Ubisoft has introduced one more Cranium and Bones delay at a latest information convention. The Cranium and Bones launch date was March 9 after being pushed from its former November 9, 2022 date, however that was simply certainly one of quite a few delays for the pirate-themed sport. This is only one of a number of setbacks for Ubisoft, which additionally revealed that it has cancelled three unannounced video games because it plans to chop prices.
Cranium and Bones beta section coming quickly
The brand new launch date for Cranium and Bones is presently “early 2023-24,” in keeping with a tweet from Stephen Totilo of Axios Gaming. For extra context, that date refers back to the subsequent fiscal yr, which begins in April 2023 and ends in March 2024.
Nonetheless, that may be a stunningly extensive launch window for any sport, suggesting that Ubisoft simply isn’t certain when it should launch. The one vibrant spot for Cranium and Bones is that it’ll have an “upcoming beta section” at an unspecified date. At this level, although, ought to we simply put this in the identical field because the Prince of Persia Sands of Time remake?
Ubisoft has additionally canceled three unannounced video games, on prime of 4 video games that had been already nixed in July 2021. That is a part of it “planning $200 million in value discount” attributable to “pure attrition” and “divesting of non-core belongings” because the writer faces sluggish gross sales over the vacation season.
Particularly, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot acknowledged (by way of VGC) that the corporate had been stunned by the underperformance of Simply Dance 2023 and Mario + Rabbits: Sparks of Hope.
