
Update [Wed 23rd Oct, 2024 13:00 BST]:
Ubisoft has confirmed that most of the team that worked on Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown have indeed been moved onto other projects internally, and that the game is at the end of its post-launch roadmap.
In a statement provided to our sister site Push Square, Abdelhak Elguess — who was senior producer of the game — confirmed that work has ended on the game, but that the team that is remaining will be "focusing on making the game available to more players". A Mac release is due this winter.
A separate Ubisoft representative, who was not named, also confirmed that there have been "no layoffs" regarding this news.
Here is Elguess' statement in full:
"I'm extremely proud of our team's work and passion at Ubisoft Montpellier to create a game that resonated with players and critics alike, and I am confident in its long-term success. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is now at the end of its Post-Launch roadmap with three free content updates and one DLC that released in September. We are now focusing on making the game available to more players: it was recently launched on Steam, and will be available on Mac by this winter. Most of the team members who worked on Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown have shifted to other projects that will benefit from their expertise.
"We know players have a love for this brand and Ubisoft is excited to bring more Prince of Persia experiences in the future."
Original article [Tue 22nd Oct, 2024 18:30 BST]:
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is one of the best games of 2024, and with the recently released DLC, we thought it would just keep getting even better. Sadly, a new report suggests that the team behind the excellent Metroidvania has been disbanded by Ubisoft, and a sequel was refused.
According to French gaming journalist Gautoz on the Origami YouTube channel (and summarised by ResetEra User Arubedo), Ubisoft had determined the game's future a few weeks after the game's January 2024 launch. The company made it clear to the team at Ubisoft Montpellier that after all the cosmetics and DLC were out, "it would be the end."
Not only that, but Gautoz also claims that members of the development team pitched a sequel, but Ubisoft didn't greenlight it. Then, the team tried to get two expansions, but that was also refused on the basis that "Ubisoft needed more hands to help on other projects that had a better sales potential" and that a sequel would actually harm long-term sales for The Lost Crown.
While this is currently just a rumour, Ubisoft hasn't exactly been out of the news in terms of disappointing results. Two weeks ago, Bloomberg reported that the company may be looking to go private as the brand has lost over half of its market value in 2024. Games such as Star Wars Outlaws have underperformed, and Assassin's Creed Shadows was recently delayed, with its Early Access also cancelled.
However, we're still upset to hear that the team — who also worked on Rayman Origins and Rayman Legends — has potentially been disbanded. We would've loved to have seen a sequel to the game, but hopes of that, and maybe even a new Rayman game, feel like a pipe dream...
We'll update you if we hear anything official on this story.
[source youtu.be, via x.com, resetera.com, x.com]
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classic Ubisoft
I blame myself for this...I didn't buy it on release and was waiting for a sale. Knowing that this is my cup of tea.
Then I believe Ubisoft is a lost cause.
activision, ubisoft, and EA basically dont even exist, to me. sorry for anyone who is enjoying these games and hoping against reason that these companies will ever change for the better.
AAAA games only from here on out!
Like Skulls and Bones 🙃
Not shocking given Ubisoft's track record. Sad either way.
That’s absolutely gutting. It’s by far my favourite game of the year and one of the best Metroidvanias of not only the last year but ever in my opinion.
I seriously hope this team gets together to start a new studio. Crowdfund if needs be- I don’t generally support Kickstarters but I would back anything these guys want to make.
I hoped they would make a new Rayman 2D after POP.
UBI is lost so much money because they kept making games for the "modern audience" who barely buy games.
Modern audience is the reason why Concord, Watch Dogs Legion, Star Wars Outlaws, Dustborn, Suicide Squad etc. flopped.
The mass market refuse to buy games aimed at the "modern audience" and is why there is no money on those kind of games.
@-wc- Nothing can change my opinion on anyone of those companies, because I’m not deluded enough to think they are gonna do anything altruistic. They are greedy corporations and greedy corporations are gonna greed it’s what they do. You not buying games isn’t doing spit. But keep believing it’s.
Sadly, given Ubisoft's situation right now, I can't foresee the company taking chances on these kind of projects at all going forward.
