Summary
Ubisoft Torontohas been hit with a round of layoffs, continuing the recent plague of layoffs that has affected the industry ever since the start of 2023.Ubisoft Torontois another branch of the expansive developer, which led the development of games likeTom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: BlacklistandStarlink: Battle for Atlas. The studio recently announced that it would be partnering with Ubisoft Montreal to work on thePrince of Persia: Sands of Timeremake. Shortly after this announcement, the studio has been hit with layoffs.
The gaming industry has been suffering waves of layoffsever since 2023. Ubisoft Toronto is the latest studio to be affected by this wave of layoffs, with more than 30 employees having been let go.
In a statement provided toPC Gamer, a company representative said that these cuts were to make sure that the company could deliver its ambitious development roadmap. The representative goes further, stating that this “targeted realignment” has affected33 employees of the company. Ubisoft Toronto says that the company plans to help the employees that are being let go by supporting them with severance and career assistance to help with the transition.Ubisoft Montreal previously laid off nearly 100 employeesdue to a similar “restructuring” effort in late-2023.
Ubisoft Toronto’s Current Projects
This wave of layoffs hitting Ubisoft Toronto is rather ill-timed. As mentioned previously,Ubisoft Toronto was brought on to help develop thePrince of Persia: Sands of Timeremake, which at the time was seen as an exciting update. While Ubisoft Toronto is going to lose employees, the remake is still supposedly targeting a 2026 release window, though a specific date hasn’t been provided yet.
Ubisoft Toronto was also working on a remake ofTom Clancy’s Splinter Cell, which was first announced in 2021 but has similarly seen few updates since its announcement. While insiders have said that there’s “nothing bad” going on with the title, and it simply requires more time, these layoffs are likely going to affect its development as well. Despite these rounds of layoffs, Ubisoft says that it will not impact any ongoing work, and that the team is working to deliver on these projects.
