According to a report from Push Square, Ubisoft may be reversing course on one of its most controversial recent decisions - giving the core development team behind Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown another opportunity to work together. The move would be a significant turnaround after the team was disbanded late in 2024.
The Lost Crown launched in January 2024 to strong critical reception, earning praise for its tight, side-scrolling action gameplay and confident design. Despite the warm response from players and critics alike, the game reportedly failed to hit the sales targets Ubisoft needed, ultimately leading to the disbandment of its development team - a decision that frustrated fans who felt the publisher had pulled the rug out from a genuinely excellent project.
A cult hit that couldn't crack the numbers
The Lost Crown sits in that awkward space that trips up a lot of mid-budget games - critically loved, commercially underwhelming. It's the kind of outcome that's become frustratingly familiar in an industry where review scores don't always translate to units moved, especially when a publisher the size of Ubisoft is setting the performance benchmarks.
Disbanding the team after just one year felt particularly harsh given the game's quality and the goodwill it generated. Many fans pointed to Ubisoft's own marketing efforts - or lack thereof - as a contributing factor in the game's underperformance.
What this could mean going forward
If the rumour holds, it raises some interesting questions about what the team would work on next. A sequel to The Lost Crown would be the obvious fan wish, but Ubisoft could just as easily slot them onto an entirely different project. Either way, keeping that creative core intact would be a win compared to scattering the talent across the industry.
Nothing is confirmed at this stage, and Ubisoft has not made any official announcement. Push Square is the source of the original report, so treat this as a rumour until the publisher speaks up. Given Ubisoft's rocky stretch over the past couple of years, any sign of the company making smarter calls about its internal studios is worth watching closely.
