Ubisoft confirms that the team behind Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has been disbanded

There’s no denying that Ubisoft Montpellier’s Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is one of the biggest surprise hits of 2024. As a result, gamers were hoping that the company would announce a sequel soon, but unfortunately, it seems that this is not going to happen.

Yesterday, the French YouTube channel known as ORIGAMI reported that Ubisoft disbanded the team behind Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown because the game failed to meet sales expectations. But there wasn’t any concrete confirmation on the matter until today, when Ubisoft reached Eurogamer for a statement.

The game’s senior producer, Abdelhak Elguess, said: “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” and thus, officially confirmed the disbandment of his team. He also recognized the game’s success by stating, “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”.

The uncertain future of the Prince of Persia series

The team’s disbandment practically confirms that Ubisoft has no immediate plans for a sequel to Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, but Elguess assured that the company would keep the IP alive when he said: “We know players have a love for this brand and Ubisoft is excited to bring more Prince of Persia experiences in the future”. It is important to keep in mind that Ubisoft released The Rogue of Prince of Persia in May, and that the remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is still in development.

Even though Ubisoft’s statement was relieving because it confirmed that the company didn’t fire or lay off any of the talented developers involved in the creation of The Lost Crown, fans of the game are still understandably frustrated by this information. Many of them criticized Ubisoft for not immediately greenlighting a sequel for such a refreshing, critically acclaimed game, while many of its other projects have remained in development limbo for many years.

So, what did Ubisoft do with the team that developed The Lost Crown?

Unfortunately, Elguess didn’t disclose to Eurogamer what the members of the Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown team are currently working on. But, according to Insider Gaming, Ubisoft rejected the pitch for a sequel to The Lost Crown and assigned around a dozen of its members to the development of an announced Rayman Remake code-named “Project Steambot”. For the moment, this is all just a rumor and the company still hasn’t confirmed anything on the matter.

That’s not all, because it seems that Ubisoft assigned another part of the team to the development of the next Ghost Recon game, while it sent the rest to work on Beyond Good & Evil 2, an infamous game that has been in development since around 2007. Hopefully, all the developers who worked on Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown will get to display their talents in these other projects and maybe someday they will reunite in order to make a follow-up to this beloved 2.5D Metroidvania adventure.