Watch Dogs: Legion released in 2020 and became the worst-selling game in the series. And that, according to a new rumor, killed “and buried” the entire franchise.
Popular leaker j0nathan posted the information on Twitter, which loosely translates to:
“Watch Dogs is normally dead and buried. Legion’s failure destroyed the projects on the license (including a fairly original Battle Royale).”
The original Watch Dogs released in 2014 and reportedly went on to sell over 10 million copies. Watch Dogs 2 came out two years later and had sold over 10 million units by 2020. However, Watch Dogs: Legion, which released in 2020, did not perform as per Ubisoft’s expectations despite selling 1.9 million units in three days of launch. Going by this data, the series being cancelled sounds possible.
j0nathan did mention in their tweet that a “fairly original Battle Royale” was also shelved due to Legion’s poor sales. A battle royale set in Tokyo was indeed canned by Ubisoft, and it’s possible it was the same title the leaker has referred to. The canceled battle royale’s map size was reportedly similar to Legion’s Camden map.
There is a Watch Dogs movie adaptation in the works though, so there might still be a glimmer of hope about the franchise’s revival sometime in the future.
