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I think that's what happened to the FF9 Remake.

I think the FF9 remake was more likely a victim of FF7.

them having to make 3 pretty chunky games is already taking up a lot of resources, but also it could be werd having 2 remakes that release between eachother.

like, would FF9 be only a single game? would it also be a trilogy? when would it launch? having FF7 remake, then FF7 remake part 2, followed by FF9 remake, followed by FF7 remake part 3 would be kinda wierd lol.

so maybe they are just severely delaying it until FF7 is done.

 

[Mayar]

Tencent:

For some reason, I think this is how it really happened. We're waiting for news about staff reductions. After closing so many projects, it's practically inevitable.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

What are they cancelling next?

Themselves.

 

[saintjules]

To nobody's surprise.

Prince of Persia is definitely surprising to me at least. Definitely another delay at minimum was what I thought was happening.

Sad.

 

[asdasdasdbb]

Happened to the FF7 remake once also, before being rebooted.

I have doubts about that, but it definitely got blown up like the Sands of Time remake did the first time.

It feels dumb though. The combat in Sands of Time is bad but that's fixable. It's really telling about the state of game development that they can't get it out.

 

[lockdown2222]

Serious question with all the losses they've been incurring the last few years are they coming into a cash crunch where they can't finance these new projects?

 

[John Bilbo]

Interesting times

Will Nintendo buy the Mario Rabbids team

 

[winjer]

A decade ago, this type of news would make me sad. But with Ubisoft now being such a piece of crap, I just laugh.

 

[Gp1]

Board meeting with those snob unionized developers after inumerous open world games and flop after flop

At the other end of the room the Saudi fund arriving at the meeting...

Ubi is worse than Disney, they fucked up a Star Wars open world game.

I've never seen such a gaming fuck up since Square fucked The Avengers game at the height of the Marvelmania...

 

[Punished Miku]

I have doubts about that

Just going off the reporting.

Square Enix reclaims control of Final Fantasy VII Remake development

Japanese publisher Square Enix has taken back development duties for the upcoming remake of Final Fantasy VII.

www.gamesindustry.biz

Naoki Hamaguchi, a member of the development team, said this was a "sensitive subject", adding: "I've taken over the development side of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Up until now, development has progressed by receiving external collaboration, but from here on out, with production and quality in mind, we're shifting to our in-house organisation. "This company decision was made wanting to control quality as well as keeping the schedule stable."

Report:Square Enix abandoned all of CyberConnect 2’s work on FFVII Remake and started fresh

[uPDATE 2] –Dan Tsukasa’s ArtStation has also been deleted. [uPDATE] – At the time of writing, Dan Tsukasa’s Twitter and Reddit accounts appear to have been deleted.We’re all very excited that the Final Fantasy 7 Remake development is moving ahead. When it was first announced at E3 2015, it was l...

www.kh13.com

 

[SomeNorseGuy]

"Dearest Alice: I write to you from the front lines. We have won the war of culture, but the casualties are massive ... "

 

[EN250]

PoP is cursed, be glad the remasters + TSoT still exist and are available

• Creative House 2 Splinter Cell

• Creative House 3 Skull & Bones.

LMAO, why?

• Creative House 4 Beyond Good & Evil

Money laundering scheme, ony real explanation

 

[sodstall]

Funny, I was lamenting the canceling of R6: Patriots recently and thinking how that thing showcased stuff we'd later see in things like the division, watch_dogs and the like, AND those things silently sat in the ubisoft game development pressure cooker for so long.

To kill this remake in particular is interesting, especially since it and the original splinter cell are (or were) cherished releases for Ubi's history. Maybe they're finally realizing they don't know HOW to make those sorts of games anymore nor want to take the time to dust em off and restore em genuinely. Fully expect SC remake to get axed at this point.

 

[Nankatsu]

Division 3 is so getting axed down the road, isn't it?

 

[Kacho]

They will announce mass layoffs soon, won't they?

Feb 12

 

[Xtib81]

Still salty over the cancellation of fenyx rising sequel.

 

[xVodevil]

Well... fuck it's disappointing for POP
Anyway at this point maybe just ask Nightdive to remaster the trilogy with the usual stuff 4K + modern controllers and I'm good

 

[MakeMudosGreatAgain]

When it was announced in September 2020, the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake had been in development for two and a half years at Indian studios Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft Mumbai, and was planned for release in January 2021.

