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Skull & Bones PC closed beta takes place next week – here’s how to register & play
18.08.2023 - 13:09 / thesixthaxis.com / Next Week
Ubisoft has released a fresh trailer for the Skull & Bones closed beta that will take place next week, running on PC from 25th to 28th August.
To register for the Skull & Bones closed beta, you just need to head to the game’s web page and scroll down until you see the yellow banner and button to sign up. You will require a Ubisoft Connect account in order to register, and access is not guaranteed, as this is an invite-only beta.
If selected for the Skull & Bones closed beta, then you will also be able to invite up to two friends to join you and play. Those friends will also need a Ubisoft Connect account, and you’ll have to invite them from your Ubisoft Connect friends list.
The closed beta will introduce you to Skull & Bones’ Red Isle and the Coast of Africa, as you start from nothing and look to build up your ship and crew. The Red Isle is a safe zone where you can interact with other players, craft and equip gear for your ship and sell plunder without worrying about attack.
Venturing out to the Coast of Africa, you’ll meet different in-game factions and decide whether to interact peacefully or attack them. The most direct thing you can do is take on main campaign contracts, which will continue through to the Exterminate the Rat contract from the full game’s story. You’ll be able to reach the Buccaneer level of infamy as you go, taking on those main missions as well as side contracts, bounties, and merchant convoy events in the open world.
Taking part in the Skull & Bones closed beta comes with a handful rewards for the following tasks:
Ubisoft has helpfully outlined the PC specs that the game will need, starting off with the recommended specs for 1080p60, but also the absolute minimum and the recommendations for 1440p and 4K.
Recommended requirements (1080p at 60fps)
Minimum requirements (1080p at 30fps)
Recommended 2K configuration (1440p, 60fps)
Recommended 4K configuration (2160p, 60fps)
That’s right. Skull & Bones still doesn’t have a firm release date, but it’s getting closer to hitting its most recent target of coming out before April 2024.
Skull & Bones is a multiplayer sea combat game, making use of similar technology to the sea-based Assassin’s Creed IV as it was originally intended as an expansion for Black Flag. It’s been in development since 2013, has been repeatedly over budget, and should have originally launched in 2018. The fact we’re here five years later without any sign of the final release date is certainly a concern for Ubisoft, but you have to imagine that they’re unwilling to give up on all of the money they’ve already invested when it is presumably so close to being finished. There’s still seemingly some excitement for the game, not least due to the continuing success of
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