is-not-going-to-invest-more-in-virtual-reality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"has spoken to investors during a recent earnings call\">has spoken to investors during a recent earnings call<\/a>. During the call, the release window for the upcoming Assassin&#8217;s Creed Codename Red was discussed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In that same place, and thanks to a report from VGC, we learned that the CEO of Ubisoft has made comments about the price they have set for Skull and Bones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Skull and Bones: Launch Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OmDYo7MbQxo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;You will see that Skull and Bones is a full-fledged game. It is a very big game, and we believe that people will truly see how vast and complete it is. It is a truly complete, triple&#8230; quadruple A game, that will deliver in the long term,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/ubisoft-ceo-defends-skull-and-bones-70-price-despite-its-live-service-leanings-calls-it-quadruple-a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"said the CEO of the company\">said the CEO of the company<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That being said, <strong>Yves pointed out that it is a complete game and even referred to it as a quadruple triple game<\/strong> <strong>A<\/strong>. However, it remains to be seen how this will hold up when the title is released and we start to see the subsequent release of content to support the game.<\/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 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