Games will need to be multi-million unit sellers within weeks of launch, or it just ain't worth bothering. Very sad.
@-wc- haha nope. Never followed Ubisoft or Activision, and EA completely lost my respect after PVZ: Battle for Neighborville (Garden Warfare 2 will always be their best game in my eyes).
Man this sucks. The Rayman games plus the Lost Crown are possibly the best things to come out of Ubisoft in a good while. Hopefully the team are able to find work elsewhere.
You know what they say:
SEND EM THE WAY OF THE BIG N.
@N8tiveT3ch These companies are not charities and it isn't on us to prop them up. Chances are very, very high Ubisoft was going to shutter that dev team no matter how well Lost Crown did.
Ubisoft’s only great game from recent memory, apart from Mario + Rabbids. And the smaller games like Child of Light.
If they disband this team, can you imagine what they’ll do to the Skull&Bones and the Beyond Good and Evil teams?
It’s another publisher that goes on my ignore list. God, how I hate corporate greed.
Literally the only thing of value that was left on that sinking ship. The remnants of this team will definitely be able to find new work elsewhere and they won't have to answer to Ubisoft when they do. Bad news in terms of future PoP and Rayman games (not like a new Rayman was ever gonna happen anyways), but devs like these don't just disappear from the industry, so I don't expect The Lost Crown will be the last thing we'll see from them.
Ubisoft have made stupid decisions this year between flops like skull and bones and star wars outlaws and assassin creed shadows delayed and hiring sweet baby inc most disliked gaming company that hates gamers. Now they lost one of best games.
Yeah, they're boned. Montpelier was the the ORIGINAL Ubisoft team. Granted, much like Sony moving from Japan Studio to Santa Monica being their main team, Ubisoft moved Montreal to be their main studio long ago (and the world has been terrible ever since) but still it's a truly dire sign when Yves won't even keep the family heirloom
Astonishing. The last of shred of intrigue I had for the Ubisoft brand has vanished.
Of course they did... EVERYTIME they release something good and interesting (Rayman Origins+Legends, Immortals Fenyx Rising and now PoP The Lost Crown), they abandon them immediately and focus instead on the generic, cliché and boring Assassins Creed games..
No wonder pretty much nobody has any faith left in Ubisoft.
And now you see why I have no hope for humanity
I am more angry than words can describe. Maybe he game could have actually freaking sold if it had any semblance of compartment marketing! It's the most critically acclaimed Ubisoft game since Rayman Legends, and yet somehow, it's the developer's fault it did poorly?!?! Screw you Ubisoft. I hope you enjoy your slow and painful death. I hope you enjoy every game you release flopping, your "AAAA" games scoring 60's on metacritic, your employees all striking. Screw you, I hope all the execs die sad and alone like they deserve.
@N8tiveT3ch
Don't blame yourself too much. I happened upon a physical copy for only 20$ soon after its release, so they discounted it pretty deep rather quickly. I haven't played through the entire game yet, but I can safely say I believe it's the one shining moment for Ubisoft this year as far as games go. Right now I would say it would make it on a list of the best games I've played released this year, as far as gameplay and fun go. It's a shame it didn't do better, it deserved more attention than ubi's other games
@N8tiveT3ch The onus is not on you to keep a mismanaged, out of touch company afloat. The people from Ubi Montpelier were inevitably going to get the axe. At the very least now they can find a new place to work where their talents will be properly rewarded.
No Steam release at launch was absolutely baffling. No game should take six months to hit Steam; that's so much loss revenue.
@axelhander @Quantaur @Kingy Don't take everything I say too seriously. I know the situation the UbiSoft is in and will eventually succumb to. It's just a matter of when that happens. But my ONE copy could have saved the game.
Ubisoft is a corpse.
Welp...I hadn't gotten around to playing the full game yet, but I enjoyed the demo. The game seemed like it had great potential to be a huge hit, but it was probably hampered by Ubisoft's many other issues (making folks who would normally buy choose not to just to not support the company) and I think there was some issue with a launcher being required? I don't really follow things that closely.
