After rumors that Ubisoft may have scrapped its upcoming project, Prince of Persia Sands of Time Remake, the latest announcement from the devs squashes all rumors. In a recent post, the developers announced that the game’s development has passed an “important milestone” in its development, thus confirming that the game is very much on the cards.
The highly-anticipated Prince of Persia Sands of Time Remake was initially announced back in 2020. However, some reports suggested that the development of the game hasn’t been all that smooth, thus resulting in rumors that the development was stalled.
In May 2022, Ubisoft revealed that the development of the title was handed back to Ubisoft Montreal, the studio that made the 2003 original game. The official announcement by Ubisoft last year read, “This decision is an important step, and the team, building upon the work achieved by Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft Mumbai, will now take the time they need to regroup on the scope of the game to deliver you the best experience for this remake of an all-time classic when it’s ready.”
Earlier this year, Ubisoft had announced that the remake was still in its conception phase wherein Ubisoft Montreal was building up the development team. This announcement suggested that the game would still take some time to see the light of the day.
Prince of Persia Sands of Time Remake close to release?
On November 22, 22023, Ubisoft posted a brief update on the Prince of Persia Sands of Time Remake’s development on the game’s official X handle. The post shared that an important milestone in the development of the game has been reached. The devs added that they will be sharing more information about the game in the future.
The post read, “As you know, the passionate team at Ubisoft Montreal is reimagining this legendary story, and we are glad to announce today that the project has passed an important internal milestone and development is progressing. We look forward to sharing more in the future!”
20 years ago, one of the most heroic tales in video games was released: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. pic.twitter.com/6NPOAgNKXB
— Prince of Persia™ (@princeofpersia) November 21, 2023
Notably, the developers did not specify what kind of development milestone the game has achieved. However, keeping in mind that the remake was rebooted just last year, it is likely to be in the very early stages of development. Fans may not get to see the title anytime soon and may have to wait a little longer; however, an update like that from the developer surely brings some hope.
After the initial announcement in 2020, it was first anticipated to be released in early 2021. However, that couldn’t happen, and it will be interesting to see which direction Ubisoft has taken with the game.