Skull and Bones is a recently released open-world pirate game by Ubisoft. It was described by Yves Guillemot, the co-founder and CEO of Ubisoft, as a "quadruple-A game" during an investor call .
This term is not an official classification system within the video game industry and the use of it has been met with some skepticism. Some believe it is simply a marketing ploy to justify the game’s $70 price tag, especially considering it also incorporates aspects of live-service games, such as a battle pass, seasonal events, and microtransactions.
Regardless of the terminology used, Skull and Bones is a large and expansive game that offers players a variety of activities, including ship customization, naval combat, and exploration. Whether it lives up to the "quadruple-A" Bezeichnung (German for "designation") is ultimately up to the players to decide.