According to a recent statement from Ubisoft's Associate Marketing Director, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has sold more than 1.3 million copies. Some people may find it odd that Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown sold over a million copies, given that Ubisoft did not view the game as particularly successful. The first instalment in the Prince of Persia franchise in more than ten years was Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, which was released early in 2024.
Although Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown received a favourable review, with an average score of 87 on OpenCritic, it reportedly fell short of Ubisoft's projections, selling just about 300,000 copies in the first two weeks of its release. Alexandre Guenounou, Associate Marketing Director at Ubisoft, recently disclosed on his LinkedIn profile that Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has sold more than 1.3 million copies in a single year. Given that The Lost Crown was among the top Metroidvanias of 2024, these figures could initially appear to be reasonable.
Although the game's budget and Ubisoft's sales targets are still unknown, it's likely that they still fell short of their projections. The Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown crew was dissolved by Ubisoft in late 2024, which is one regrettable consequence of the publisher's dissatisfaction with the title.
The team at Ubisoft Montpellier was dissolved, despite Ubisoft's then-stated intention to transfer the staff to other projects. The Lost Crown's economic failure also led to the suggestion that a sequel would not be made; instead, it was combined into DLC for the September 2024 release of "Mask of Darkness."
Ubisoft is in the middle of financial difficulties
Ubisoft is in the middle of financial difficulties with Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Ubisoft is presently facing a serious dilemma as a result of its inability to produce profitable games. Due to this Ubisoft has laid off 185 workers and reduced staff from Ubisoft Dusseldorf, Ubisoft Stockholm, and Ubisoft Reflections.
In the future, there may be even more layoffs because other recent reports have suggested that Tencent and Ubisoft may be thinking about separating the business rather than going private.