Following a negative reaction to the game's reveal trailer, however, it was delayed several times, and in 2023 it was announced that Ubisoft Montreal, which made 2003's original Sands of Time, had taken over development duties.

 

[Bry0]

I understand why people shit on Ubisoft and I spent a few years without playing anything that they released.

However, last December I decided to grab Valhalla on sale. I like the Vikings concept and I used to like Asscreed before they went the RPG route. For like $5 it was pretty low risk.

To be honest I was a bit surprised. The game is pretty big and well detailed, you can tell a lot of resources were spent crafting the world. I'm still not sold on the RPG mechanics and I find it too big (the kind of big that makes me think twice about launching it instead of playing something with a shorter loop) but after about 8 - 10 hrs I wouldn't say the game is bad and I've been having fun. While I'm playing it many comments I've read online over the years come to my mind but I don't think it's a bad game per se.

It's awesome, it's huge, beautiful, great music and art, and fun. Haters like to hate but the RPG ac's have all been great imo.

 

[calico]

"For 2026, Ubisoft now forecasts net bookings of around 1.5 billion euros and an operating loss of roughly 1 billion euros. This includes a 650 million euros hit from game cancellations and delays. It previously expected net bookings of around 1.9 billion euros and to break even at operating level."

Very cool.

 

[asdasdasdbb]

Just going off the reporting.

That's what Square is saying. They were unhappy with the external devs work and took it completely in house. I'm sure they blew up a lot of their work but if you watch the 2015 gameplay trailer, it's not that far off from the final product.

 

[Judge Magister]

From shadow drop to cancelled.. that escalated quickly.

 

[Kurotri]

The fuck? Out of nowhere. I had to do a double take here. But thinking on it, I'm actually kinda glad it got cancelled. I didn't like what they were doing with the leaked footage at all. Not exactly a hot take, but Ubi just sucks at making games nowadays and tackling something as magical as Sands of Time is way outside their depth. I wouldn't be surprised if the Splinter Cell remake gets cancelled too.

 

[supersale88]

Ubisoft can't make a good game to save their lives. Of course they are gonna disband the team that made their last good game in over a decade. They're toast.

 

[Revolutionary]

I think that's what happened to the FF9 Remake.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: The FFIX remake never existed. I'm convinced that there was just some leak confusion because FFXIV's latest expansion is heavily FFIX themed. The newest dungeon (released last month) in XIV is literally Treno:

Treno (Final Fantasy XIV)

Treno is a nation in Final Fantasy XIV introduced in the expansion Dawntrail. It is located on the Ninth, one of the 13 reflections of the Source. Treno is a city-state located on the Ninth world, one of the reflections of the Source. It is built on a harbor, and was once a hub of trade for the...

finalfantasy.fandom.com

 

[Dr. Samuel Hayden]

They should cancel themselves out of existence next

 

[J3nga]

Joke of a company.

 

[Tobimacoss]

• Creative House 1 was detailed last year. The previously-established Vantage Studios now encompasses the development of Ubisoft's three biggest brands (Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six) and soon the remaining divisions will take on themed groups that cover the company's remaining franchises.
• Creative House 2 will be dedicated to shooters, and look after The Division, Ghost Recon, and Splinter Cell.
• Creative House 3 will focus on live experiences, including For Honor, The Crew, Riders Republic, Brawlhalla, and Skull & Bones.
• Creative House 4 will feature narrative driven and fantasy-orientated series including Anno, Might & Magic, Rayman, Prince of Persia, and Beyond Good & Evil (yes, seemingly Beyond Good & Evil 2 still lives).
• Creative House 5 will center on family and casual gaming, including Just Dance, Uno, Hasbro, Idle Miner Tycoon, Ketchapp, Hungry Shark, and Invincible: Guarding the Globe.

Ubisoft Cancels 6 Projects Including Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake, Closes 2 Studios and Confirms Further Layoffs in Major Company Restructure - IGN

Ubisoft has announced a sweeping company restructure that will result in the cancelation of six games including its Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake, and a delay to a further seven titles. Two Ubisoft studios will be closed completely as a result of the changes, while others will be...

www.ign.com

Are they restructuring similar to Nintendo with the EPD?

 

[Spukc]

Well done now fucking cancel yourself from planet earth and gaming and we all gucci

French fucks

 

[Pejo]

Sands of Time remake was all but "done" wasn't it? That's pretty damning.

