Summary
The Associate Marketing Director at Ubisoft has recently revealed thatPrince of Persia: The Lost Crownhas sold over 1.3 million units.Prince of Persia: The Lost Crownwas not considered a very successful game by Ubisoft, so it can be somewhat surprising for some people to see it selling over a million units.
Released early in 2024,Prince of Persia: The Lost Crownwas the first entry in thePrince of Persiafranchise in over a decade. While the game had a pretty good reception, receiving an average score of 87 on OpenCritic,Prince of Persia: The Lost Crownallegedly failed to meet Ubisoft’s expectations, selling only around 300,000 units in its first two weeks after release.
Now, Ubisoft’s Associate Marketing Director, Alexandre Guenounou, has revealed on his LinkedIn profile thatPrince of Persia: The Lost Crownhas sold over 1.3 million units in one year. At first glance, these may seem like solid numbers, considering thatThe Lost Crownwas one ofthe best Metroidvaniasof 2024. However, it’s likely that they still failed to meet Ubisoft’s expectations, as the game’s budget and the company’s sales goals are still unknown.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Sold Over 1.3 Million Units
One of the unfortunate effects of the publisher’s disappointment with the title is that thePrince of Persia: The Lost Crownteam was disbanded by Ubisoftlate in 2024. While Ubisoft claimed at the time that the employees would be moved to other projects, the team at Ubisoft Montpellier was disbanded. Also, as a result of its commercial failure, it was suggested thatThe Lost Crownwould not receive a sequel, which was merged into DLC for the title, “Mask of Darkness,” which was released in September 2024.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown’s financial issues apart, Ubisoft is currently in the middle of a big crisis, as the company is struggling to put out successful releases. Other games such asStar Wars OutlawsandAvatar: Frontiers of Pandorahave also failed to meet expectations, putting even more pressure on the upcoming release ofAssassin’s Creed Shadowsin March.
Earlier this week,Ubisoft announced that it was shutting down Ubisoft Leamington, while cutting staff from Ubisoft Dusseldorf, Ubisoft Stockholm, and Ubisoft Reflections, laying off 185 employees. Other recent reports have indicated that Ubisoft and Tencent could be considering splitting the company instead of making it private, so it’s possible that even more layoffs may happen in the future.
