Sea of Thieves. This is due to various internal reasons, which are responsible for several delays of the title.
Skull & Bones faced a series of delays, which is somewhat understandable given it's Ubisoft Singapore's the first proper title. The latest delay specifies the potential release window as Ubisoft’s next fiscal year, which starts on April 1st, 2021. That means prospective players will have to wait almost a whole additional to finally grab the game.
According to Fortnite's massive seasonal events and consistently engaging content drops. Skull & Bones is said to adopt Fortnite’s social and narrative elements, which will make it much closer to Rare’s Sea of Thieves, with a very similar approach of delivering new content and adventures planned in tow. Simply put, Ubisoft Singapore is abandoning a competitive focus in favor of live-service social interactions.
Ubisoft Singapore developers hinted at this focus shift more than a year ago on another Ubisoft Forward soon, so there's a chance that Skull & Bones could make an appearance in some form.
It's most probable that Ubisoft was worried about the potential longevity of the game and the ways it could be monetized long-term. There’s a sensible shift in the industry towards the games as a service model, which is influencing numerous companies - including Ubisoft - to introduce new solutions going as far as rebooting titles. Skull & Bones might actually benefit from it a lot in of gameplay variety and richness, which in return will attract a loyal audience, much like it happened to Fortnite (and, to a lesser extent, Sea of Thieves).
Source: VGC, Skull & Bones