I think I saw a Switch copy in stores for 30 bucks the other day, maybe 20 dollars. Sad thing is, the game looked amazing at launch, but with a tight budget I couldn't justify the purchase. Seeing those prices only proved I was right to wait for a sale, because Ubisoft discounts their games even faster than Capcom.
They should make a prince of persia games then, starring the prince saving the princess and not the "not prince" like this game. Oh well, at least the early access pc game (prince of persia rogue) seems to be good.
@N8tiveT3ch lol I do get this feeling sometimes!!
In 2008 I bought a copy of Valkyria Chronicles cuz I wanted to see more games like it… I didn’t even own a PS3! Even if you are just joking, there is a real feeling in there that we have to shake
What an absolute bunch of...
Ubisoft is sh*t nowadays anyways, good for the team let someone else but 'em out......o wait remember what happened with Rare 😳.....
Feels bad for those employees who were culled, but seeing AAA-gaming burn is its own entertainment. Every publisher betting hard on live services, only to realize how special your product has to be to gain a foothold in that space.
My worst fears are realized. This team also made Rayman Legends — they are exceptional designers! But despite making this excellent smaller-scope Metroidvania, they're thrown out the window. Very disappointed, very sad, I wish the team the best of luck finding work if they were indeed laid off or reassigned.
Ubisoft has been very controversial in all the wrong ways for too long. Thank the stars and praise the sun for indie devs.
Recently I avoid everything from Ubisoft, last great game was Zombie U
Guess if it's any consolation given the rumors about how Ubisoft's financials are doing there's a very real chance they won't survive long enough for the team to have time to make something new anyway?
I dunno. Personally given all the nightmarish stuff about the CEOs and the like at Ubisoft I refuse to give them money anyway. Been a bit curious about this game but not enough to pay for it.
Can’t we just go ONE day without Ubisoft in the news?! I wonder if there’s any truth to this rumor anyway. Hopefully not, seemed like this was finally a game people liked from that shell of a company.
Who else was waiting for the Xmas sale? Where this game will be a guaranteed £15… why buy when you know Ubisoft will drop price.
That's the best game they've made in years
"BEGONE!" -Doobisnoft
So they want to set lofty expectations for lightning-in-a-bottle games, then when it doesn't happen, cancel everything like a spoiled child that didn't get their way? Classic corporate antics right there. What a waste of a good team of developers.I thought the game did well.
Seems like this is going to be an all or nothing for Ubisoft with AC Shadows.
I’m really not sure what went wrong here. This was one of my favorite games of the year.
Good, leave games in their own right - wanting more and more from the same entry -is- how you get franchises like Assassin's Creed. (That is to say, you can't be mad about this and hate on long-running franchises at the same time, cake and eat it etc.)
This is one of the best games ubisoft has done recently. However, I am worried about sequels, there are many ways this can go wrong and I do get the long term sales, and premise that the teams should support other games, Ubisoft is spread too thin on too many games right now.
i love metroidvanias but something about prince of Persia bores me. Like make something new guys, everything they make is the 8 billionth installment in a francise
Another bit of bad news. I think there are several problems in the industry which are contributing to all these layoffs:
1. Over-reliance on contract work. People don’t talk about this but that’s a big part of what’s going on. They’re laying off permanent staff so they can bring in contractors on a project basis instead. This has become way too normal.
2. Being a public company. Taking Ubisoft private is probably a smart move at this point.
3. Unrealistic expectations.
4. Short term orientation. This is related to # 2. Bottom line, they are walking away from potentially tons of money because they are not willing to wait and let an ip develop. Going private might help…
5. Overcrowded market. So many games… I didn’t get this game even though it looked cool. My limited time and money did not leave room for it. There’s nothing any of these companies can do to fix this problem and it has some rather obvious consequences, which the big companies are kind of running from I think.
Just some thoughts I’ve been developing as we get round after round of news like this.
Problem is, you know Ubisoft will put this in a deep sale. I know I want to buy and play the game, but I'll wait for a sale
Lost Crown not meeting sales expectations (although I wonder how realistic those were as well) is almost surely due to most people not buying Ubisoft's games near launch due to their way too big and fast sales, but them not only refusing to make a sequel, but also disbanding the team behind such a great game because of that... yeah, Ubisoft really had coming the losses they've already had this year and future ones as well if they continue making such decisions!
