The remake is alive however skipping Ubisoft Ahead

Ubisoft is surfacing with an replace on the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake. The challenge remains to be ongoing, however sounds prefer it has been successfully taken again to the drafting board at Ubisoft Montreal.

In a new replace, Ubisoft says the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake is “very a lot alive” and within the “conception” part of improvement. Ubisoft Montreal took over improvement on the challenge from Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft Mumbai final 12 months.
Right here’s producer Jean-Francois Naud on the present standing of the remake:

“By way of the event stage, we’re in conception proper now. Since we took over the challenge, we’ve been suggestions from the group and discovering our personal method of delivering the sport. Now, we’re increase the workforce, defining the priorities, placing prototypes collectively, testing parts, and how we will embrace group suggestions within the improvement as properly. It’s nonetheless in an early stage, and gamers shouldn’t count on to listen to extra concerning the recreation this 12 months, however relaxation assured that we’re all placing our strengths and coronary heart into this challenge.”

Alongside that, in an FAQ on the remake’s standing, Ubisoft confirms there’s no plans to remake some other Prince of Persia video games. It additionally confirms there’s no launch date set and, as mentioned final 12 months, present pre-orders have been canceled and refunded the place relevant. Principally, it looks like it’s nonetheless in very early phases.

If I may flip again time

Because it was first introduced in 2020, the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake has been a bit rocky. It’s had a number of delays, alongside the shift from its earlier studios to Ubisoft Montreal.
A number of the anxiousness round Prince of Persia additionally feels prefer it’s stemming from Ubisoft’s present state. The writer has canceled a number of initiatives, and seen video games like Cranium & Bones and Past Good & Evil 2 sit on the backburner for fairly a while.

There’s additionally been some unrest on the writer, and up to date layoffs too. All that is to say, the upcoming Ubisoft Ahead—which Prince of Persia shall be skipping—looks like it’s time for the writer to attempt to chart its new course.

Eric Van Allen

Senior Information Reporter – Whereas Eric’s been writing about video games since 2014, he is been enjoying them for lots longer. Often discovered grinding RPG battles, digging into an indie gem, or hanging out across the Limsa Aethryte.

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