The oft-delayed Cranium and Bones nonetheless isn’t prepared for launch, as Ubisoft confirmed it has delayed the pirate sport for the sixth time. Cranium and Bones will now not launch on March 9, and now simply has a imprecise launch window of “early 2023 to 2024.” At this level, we are able to’t actually be shocked that this occurred once more.
First introduced at E3 2017, Cranium and Bones was initially supposed for launch in 2018. It lastly resurfaced final yr after a few delays with a November 8, 2022 launch date. That morphed right into a March 9, 2023 launch date, which Ubisoft has now nixed for a imprecise launch window that mainly quantities to them desirous to launch Cranium and Bones someday this fiscal yr. Nonetheless, Ubisoft appears optimistic concerning the pirate sport regardless of its unending string of delays.
“Gamers will have the ability to uncover the great thing about Cranium and Bones within the upcoming beta part,” a press launch explains. “The extra time has already paid off and introduced spectacular enhancements to its high quality, which has been confirmed by latest playtests. We consider gamers will likely be positively shocked by its evolution. We’ve determined to postpone its launch so as to have extra time to showcase a way more polished and balanced expertise and to construct consciousness.”
This delay announcement comes as half of a bigger replace to the corporate’s monetary targets for this fiscal yr and subsequent, the place Ubisoft detailed the adverse impacts of “surprisingly slower” sport gross sales for Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope and Simply Dance 2023. Not solely has Cranium and Bones been delayed, however Ubisoft has additionally canceled three unannounced video games that have been in growth atits varied studios. Ubisoft’s “latest launches haven’t carried out in addition to anticipated,” so the corporate is focusing its efforts “on constructing our manufacturers and reside providers into among the strongest throughout the trade.” Ubisoft can even cut back its spending by 200 million euros over the subsequent two years.
Fortunately for Ubisoft, its subsequent fiscal yr, which runs via March 2024, appears much more attention-grabbing because of video games like Murderer’s Creed Mirage and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. Now we simply have to attend and see if Cranium and Bones can even be a part of that, or if it continues to get delayed.
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