According to several sources and confirmed by the French publisher, Ubisoft Toronto was hit by a wave of layoffswhich has currently affected 33 members of the team, which is currently working on Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake.
“Ubisoft Toronto has decided to conduct a specific realignment that will ensure we achieve our goals,” an official statement from Ubisoft said, “Unfortunately, this will impact the roles of 33 team members who will leave Ubisoft.
“We are committed to providing all possible support to them, including compensation and career assistance, to help them through this transition,” the publisher added.
A central team for Ubisoft
The news comes just a short time after Ubisoft Toronto was confirmed as the team working on Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake. The game has had a bumpy development journey and the Toronto team seems like a final solution to its fate, considering that the remake was initially announced as a product developed entirely in India.
After years in the works at Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft Mumbai, with some controversy following the first presentation, Prince of Persia: the Sands of Time remake has gone through various postponements but now it should have found a new direction with the entry of Ubisoft on the scene Toronto, with release scheduled for 2026.
The Toronto division was also responsible for Far Cry 5, Far Cry 6, Watch Dogs Legion and the Splinter Cell remake, so it is a very important element within the French publisher.
