{"id":3803,"date":"2024-02-09T12:47:27","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T10:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/?p=3803"},"modified":"2024-02-09T12:47:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T10:47:27","slug":"ubisoft-ceo-calls-skull-and-bones-a-aaaa-game-worth-the-70-price-tag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/latest\/ubisoft-ceo-calls-skull-and-bones-a-aaaa-game-worth-the-70-price-tag\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubisoft CEO Calls Skull and Bones a \u201cAAAA\u201d Game &#038; Worth the $70 price tag"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We all like to toot our own horn once in a while but sometimes we go a bit overboard, this may be one of those cases, during a Q&amp;A session as part of a conference call discussing Ubisoft\u2019s Q3 sales, one caller pointed out that<strong> Skull and Bones<\/strong> is looking more and more like a live service game and the caller also asked why Ubisoft was insisting on charging $70 for the game?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Well, the answer was not what we expected, CEO Yves Guillemot said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cYou will see that Skull and Bones is a fully-fledged game, It\u2019s a very big game, and we feel that people will see how vast and complete that game is. It\u2019s a full, triple\u2026 quadruple-A game, that will deliver in the long run.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Skull-And-Bones-1030x579.jpg\" alt=\"Skull and Bones\" class=\"wp-image-3804\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skull and Bones development has had some serious delays, it was revealed at E3 2017 with a 2018 release window, it would miss that window and many others, all these delays just could be one of the reasons it is $70?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An open beta for <strong>Skull and Bones<\/strong> has started and will run until February 11. The beta supports cross-progression and cross-play. So you will be able to see if it truly is a AAAA game for yourself. 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