00:00Did you know Ubisoft spent seven years on one pirate game, and rebooted it three times before you played it?
00:06That game was Skull and Bones.
00:09A 2021 Kotaku report interviewed dozens of Ubisoft staff.
00:14One developer said the game had no clear direction.
00:18Announced in 2017, it finally launched in 2024.
00:23Think of a group project where everyone keeps restarting.
00:27Ubisoft splits one game across studios in different countries.
00:31Each pulls a different way, so finished work gets thrown out.
00:35Beyond Good and Evil 2 was announced in 2008 and still isn't out.
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00:43So when a trailer drops, is it a promise, or a guess?
