The team behind the excellent Prince of Persia Metroidvania has reportedly been disbanded because Ubisoft wants those devs on games with better sales potential [Yahoo! Finance]
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The team at Ubisoft Montpellier that brought us Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has reportedly been disbanded after the excellent Metroidvania revival of the venerable series didn't meet the company's internal expectations. This report comes via respected French YouTuber Gautoz , citing word from multiple devs within Ubisoft Montpellier. The French-language breakdown has been translated and summarized by ResetEra user Arubedo , noting that The Lost Crown didn't meet internal sales expectations, so Ubisoft wanted these devs working on other games with "better sales potential." The report also indicates that several members of the team were fighting to get a Lost Crown sequel greenlit, but Ubisoft higher-ups said no - in part citing fears that a sequel would negatively impact back catalog sales of the first game. We've reached out to Ubisoft for confirmation and will provide an update when we learn more. There's no indication of what this means for the broader studio of Ubisof
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