Part of Ubisoft's recently announced organizational reshuffle, which saw a slew of game projects cancelled , included a commitment to save at least €200 million in fixed costs over the five years following the news. According to VideoGamesChronicle , the early stages of this plan include laying off nearly 18% of its staff, or 200 workers, at its Paris head office. Apparently, the news broke via an internal staff email, which explained that Ubisoft had entered into a voluntary mutual termination agreement with the French union representing its employees.

The voracity of this information was confirmed by an Ubisoft spokesperson, who said that "Ubisoft International has initiated discussions regarding a potential Rupture Conventionnelle Collective (RCC), a voluntary mutual termination agreement that could involve up to 200 positions at its headquarters in France." The spokesperson goes on to clarify that this only affects French teams working under Ubisoft International, and that it would have "no impact on other French entities or Ubisoft teams worldwide." While the reshuffle resulted in the cancellation of a number of games across multiple IPs, there were a number of projects that survived the culling, including Beyond Good and Evil 2 .