A current report claimed that Prince of Persia: The Misplaced Crown’s improvement staff had been disbanded by Ubisoft, and {that a} pitch for a sequel to the acclaimed sidescrolling Metroidvania action-adventure title had been rejected by the corporate. Now, at the least the previous half of that report has been confirmed by Ubisoft.
Taking to Twitter by way of the official Prince of Persia account, the corporate shared a message from Abdelhak Elguess, who was senior producer on The Misplaced Crown. In his message, Elguess confirmed that with post-launch assist for the sport having wrapped up, the main focus for Ubisoft now could be on bringing the sport to extra platforms – with a Steam launch behind us and a Mac launch incoming – whereas the event staff itself has “shifted to different initiatives that can profit from their experience.” Elguess’ message additionally assured that Ubisoft will “convey extra Prince of Persia experiences sooner or later.”
“I’m extraordinarily happy with our staff’s work and keenness at Ubisoft Montpellier to create a sport that resonated with gamers and critics alike, and I’m assured in its long-term success,” Elguess’ message reads. “Prince of Persia: The Misplaced Crown is now on the finish of its post-launch roadmap with three free content material updates and as soon as DLC that launched in September. We are actually specializing in making the sport accessible to extra gamers: it was just lately launched on Steam, and will probably be accessible on Mac by this winter.
“A lot of the staff members who labored on Prince of Persia: The Misplaced Crown have shifted to different initiatives that can profit from their experience. We all know gamers have a love for this model and Ubisoft is happy to convey extra Prince of Persia experiences sooner or later.”
Despite receiving widespread vital acclaim upon its launch in January, Prince of Persia: The Misplaced Crown has didn’t take pleasure in business success to match, reportedly having managed to promote simply one million models up to now.
As per reviews, The Misplaced Crown’s dev staff shifted to a few different Ubisoft initiatives in Past Good and Evil 2, the following Ghost Recon, and a Rayman remake. The place the latter is anxious, although there’s no official announcement but, Ubisoft has confirmed that it has “began an exploration part on the Rayman model”. Learn extra on that by means of right here.
Although a sequel to The Misplaced Crown appears to be like unlikely at this level, Prince of Persia followers do nonetheless produce other issues to sit up for. Roguelike motion sport The Rogue Prince of Persia is at the moment in early entry on Steam, whereas a remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time can be due out in 2026.