The Ubisoft Montpellier team behind Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has reportedly been disbanded after unsuccessfully pitching a sequel and some other ideas. This purported turn of events suggests that Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown didn't sell well enough.
Ubisoft Montpellier was originally founded as Ubi Pictures in 1994. This makes it one of the oldest Ubisoft studios in existence. As of October 2024, the company's headcount is estimated to be around 400. Its staff is divided into multiple teams that either pursue their own projects or assist other divisions or Ubisoft studios with theirs.
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One of those teams has now been disbanded, French journalist and YouTuber Gautoz reports (via TheGamer), citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. Specifically, the company is said to have broken up the Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown team because its latest game underperformed commercially. While no official numbers have ever been given by Ubisoft, a January 2024 report from Insider Gaming claimed that Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown sold only 300,000 units in its first two weeks on the...
