6 games has been canceled, but not Beyond Good and Evil 2. Ubisoft made a risky decision

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So, yesterday I was reading about Ubisoft cancelling a bunch of games – six of them, actually. We knew Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake was one of them, and everyone was trying to figure out which other projects were on the chopping block. Turns out, the game people were most worried about getting cancelled is still in the works! That’s a relief, honestly.

  1. Insider Gaming found out from their Ubisoft sources that Beyond Good & Evil 2 managed to survive the recent cuts.
  2. Continuing work on this title is all the more surprising given that it has been in development for over 17 years. Even its latest iteration is about 8-9 years old (the project was restarted around 2017). Three years back, the team running this project got into hot water with the French labor inspection because there were reports of widespread employee burnout.
  3. It is estimated that Ubisoft has already sunk over $500 million into Beyond Good & Evil 2.

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One key question

So, the question is: why did this particular title survive the cuts at Ubisoft?

The company has likely invested so much money in this project that they’re committed to finishing it, even just to recover some of their costs. About a year ago, reports suggested that development of Beyond Good & Evil 2 was finally progressing well. Therefore, the publisher probably believes the developers have overcome the biggest hurdles and can now complete the game.

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2026-01-22 16:02