Well, disbanded doesn't mean they were laid off. But it still sucks for fans of their games.
@Zeebor15 This had me confused the most like: Aren't they the ones making the mascotte series?!
Can you imagine Nintendo sacking the team behind Odyssey?! 😱🤣🤣
...Dang it, I knew I should have jumped on Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown before now. I held off due to budget and priorities. Not that I think when I bought it would make a difference, but now it appears the team who made the game won't get their hard-earned compensation. I quite enjoyed the demo.
Edit: Well, it appears MOST weren't let go. Still, it sucks that the team is disbanding.
@JohnnyMind @CarterDucote @croz My thoughts too. Everyone who knows gaming knows Ubisoft games will be 1/2 price in 6 months. Even the Mario & Rabbids games went on sale, and Mario games never go on sale, even after years.
Ubisoft did this too themselves.
Also, did they outsource the prediction to Squenix, those goes always over estimate.😂
In the pile the sequel goes, along with Child of Light 2 and a Rayman Legends sequel.
Oh but hey there will be another bloated open world Assassin’s Creed and more GaaS and maybe one day Beyond Good & Evil 2 with the awful tonal and gameplay shift we didn’t want.
@N8tiveT3ch It is NOT your fault. Don't even think it.
@rjejr At least Squenix knows better when it comes to discounts, look at the Pixel Remaster Collection!
Half jokes aside yeah, if their games' sales are low at first Ubisoft has their discounts to blame first and foremost.
Bummer. I’ve always liked this series. I was hoping this excellent new entry could spark a renaissance for Prince of Persia.
Why are people pretending like this game wasn’t the target of a hate campaign on racist grounds? It evaporated after the very positive reviews but that had to have at least had an impact on sales. It’s vile.
Sounds like a great opportunity to hire some creative folks who actually care about making quality games.
Maybe they should also disband senior management
@garfreek Nintendo, no. Every other western publisher besides Atari, yes, even THQNordic? Most definitely.
And Atari's the only exception because they only have two teams and they're already the smallest of any International level publisher.
Unfortunate, but not surprising. With the issues surrounding Ubisoft and a lot of these major "AAA" publishers(most of which are Western publishers), I figured Lost Crown was probably going to be their last game.
A major problem with Ubisoft games, even if they turn out to be good games, is that they've trained their audience to wait for their games to go down to like $20. And you don't even have to wait that long for it to happen.
A great game, but as a Ubi game of course I haven’t bought it day one, (correctly) anticipating the sharp price drop after launch.
This game has the potential for becoming an evergreen title. But an evergreen should retain a respectable price. And not that disgrace!
Today’s Ubisoft is unlikable and the sad prime example for AAA gaming.
@Lord Spread the ZombiU love!
@nessisonett I mean, you're not wrong, but those people spend far more time complaining online than buying and playing video games anyway, so I'm not sure it'd be a major factor for sales.
Clown company of a clown world
@N8tiveT3ch tbf ubisoft has conditioned all of us to expect major sales within like minutes after release.
@BongoBongo or the marketing team.
@Pillowpants That would be the guys they just fired! 🤣
@Zeebor15 these people truly are crazy, and by people I mean the heartless greedy pile of cells we call corporate management!
Right now, the Ubisoft employees at Paris are doing a strike, and, what a set of colorful people they are. They hired activists across years, have lost 90% of their value, and those people have crazy demands, in exchange of delivering the worst games the company has ever done. Ubisoft is dead.
@garfreek His name is Phil
I was going to say if this was a Nintendo game, I think Nintendo would have been happy with the sales but then I saw how it shipped/sold and well....it sold a tenth of what Metroid Dread sold (3 million!)* and that was available on one platform.
*And you know Nintendo looked at those sales and thought 'put MercurySteam on speed dial just in case'
The only ubisoft thing I care about is far cry but I don't I'll be getting a far cry 7 anytime soon....
If you ask me, this is entirely Ubisoft's fault. Their practice of making their games cheaper shortly after release a lot makes people expect that from their games, making people wait for that, subsequently making a lot of people also just forget about the game over time. They're bringing down the value of their own games this way.
