French publishing giant Ubisoft has confirmed that that it has disbanded the dev team behind Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. 

In a statement to Eurogamer, the company said that staff that had worked on the project have now moved onto other projects in development at its Montpellier studio, confirming what had initially been reported by BBC News. 

"I'm extremely proud of our team's work and passion at Ubisoft Montpellier to create a game that resonated with players and critics alike, and I am confident in its long-term success," the game's senior producer Abdelhak Elguess said.

"Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is now at the end of its Post-Launch roadmap with three free content updates and one DLC that released in September. We are now focusing on making the game available to more players: it was recently launched on Steam, and will be available on Mac by this winter.

"Most of the team members who worked on Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown have shifted to other projects that will benefit from their expertise.

"We know players have a love for this brand and Ubisoft is excited to bring more Prince of Persia experiences in the future."