Ubisoft to hold open beta for Skull And Bones in February

Players will finally be able to try the latest titles by Ubisoft through an open beta testing planned for February. The game was announced around six years back when E3 was still a thing.

Now the game has an official trailer and an open beta in a couple of weeks. The trailer shows Assassin’s Creed Black Flag-themed pirate ship, which is the actual theme for the game. You play as a pirate, like in Sea of Thieves but more detailed.

Open beta date and features

The open beta for Skull And Bones will start on February 8 and will run until February 11. In order to access the beta, players will not need to purchase the game. It is available on Ubisoft Connect and Epic Games Store.

There will be a pirate hub where players can progress the story mission and pick up contracts. By completing them, they can ascend up the pirate ranks. The highest rank they can get is Brigand.

Those who take part in the beta will also get additional rewards. Player progress for the open beta will also carry forward to the actual launch of the game, planned for February 16th.

System requirements for PC players –

While the games are already optimized for consoles, PC players have much more freedom in terms of graphics. However, they only get that when it meets the game requirements. Here are the system requirements for PC –

Minimum –

Resolution – 1080p/Low 30fps maximum
Processor – AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel Core i7-4790
GPU – GTX 1060 (6GB) or RX 5500 XT (8GB)
RAM – 8GB
Storage – 65GB SSD

Recommended –

Resolution – 1080p/High 60fps maximum
Processor – AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel Core i7-8700K
GPU – RTX 2070 (8GB) or RX 5700XT (8GB)
RAM – 16GB
Storage – 65GB SSD

While players can technically play on minimum requirements, we or the devs would not recommend it. Have at least the recommended specification for an enjoyable gaming. Players above that can try out even higher settings.