Ubisoft Cancelled Games
Ubisoft has just canceled six games as part of a new company-wide reset, including the troubled remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
A recent post on X by @screentime revealed that Ubisoft has canceled six games, including the long‑awaited remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
This move comes with delays to seven more titles, studio closures, and layoffs, all wrapped in corporate phrases like “portfolio reset” and “enhanced quality benchmarks.” The message is simple, even if the phrasing isn’t: Ubisoft wants to be more selective and invest only in games it believes can stand out in a crowded market.
What stings for many players is that only one of the six canceled games has been named publicly so far: the Prince of Persia remake.
The other five include three brand‑new IPs and a mobile title, all cut before they could really be introduced to the wider audience.
It feels a bit like a shelf of prototypes being swept clean there is an understanding it might be necessary, but there is still a little frustration thinking about what might have been.
Prince of Persia Remake Canceled
Yes, Ubisoft has officially canceled the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake after years of delays, reboots, and silence.
A post on X by @GameSpot noted that Ubisoft has canceled six games, including the much‑discussed remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
Originally announced back in 2020 and shuffled between studios, the project never really found stable footing, and internal expectations for quality kept rising while the game struggled to catch up.
In its latest update, Ubisoft explained that the remake no longer fits its new, stricter criteria for quality and portfolio focus, so the game has been completely halted instead of delayed again.
The Prince of Persia team addressed fans directly, thanking them while basically admitting that this version was not going to reach the standard they wanted.
For long‑time fans who grew up speedrunning those wall‑runs and sand rewinds, it feels like watching a comeback story that never quite made it to the final chapter.
Other Ubisoft Games Canceled Recently
Alongside Prince of Persia, Ubisoft has also canceled a planned sequel to Immortals Fenyx Rising and is sunsetting its free‑to‑play shooter XDefiant.
These decisions may look separate on the surface, but they all connect to the same bigger strategy shift inside the company.
Immortals Fenyx Rising 2 was in early development at Ubisoft Quebec but was dropped in 2023 after leadership decided it was too difficult to grow the series into a strong long‑term IP.
The first game had positive reviews but only moderate sales, often boosted by heavy discounts, and it never approached the numbers of Assassin’s Creed.
On the other side, XDefiant actually launched in May 2024, picked up millions of players at the start, and then saw its numbers fall off sharply in the months that followed.
Ubisoft has now stopped new downloads as of December 3, 2024, and plans to fully shut down the game’s servers on June 3, 2025, after one last season of content and refunds for recent in‑game purchases.
Here is a simple look at some of the notable cancellations and shutdowns:
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake – fully canceled in January 2026 during Ubisoft’s major reorganization.
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Immortals Fenyx Rising sequel – canceled in mid‑2023, with resources moved to more established brands.
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XDefiant – support discontinued; new downloads blocked from December 3, 2024, with servers scheduled to close on June 3, 2025.
Each one tells a slightly different story, but together they show a company choosing safer, bigger names over experimental side projects.
Why Ubisoft is Canceling So Many Games?
Ubisoft is canceling and delaying games mainly to shrink its slate and focus on a tighter set of franchises like Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Rainbow Six, and other live‑service titles.
Internally, leadership has described this as a “major organizational, operational and portfolio reset,” backed by a revised three‑year roadmap and stricter quality targets.
In practice, it means fewer bets overall, but more money and time poured into the ones that remain.
There is also a financial angle that is hard to ignore. Free‑to‑play shooters like XDefiant are brutally competitive, and Ubisoft admitted the game simply did not attract and retain enough players to justify ongoing investment.
New IPs like Immortals Fenyx Rising struggled to build momentum next to huge brands, even with good reviews and strong art direction.
Instead of stretching teams thin, Ubisoft is closing some studios, cutting projects early, and pushing back unannounced games into later fiscal years to try to protect quality and long‑term value.
What This Means for Players Now?
For players in early 2026, all of this means expectations need a bit of adjustment: fewer surprise Ubisoft experiments and more polished entries in familiar series.
The canceled Prince of Persia remake is not coming back, Immortals Fenyx Rising 2 is off the table, and XDefiant will only stay online until June 3, 2025, for those who already downloaded it before December 3, 2024.
On the positive side, Ubisoft has made it clear that its remaining roadmap is being reshaped around open‑world adventures, competitive and co‑op shooters, and long‑running live experiences like The Division, Rainbow Six, and Skull & Bones.
So while some ambitious experiments are gone, players can expect bigger pushes behind those core pillars fewer projects overall, but hopefully more confident ones that actually ship and stick around.
Disclaimer: This information is about Ubisoft’s recent game cancellations and may not reflect future changes. For the latest, most accurate details, always check Ubisoft’s official announcements and support channels.
