Released for PS5, PS4 just over a year ago, Ubisoft is celebrating Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown as it marks its one-year anniversary with a new trailer. It mostly works as an accolades trailer, pulling review quotes from media outlets and displaying them over gameplay footage. The worst part about it, though, is the despite the marketing, we will never see a sequel.

The internal team within Ubisoft Montpellier was disbanded in October, with employees "shifted to other projects". Luckily, no layoffs were recorded as part of the restructuring and Ubisoft Montpellier itself is still open, but the chances of Prince of Persia returning in this Metroidvania format are now second to none — at least for the years to come. Ubisoft still has Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake in the works, currently slated for a 2026 release.

Since its January 2024 launch, the game has been impressively well supported in spite of the disappointing sales that led to most members of the internal team being moved to different Ubisoft projects. A full story DLC in Mask of Darkness released alongside various bonus modes and combat and platforming challenges. The title was received well critically at least, garnering a Metacritic rating of 86.

In our own Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown PS5 review, we awarded an 8/10 rating and concluded: "Combining the series' 2D past with the time-bending powers from later games, this Metroidvania is a brilliant blend that brings the franchise back in a fresh new way."