Ubisoft Reportedly Rejected Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Sequel
Ubisoft has reportedly declined expansion and sequel proposals for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown by Ubisoft Montpellier, before disbanding the team and reassigning its members to different projects.
This information comes from Gautoz, a French journalist known for his reports on Ubisoft, particularly Ubisoft Montpellier. A translated summary of his 30-minute video was shared by Arubedo on ResetEra. According to Gautoz, despite critical acclaim, Ubisoft gave up on The Lost Crown shortly after its release due to poor sales. Ubisoft executives rejected pitches for expansions or a sequel, believing that another release would hinder long-term sales of the original game. Consequently, the development team was redirected to projects that Ubisoft anticipated would have better commercial success.
Ubisoft Quickly Abandoned Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
As reported by Insider Gaming in January, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown sold approximately 300,000 copies. Critics praised the game's fluid platforming and challenging combat, with an average score of 87 on OpenCritic. In a 4/5 review, The Lost Crown was described as "one of the best entries in the series."
Ubisoft is currently facing several challenges, including commercial failures, falling stock prices, and industrial action. Last week, Ubisoft employees at Ubisoft Montpellier and other first-party studios went on strike in response to return-to-office mandates. According to the SJTV union, Ubisoft broke promises made to staff, disrupting their work-life balance. About 50 employees participated in the strike in Montpellier.
Meanwhile, Beyond Good and Evil 2 remains in development at Ubisoft Montpellier, but with no substantial updates in years, many speculate that the project has been abandoned. It's been 21 years since the original Beyond Good and Evil was released.
There are also reports suggesting that the Guillemot family and Tencent, both partial owners of Ubisoft, are considering buying out other shareholders to take the company private, aiming to stabilize its declining value.