Ubisoft has in the present day introduced a “a significant organizational, operational and portfolio reset” that can see six in-development tasks canceled and an additional seven upcoming video games delayed. The one one of many six scrapped tasks to be named is the Prince of Persia Sands of Time remake, which has had a protracted and arduous growth by the hands of a number of studios however seemed set to launch inside the subsequent few months.
“Ubisoft’s strategic determination to undertake this main reset is pushed by the continued shift towards a persistently extra selective triple-A market and an more and more aggressive shooter panorama, mixed with the rising problem for publishers to create manufacturers in a context of upper prices,” the corporate says in a put up asserting the modifications. It says that its new technique will probably be “centred” round two unsurprising pillars for Ubisoft – open-world video games and “GaaS-native experiences.” This will probably be supported by “focused investments, deeper specialization, and cutting-edge expertise, together with accelerated investments behind player-facing generative AI.”
Ubisoft says it has fashioned what it calls “Artistic Homes,” that are teams of studios and groups which might be “constructed round a transparent style and model focus, with full duty and monetary possession, led by devoted management groups.” You possibly can see a abstract of the manufacturers and specialities every Artistic Home is chargeable for beneath.
Nevertheless, all of this motion and reorganization will influence Ubisoft’s many in-production video games. It has in the present day introduced that six tasks have been canceled. The large shock right here is that the remake of Prince of Persia Sands of Time is included within the checklist. First introduced manner again in 2020 (and already a few years deep into growth), it started life at Ubisoft’s Mumbai and Pune studios, earlier than being given to Ubisoft Montreal in 2023. In 2024, Ubisoft slapped a 2026 launch window on it, and monetary stories had indicated that it might arrive earlier than the tip of the present monetary yr, which might wrap on March 31, 2026. It appeared just like the mission was lastly near being prepared, however now it will by no means see the sunshine of day.
As for the opposite canceled video games, these embrace “4 unannounced titles, together with three new IP’s, and a cell title.”
Whereas that may sound like Ubisoft is placing all its eggs into the ‘present manufacturers’ basket, there are nonetheless some unique tasks within the works. “We nonetheless have 4 new IPs in growth, together with March of Giants which we simply acquired, so we nonetheless consider that there are 4 progressive new IPs that we will deliver to market with an incredible degree of success,” Ubisoft’s chief monetary officer, Frederick Duguet, informed choose media corresponding to VGC previous to in the present day’s announcement.
The seven delayed video games embrace an “unannounced title initially deliberate for FY26, that has been delayed to FY27.” There’s a very robust probability that that is the long-rumored remake of Murderer’s Creed Black Flag, which has additionally felt near a launch for a while.
Ubisoft doesn’t explicitly title any of the video games it is delayed, however different seemingly candidates primarily based on what’s already been publicly introduced embrace The Division 3, cell sport The Division Resurgence, Murderer’s Creed Codename Hexe, and the remake of the unique Splinter Cell.