I enjoyed the demo of the game, and it convinced me to get the game, but I did decide to wait for a sale because I already had a lot on my plate and then I did just kind of.. forget about it. So yeah. It's their own fault. At the very least partially.
So the Mario + Rabbids guy is gone. Now the Rayman Legends team is gone.
I believe that seals it. Never buying an Ubisoft game again. They're officially dead to me.
Ubisoft have been on a downward spiral since Ancel left.
Sad they’ve fallen from their peak of the ps3 days when we got the likes of FC3, AC2, rayman and creative output like child of light and grow up.
No way... One of the best Ubisoft games in ages, and one of the best metroidvanias there are (only behind Hollow Knight and Metroid Dread, imo). What the hell are people waiting for...? I really don't understand...
Well this sucks!! Prince of Persia was so good! And I've only heard great things about this studio's Rayman games. Such a shame.
It’s the Star Wars Outlaws & AC Shadow teams that deserve to be disbanded.
Oh, and the management teams.
@martynstuff 300K sales is a bif oof, I have to say. Despite all the advertising I've seen, they barely managed to sell the game, it seems.
@garfreek Well, I meant for another company to hire the team now that they're set free. Really wish them all the best. It's not their fault Ubisoft is such a bad company.
The team responsible for making the game isn't the issue here, Ubisoft.
Honestly EA should buy this company. It can't get worse.
That's a shame - the first Ubisoft game I've bought in years! I guess I'm not their target demographic - so they'd rather churn out tired sequels to series that have no interest to me. Let's hope the someone else picks the team up. Sadly I think the IP which had a new lease of life will be sat unloved now at Ubisoft & that's the end of that
Shoddy treatment of the employees & the team feel awful for them.
This sucks. The Lost Crown was a really good game that was tanked by the Ubisoft name and grifters. It had unique mechanics and played so smoothly. NGL, with this and the news about Tales of Kenzera I'm super frustrated.
@nessisonett Bc then they would have to admit that their crusade isn't actually about game quality (bc this game is pretty good), but purely about punishing games with "wokeness".
I hope the dev team gets to see this thread. They are geniuses. The game was a 10/10 for me.
I still like the Ubisoft games only during the Wii, Wii U, NDS & 3DS era from Imagine games, Petz games, Rabbids games.
I still like to get those kids games on older machines.
I never like the current Ubisoft games like Just Dance and other rated 18+ games.
Waited for the Steam release thinking id dodge all of that Ubisoft Connect crap,,, nope!! Still needs Ubisoft Connect with Steam purchase!! Couldnt play it on Steam Deck on airplane home from Spain - their persistent anti consumer ***** prevented sales, at least on PC ,,, no sympathy!!
I wonder how this bodes for the sands of time remake. Hopefully it sees the light of day.
Please just sell the rights to Rayman and Prince of Persia at this rate.
This is a problem with Ubisoft, not the developers.
I can never spend more than $20 on an Ubisoft game. They’ll always be below that price point eventually and usually not too long after release.
Ironically, the game was on sale for $19.99 for prime days. I totally bought it then and it just got delivered today.
Ubisoft Montpellier, their best team...Rayman, PoP TLC, helping on Mario + Rabbids...who lost their head chief too. Nooooo...
@AdolBannings-Laylee
I think you may be inferring or projecting a bit when it comes to my comment ✌️ maybe give it another read if you care to, with that in mind.
generally, i agree with the substance of your comment otherwise 👍
Ubisoft is the Taco Bell of game companies. Make a bunch of stuff that people love, then remove it all from the menu because **** you, that's why.
Absolutely gutted if true. Lost Crown is likely my fav original game from this year.
Not only that but Rayman Legends was one of my fav Wii U games and maybe my favourite straight up 2D platformer.
Will pick up the DLC to give it the send off it deserves.
That's terrible news. This game is excellent! A superb metroidvania that I believe achieved all its goals in terms of technical quality. Such a shame. But what Ubisoft is doing is not a surprise. Not at all
It was probably the first time I have bought an Ubisoft game day one and the only time I bought one of them first-hand.
