The remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, has a brand new launch window. 2026.
That was the most important information popping out of Monday’s Ubisoft Ahead livestream occasion. The primary Prince of Persia: Sands of Time launched in 2003, then was tabbed for a full-size remake in 2021. The mission has modified arms amongst Ubisoft’s first-party studios, and now could be in custody of Ubisoft Montreal.
Unofficially, the final we heard of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time is that the remake was being “remade from scratch,” which means that the sooner work of Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft Mumbai had been unceremoniously binned. The official most up-to-date phrase, earlier than Monday’s trailer, is that growth of the sport at Ubisoft Montreal had “handed an necessary inside milestone” as of November 2023.
As you understand, the passionate workforce at @UbisoftMTL is reimagining this legendary story, and we’re glad to announce immediately that the mission has handed an necessary inside milestone and growth is progressing.
We stay up for sharing extra sooner or later!
— Prince of Persia™ (@princeofpersia) November 21, 2023
Ubisoft clearly has sufficient confidence within the mission to announce a launch window for it even when that’s two years away. Meantime, Prince of Persia followers have greater than made do with Prince of Persia: The Misplaced Crown, an old style side-scrolling Metroidvania that launched in January on all consoles (Nintendo Change, PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Collection X) in addition to PC.
The Misplaced Crown has drawn a positive crucial reception, for placing Ubisoft’s journey franchise again on the map for the primary time in additional than a decade but additionally for its tight concentrate on the qualities which have made the 35-year-old collection a fan favourite price rebooting.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time first launched in 2003 for Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Home windows PC, and Xbox. The 21-year-old recreation was itself a reboot of the collection created by Jordan Mechner, begun in 1989, which means when Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, launches for PlayStation 5, Home windows PC, and Xbox Collection X in 2026, will probably be a reboot of a reboot.
