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The long-awaited pirates game from Ubisoft is finally set to come out. After several delays, the full release is only a couple of weeks away meaning it’s impossible the adventure gets postponed any further. If you’re unsure about buying the game, then the good news is you can play a demo for free. Here is the Skull and Bones open beta preload date and download size for PS5, PC, and Xbox.
The release date for Skull and Bones is February 16th with three days of early access possible if you pre-order the Premium edition. Unfortunately for Ubisoft, the game is setting sail in a very busy part of the release schedule of games for 2024. On one side of its flank is Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League and Persona 3 Reload, on the other side of its flank is Helldivers 2 and Tomb Raider Remastered trilogy, and then creeping up behind is Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.
February is an incredibly stacked month of heavily anticipated game releases. Ubisoft’s Pirates of the Caribbean has the downside of skepticism from the gaming community, but hopefully, their open beta will sway the naysayers to commit to abandoning land for a life on the open water.
How to preload Skull and Bones open beta
You can preload the Skull and Bones open beta from 1 AM PT/ 4 AM ET/ 9 AM GMT on February 6th. Confirmation comes courtesy of Ubisoft’s open beta page for the game. There’s no specific mention of platforms, so it should apply to PS5, Xbox, and PC.
Remember that you do not need to pre-order the game to participate in the demo. It is an open beta and that means it is completely free. Come preload date and time, all you will need to do is search Skull and Bones on the PSN store for PS5 and the Microsoft store for Xbox and simply download the free trial.
As for PC, it is available from the Ubisoft store as well as the Epic Games store. While you do not need to pre-order to play the demo, below you will find the pre-order prices and bonuses for the full release (via PSN store):
Standard edition – £69.99:
- Highness of the High Sea Pack
- Notoriety Garb
- Coronation Firework
Premium edition – £99.99:
- Highness of the High Sea Pack
- Notoriety Garb
- Coronation Firework
- 3 Days Early Access (February 13th)
- Premium Bonus Pack
- 2 Extra Missions
- Smugglers Pass Token
- Digital Artbook
- Digital Soundtrack
Skull and Bones open beta download size
The Skull and Bones open beta download size should be 65 GB on PC. Below are the minimum and recommended system requirements for the game on computer:
Minimum:
- Operating system Windows 10 (64-bit version)
- Processor AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.2 GHz, Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.6 GHz, or better
- RAM 8 GB (running dual-channel mode)
- Video card AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (8 GB), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB), or better
- Hard drive 65 GB available storage (SSD required)
- DirectX version DirectX 12
Recommended:
- Operating system Windows 10 (64-bit version) or Windows 11
- Processor AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @ 3.6 GHz, Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.7 GHz, or better
- RAM 16 GB (running dual-channel mode)
- Video card AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8 GB), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (8 GB), or better
- Hard drive 65 GB available storage (SSD required)
- DirectX version DirectX 12
Nothing has been revealed specifically for PS5 and Xbox, but the download size should be roughly the same. It is the full game you are downloading with all regions explorable and campaign progress possible until reaching Tier 6 Rank 1.
