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Among the initiatives that Xbox has accustomed us to carrying out is working with external studios on exclusive projects. And it seems that there is a new project underway, since since Xbox would have closed an agreement for a project with Unreal Engine 5 with the studio of one of the creators of Assassin's Creed. We are talking about Patrice Désilets' studio, Panache Digital, which has a game like Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey.
As stated in the exputer forums, there is evidence that there is an agreement with that Canadian study. Now, it remains to be seen if it has anything to do with a project that the studio would have promoted at a small event for independent developers, of which we have seen some images through a post in X.
Xbox would have closed an agreement for a project with Unreal Engine 5 with the Panache Digital studio
Delving deeper into this project, everything indicates that it will run under Unreal Engine 5 and its launch would be between 2026 and 2027, although this information is always subject to change. No further information was given about what the project could be, whether it will be an Xbox license that Panache Digital can work on, or something specific to the studio led by Désilets. And this study, which for now only has on its resume that game that was released in 2019. A third-person survival game that delved into the history of humanity with the greatest possible rigor.
From that moment on, he has been involved in getting the 1666 Amsterdam license recovered, which seems to be the project he wants to execute immediately. However, knowing how complicated this project is, the information suggests that it could be something that does not have absolute priority, and it may be possible to look for a different project that can progress more fluidly. And in this situation, they would be looking for a publisher to publish their new project.
But leaving that specific curriculum, counting on the Patrice Désilets experiencewe are talking about a studio director who has been involved in projects such as The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, as well as one of the creators of the Assassin's Creed saga. With that, we can get an idea of what it may be capable of developing. And next to Xbox, pointing to a project that runs under Unreal Engine 5, the potential is great.
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But to clear up doubts now we have to wait. First, because we have to attend to two announcements that should be made at some point in the future. The first, and most likely, is the new Panache Digital project, which could be presented soon. On the other hand, we have that possible agreement with Xbox, which could be for this game or for a different project.