According to Ubisoft, Skull and Bones costs 80 euros because it is a triple-A game.

In September 2022, Ubisoft announced that all of its blockbuster or AAA games for the latest generation consoles and PC will cost €80, which is €10 more than the price that publishers such as PlayStation, Xbox Game Studios and Square Enix have applied in recent years . , Bandai Namco and 2K Games and others. These names They are no longer “AAA”, but “AAAA”, defends Yves Guillemot.

publisher and developer executive director skull and Bones.

During a Q&A session following Ubisoft’s financial results presentation, a shareholder asked Guillemot why the naval action RPG costs €80 on PS5 and Xbox Series (€60 on PC via Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Connect), since game as a service with free upgrades and microtransactions you can benefit from debut as free to play or at a lower price to reach more players.

“You’ll see this skull and Bones This is a fully developed game. Is very big game, and we think people will see how expansive and complete the game is. really a full-fledged triple…quadruple class game that will be beneficial in the long run“Guillemot responded according to statements collected VGK.

Play the open beta for free until February 11th.

Open Beta skull and Bones It began early in the morning on February 8th and will end at midnight on Monday, at 23:59 (Spanish Peninsula time) on February 11th. It’s available for free on PS5, Xbox Series and PC (it’s on EGS and Ubisoft Connect, not Steam). It features cross-play, cross-progression and saves everything achieved by the premiere on February 16 (the premium edition costs 110 euros on consoles and 90 on computers includes early access for three days

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