@nessisonett Unless I'm very mistaken about some details, Gamergate 2 started after Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown came out, so it wasn't targeted by anyone afaik.
Also, Gamergate 2 began because Sweet Baby Inc targeted someone and tried to get them cancelled, inadvertently triggering a streisand effect, so if that's what you're referring to, you've got the details backwards.
That sucks, I really had a fun time with the game. A fun alternative to Metroid Dread. Greedy riffraff at Ubisoft, firing a team because it underperformed. Heck 2 million, thats not an unusual metric for how 2d Metroidvanias do. It took Metroid 35 years to have a game that did 3 mil.
What a shame - this, Fenyx Rising, and Child of Light were the Ubisoft games I played and enjoyed since the Wii U, and now it’s these quality, boutique games that Ubi seems to be discarding.
They’d probably sell better if Ubi didn’t cheapen their own brand by doing 40% off fire sales just 2 months after release. They’ve conditioned us shoppers to just wait for the sale! I felt half foolish picking up The Lost Crown at full price on release day. 😅
@Teksetter I enjoyed Fenyx Rising and Child of Light as well.
Legit just finished The Lost Crown a couple days ago, it’s an amazing game!Easy GOTY! I’ll get the DLC for sure. Sad news for sure, pretty sad seeing how far Ubisoft has fallen from grace, they still do make good games. Nintendo entering a business partnership with Ubisoft would make sense, they’ve worked well together in the past and those Ubisoft assets could get put to use for Nintendo, expand their scope of games with the Splinter Cell, Rainbow Six, AC, Watch Dogs franchises could help boost Nintendo’s portfolio of more mature themed games. We all know they’d continue on with the Rabbids…
I completely forgot that game even released.
@Lightsiyd I would have liked a Fenyx sequel. I had a fun with it.
More people buying Call of Duty and Battle Royale crap and then said people wonder why we don't get games like this more often.
@Mr_Zurkon It's a fun game in most aspects. I really enjoyed most of the side quests in it as well, especially the shooting challenges and the music puzzles. The combat was nice too. It's a shame. But considering how Ubisoft has handled sequels lately, it may have been a blessing.
Anti woke crowd wouldn't shut up about the character's design. Easily the most obnoxious people on Earth right now. They go on and on about how they feel an agenda is being pushed on them yet they never stop asserting their boring views on us and just let us enjoy our games. They're so wrapped up in all of it they can't even see the Irony.
This game, like all of Ubisoft’s games, was priced wrong. I didn’t buy it in January because I knew it would be discounted, and soon enough it was. If Ubisoft is going to make these kinds of decisions based solely on sales made at launch then maybe they should try selling them at what we all know is the correct price: less.
@Lightsiyd You’re either playing dumb or, well, the boot fits. The game received tons of backlash on reveal for the main character being black, that’s just a fact. The use of hip hop in the trailer too. I don’t care about this fake Gamergate 2 nonsense, the SBI outrage is QAnon levels of brain rot.
@N8tiveT3ch
I’m in the exact same boat. I haven’t bought it yet but I fully intended to once I had a little more time on my hands
This team deserved better. Ubisoft putting games on sale weeks after release was probably a huge impact on people buying it. I know a bunch of people who wait for the sale, forget about it, and then never buy it.
So I’m guessing at this rate I can kiss Beyond Good and Evil 2 goodbye…
Incredibly shortsighted, and the last straw as far as I'm concerned. Gross
@wiiware God forbid they try something new with the franchise even though they have the remake and The Rogue in early access. Doesn't take away how great the game is, let alone not trying the game out....
BURN!! BURRRNNN!!! WHY, UBISOFT?? WHYYYYY
This game reviewed higher then starwars outlaws and also cost significantly less to develop. Maybe make games that are fun and cheaper instead of games that kind of suck and cost 200 million dollars + and half a decade to a decade to make?
This was one of the best games of the year. Man what happened to game devs that anything that doesn't sell 10+ is a failure
So many bad games had similar presentation issues that it hurt this game, which supposedly was pretty good? But people stayed away from it on grounds of "pandering" and Ubisoft in general. And Ubisoft instead of giving the team a new Rayman project to gain back some goodwill disbands them.