Anyways, always a good news day when I see modern Ubi in pain.

I've said it before, I'll say it again, bring back 2D Rayman, you hacks.

 

[Punished Miku]

Are they restructuring similar to Nintendo with the EPD?

Similar to Nintendo and SQEX. Specializing based on brands and genre.

I'm a little surprised that the AC and FC people are doing Rainbow Six, and not the shooter / GAAS teams. Other than that, it seems fine.

Looks like CH4 is the art house team for anything creative outside their main brands.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Welp, Ubisoft's dead. They'll be nothing more than a Farcry/AssCreed/some GAAS developer & publisher going forth, maybe some F1 titles if they still make them.

Most likely Beyond Good & Evil 2 is cancelled, and you can kiss new IP from them goodbye. No more Rayman, either. The soul is dead, exactly as could be seen from a mile away.

Spoiler

Square-Enix could be next if they don't push out their activists/venture capitalists investors

Are they restructuring similar to Nintendo with the EPD?

All of that should be taken with massive grains of salt. Until results prove otherwise, best to assume anything that's not among their biggest IP will continue seeing delays and then quietly cancelled, and different units be merged into one another until just a few massive ones working on 3-4 IP remain.

Ubisoft (and almost all other companies in gaming, TBH) does not have nor will never have the developer and game development pipeline culture of Nintendo. So any appearances of this restructuring to Nintendo's should be viewed as purely aesthetical/surface level similarities and nothing more. Until, again, substantive results emerge, which will take at least 3-5 years from the time of restructuring (if you want enough to prove it's not just a fluke).

 

[Hookshot]

I remember certain sites being so proud that Indians were making the remake, then they all got booted off it and now it's never even coming out.

 

[TonberrysKnife]

Ubisoft has cancelled 6 games, including the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake | VGC

It has also delayed 7 other games “to ensure enhanced quality benchmarks are fully met”…

www.videogameschronicle.com

WHAT THE CINNAMON TOAST FUCK?

Wasn't this supposed to come out very soon??

 

[Tobimacoss]

Similar to Nintendo and SQEX. Specializing based on brands and genre.

I'm a little surprised that the AC and FC people are doing Rainbow Six, and not the shooter / GAAS teams. Other than that, it seems fine.

Looks like CH4 is the art house team for anything creative outside their main brands.

Those three are their highest money making IPs, why they had to put them together in order to get Tencent funding. But I'm sure CH2 will provide support in some ways if need be. Would be best to house the gunplay experts in CH2, then have them work as support for CH1.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

What a terrible day to bet both an industry insider and Ubisoft employee

 

[Odinnii]

Wow that close, almost considered buying an Ubisoft game.

 

[Eesha]

WTF?! And I was expecting a launch this month.

But they did gave you a launch....

...... of my sides into orbit.

 

[neocycle]

This is really sad. The pop games were great and ac cannot replace them.

 

[squallbr]

6 Assassins SHit

 

[Pasta la Vista]

Division 3 is so getting axed down the road, isn't it?

Doubt it. Literally the only game that could save Ubislop at this point. But if they DO cancel it, I think that would be the final nail in the coffin for this company.

 

[neocycle]

All resources reallocated to finish Beyond Good and Evil 2...

 

[DoktorCoktor]

Ubisoft is such a mismanaged and inefficient company. There was a time when most lovers of the hobby were excited to see what they would announce year after year, but that time has long gone, Ubisoft is just circling the drain trying to stay afloat these days.

 

[Simpdimples]

just do it already pussies

 

[ComputerBlue]

Wasn't someone was expecting a shadow drop for PoP just the other day? Crazy.

 

[Saber]

Yasuke: I won the war! I am a samurai and haters will have to deal with.

Normal person: I don't care what you are Yasuke. Just shut up and put the fries in the bag.

 

[Generic]

NOOOOOOO I WANTED PRINCE OF PERSIA

 

[EviLore]

 

[J3nga]

They couldn't release a remake for a linear game from 2003 that's 6-8 hours long for 5 fucking years. Fed us bullshit just to cancel it in the end. I don't care about another AC game, just seing AC logo makes wanna turn around.

 

[Ristifer]

I'd laugh, but I really wanted another Rayman. I knew that they wouldn't even come close to getting another one out.

Never forget Origins and Legends. The two GOATs.