Ubisoft has responded to a report published yesterday stating that the Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown team has been disbanded.
In a statement to Eurogamer, the Assassin’s Creed publisher largely confirmed what was reported, but made it clear that the game’s team is still busy at Ubisoft’s Montpellier development studio, despite are now working on “other projects that will benefit from their expertise”.
yesterday’s report Origami It’s not entirely clear what’s happening with the team behind The Lost Crown – the game launched this year to a positive critical response but failed to grab attention.
The report also suggests that The Lost Crown won’t get a sequel due to poor commercial performance – something Ubisoft isn’t ambivalent about today – with the idea of a follow-up reportedly being incorporated into plans for the game’s DLC.
“I’m extremely proud of the work and passion of the Ubisoft Montpellier team in creating a game that resonates with players and critics alike, and I’m confident in its long-term success.” Prince of Persia: The Lost “Crown” senior player Abdelhak Elguess, producer, said in a statement to Eurogamer.
“Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is now in the final stages of its post-launch roadmap, which includes three free content updates and one DLC released in September. Our focus is now on making the game available to more players Game: It was recently released on Steam and will be launching on Mac this winter.
“Most of the team members who worked on Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown have moved on to other projects that will benefit from their expertise.
“We know players love this brand, and Ubisoft is excited to bring more Prince of Persia experiences to the table in the future.”
One of them is, of course, Ubisoft’s long-awaited remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, which currently has a release window of 2026 – some six years after its original launch.
It’s unclear which projects the team behind The Lost Crown have joined Ubisoft Montpellier, but the studio is still hard at work on Ubisoft’s long-awaited Beyond Good and Evil 2.
Christian Donlan wrote in Eurogamer’s Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown review: “Ubisoft abandoned the usual formula and found the ideal way to resurrect the game’s original prince.”