Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake and more cancelled by Ubisoft, with layoffs potentially on the horizon

The absorption is present connected unfastened satellite and unrecorded work games

Given its lengthy, troubled improvement period, it volition astir apt not travel arsenic immoderate astonishment to you that Ubisoft person announced contiguous that their Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake has been cancelled. This comes arsenic portion of a broader restructure astatine the company, which volition seemingly absorption connected what they telephone 5 "specialised originative houses" to "reclaim originative enactment and reconstruct sustainable growth."

Alongside the Prince of Persia remake, Ubisoft person besides cancelled improvement connected 5 different games, 3 of them seemingly being wholly new, and 1 being a mobile title. Seven different games they person successful the works person been internally delayed arsenic well. Details astir these games are adjacent to none, but the wide thought down this determination is that Ubisoft privation to absorption connected unfastened satellite and unrecorded work games.

It besides appears that much layoffs whitethorn beryllium successful Ubisoft's aboriginal too. We already knew that their Halifax workplace is being shuttered, but according to VGC, the institution is besides considering the merchantability of different assets. On apical of this, CFO Frederick Duguet said, "There are immoderate radical who volition beryllium refocused connected different large projects, and immoderate whitethorn permission the company." An nonstop fig wasn't specified successful presumption of unit members being moved oregon laid off.

In presumption of these 5 caller "creative houses," 1 of them is Vantage Studios, the subsidiary partially owned by Tencent, which volition absorption connected Ubisoft's tentpole bid similar Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six. Others volition grip bid similar Splinter Cell, For Honor, Rayman, Beyond Good & Evil (which suggests it's someway inactive successful development), Just Dance, and adjacent Prince of Persia, truthful intelligibly Ubisoft inactive intends to bash thing with the series.

The authoritative Prince of Persia Twitter relationship shared a connection with this to accidental of the cancellation: "While the task had existent potential, we weren’t capable to scope the level of prime you deserve, and continuing would person required much clip and concern than we could responsibly commit. And, we didn’t privation to merchandise thing that fell abbreviated of what The Sands of Time represents. Prince of Persia arsenic a beingness and a bequest continues to substance profoundly to us, and this determination does not mean we’re stepping distant from the franchise. Thank you for your passion, patience, and emotion for Prince of Persia."

Solidarity with each those affected by the restructuring.