Ubisoft’s second $70 game, Skull and Bones, has seen its price reduced significantly less than three weeks after its release.
Following a troubled development that saw the gamedelayed on a number of occasionsandrebooted in 2020,Skull and Boneswas finally released on February 16, priced $69.99 / £69.99.
But it hasn’t taken long for retailers to slash its price, withBest Buycurrently offering thePS5andXbox Series X/Sversions for $44.99, and UK retailerHitpricing them at £49.85.
Update5th Mar 2024 / 2:56 pm
Skull and Boneswas availablefor $44.99, but its price has since gone back up to $69.99.
During an earnings call the week before its release,Ubisoftwas asked why it had chosen to charge $70 for Skull and Bones and potentially limit the size of its player base, despiteits live service leanings.
In response, Ubisoft CEOYves Guillemotasserted that Skull and Bonesdeserved to be a full-price game because of its scale.
“You will see that Skull and Bones is a fully-fledged game,” he said. “It’s a very big game, and we feel that people will really see how vast and complete that game is. It’s a really full, triple… quadruple-A game, that will deliver in the long run.”
Ubisoft released Skull and Bones alongside a free eight-hour trial, which is available on all platforms and lets players carry over their progress to the full game should they choose to purchase it.
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While Skull and Bones was originally planned to beUbisoft’s first $70 game, its delays meant the publisher’s first game to be released at the increased price point was last December’sAvatar: Frontiers of Pandora.
It was also heavily discounted quickly, with its price falling to $49.99 / £43.85within two weeks of its release.
