Ubisoft has reportedly buried a major open-world series

The first Watch Dogs was released in 2014 after a lot of hype in advance and was particularly disappointing in terms of story and technology, but it has sold really well with over ten million copies to date. Watch Dogs 2 was released just two years later and also broke the ten million sales barrier.

Nevertheless, the series is said to be as good as finished. How does that fit together? We sort out the rumors for you.

Several projects put on hold?

First of all: There is no official statement from Ubisoft that suggests or even confirms that Watch Dogs has been sent into early retirement internally.

Nevertheless, well-known Ubisoft insider j0nathan on X (formerly Twitter) claims exactly that: Watch Dogs dead and buried.

When a user asked whether the insider could say anything about a new part of Watch Dogs, j0nathan replied:

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Yes, you read that right: This rumored internal decision is said to have led to Ubisoft making several more decisions Watch Dogs-related projects in development have been discontinued has.

The insider doesn't reveal which exactly, with one exception: It is a very original battle royale game was planned, which now no longer appears.

j0nathan cites this as the reason for leaving the series failure from Watch Dogs Legion. A look at review portals like Metacritic confirms that the third and so far last part of the series is actually the worst rated.

Sales are also said to have remained below Ubisoft's expectations, although there are no reliable figures for this.

Why Prince of Persia, of all things, gives reason for hope

How reliable is the insider? j0nathan has been right several times in the past, especially when it comes to Ubisoft. Among other things, he leaked pretty much all the information about Assassin's Creed Mirage before the reveal.

It can therefore be assumed that he actually has at least some insight into the publisher's internal processes.

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Ubisoft has finally understood Open World!

Nevertheless, Watch Dogs fans should not yet retreat into cyberspace to grieve collectively. A comeback can never be ruled out!

After all, Ubisoft has shown several times that it is not afraid to revitalize game series that have long been forgotten.

There are eight years between Rayman 3 (2003) and Rayman Origins (2011) (excluding spin-offs). And Prince of Persia also recently made a perfect comeback with the excellent The Lost Crown, which will soon be continued with The Rogue.

So you see: the chances of a return are always there at Ubisoft. Unless your name is Splinter Cellsob…

Phew, old wounds are opening up, a quick change of topic: Ubisoft currently has its hands full even without Watch Dogs. The fact that Far Cry 7 is in development is an open secret. Of course, Assassin's Creed continues happily. And we have already played the new Prince of Persia. You can find all information about these games in the box above.