Sources Claim Beyond Good & Evil 2 Has Survived Ubisoft's Brutal Group Of Game Cancelations

Sources Claim Beyond Good & Evil 2 Has Survived Ubisoft's Brutal Group Of Game Cancelations

From TheGamer (Written by Quinton O'Connor) on | OpenCritic

Earlier today, we reported on the dour news that The Prince of Persia: Sands of Time's in-development remake has been unceremoniously axed. Which is to say, canceled. What's more, five further games are said to have met a similar fate, and others have been delayed.

Beyond Good & Evil 2 was revealed in May 2008. Some of you reading this article were not alive when this occurred. Its internally-rebooted version commenced over eight years ago. No matter how you slice it, the long-desired sequel has taken a veritable eternity — even by today's ever-increasing standards.

Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson, himself something of a leading name for industry rumours galore, claims to have heard from his own source that Beyond Good & Evil 2 escaped unscathed.

"According to sources, constant changes, pushbacks, and the lengthy development time have likely cost Ubisoft $500+ million in development costs. But, at least for the time being, Ubisoft feels like it’s a cost that is justified." -Tom Henderson

Suffice it to say, $500 million isn't okay. Well, unless you're Call of Duty, or Grand Theft Auto, or what-have-you. Things have spun out of control for well over a decade, which makes it all the...