Like Ross said, they should only surive long enough for The Crew issue to reach conclusion. Then they should die.
@nessisonett Its not like the small impact a minority group of racists who wouldn’t have bought it anyway should be enough to have this sort of impact. Or it would have happened more often.
@nessisonett I remember seeing them receive some backlash on Nintendo Life, but that tune quickly changed (at the very least on NL) after the devs explained more about the game and it was re-emphasized that the playable character wasn't the Prince. But if there was backlash from other gamers, it wouldn't have been from Gamergate 2.
@N8tiveT3ch Nah, it's not your fault. It's perfectly understandable to not trust ubisoft with new game from a franchise they didn't touch in years.
@deucezulu22 They can make something new, just don't forget to put the prince (of persia) in their game.
I like pop rogue although I don't know why ubisoft made the prince purple. The best prince of persia game are sand of time and prince of persia the shadow and the flame (dos version) I think
Had fun with Prince of Persia, I just miss the old Ubisoft that gave us new Rayman games and a little gem called Beyond Good and Evil.
It's just a technicality at this point, but just to clarify a detail which might be a little misleading: although the team behind The Lost Crown has been effectively disbanded, it's likely the developers themselves were not laid off. Gautoz mentions in his video that "cardboard boxes are moved between floors [in Ubisoft Montpellier]", a choice of words which seems to indicate that these people still work at Ubisoft and were essentially asked to contribute to other projects.
It remains an abysmal decision for sure, especially considering that the now-defunct TLC team has certainly gone back to working on BGE2 again, however it should be noted that Ubisoft does not lay people off on a daily basis. That's not to say that redundancies are not a thing, far from it, but they're definitely not as common as in other companies.
If any other developer made this game it would have sold well. Because it's ubisoft, people know it will be heavily discounted within 3 to 6 months. I bought it half price after a few months.
Ubisoft used to be great. Not so much these days.
@wiiware It's a spin off series that has the prince in it.... As long as the game is good, why be so fixated on that?
Gutted, as this game is genuinely pretty great.
But Ubisoft clearly plan to become the 'Assassins Creed machine' and plough all focus into the safe bet IP
@blockfight They should have launched at a budget price to begin with (£30 or so). I don’t feel stung at all paying £45 at launch but sadly many people just don’t value 2D games as highly as 3D games nowadays; this would have probably been a tough sell for any publisher.
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@deucezulu22 I kind of want the real prince of persia games since it's been so long we get one, I'm okay if it's 2D games, but I'm not interested in spin off games starring the prince bodyguard.
Also what I really like from the series is it's one thousand arabian nights theme, we rarely get games with old fantasy middle east setting. That's why I'm interested in pop rogue, can't wait to play it when it launch on switch
@N8tiveT3ch The game has been on sale for months....
Loved this game. Hope it doesn't impact Sands of Time remake.
@N8tiveT3ch Fair enough. What could've been, right? I get that.
@RubyCarbuncle Just saw a Twitter thread of someone blaming the failure of this game on the protagonist and his haircut being “tokenism” and “diversity done very wrong, for cheap virtue points.” Tons of people agreeing.
Some people are beyond pathetic.
So, Ubisoft had (again) completely unrealistic sales goals.
Hopefully the team will be okay and those projects will be good.
last week, Ubisoft teams in France were on strike fighting against the removal of work from home. Do you think it could be retaliation from Ubisoft ?
Unfortunate to see that one of their games that was actually good didn’t perform well.
Like many others have pointed out, Ubisoft has some fundamental problems, like gamers always expecting a quick price drop for their products. All the recent bad publicity (for various reasons) doesn’t help them either…
i guess that was their best game this year. tbh doubtful they can turn the sinking ship around. I stopped buying their games before the og Assassins Creed released and back then they were able to churn out one copy & paste sequel after another and make tons of money.
guess that doesnt work anymore. their current projects being blacklisted doesnt help either
@Toastmaster It's funny that you didn't include Dragon Age, Baldur Gate 3, Red Dead 2, Cyberpunk, Metaphor: ReFantazio, etc.
@Snake-Life Because they weren't in the same league.
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