Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake was the cancelled remake of the 2003 game of the same title that led to arguably the most successful reboot of the franchise yet. Announced almost exactly 10 years after the previous AAA Prince of Persia title's release, this game was an attempt to revive the franchise back to life. During its reveal at Ubisoft Forward (September 2020), the game was given a January 2021 release date, but later it has been confirmed on various social platforms that the game's release has been pushed back indefinitely until further notice.

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DeveloperUbisoft Montreal

PublisherUbisoft Entertainment

Why it matters

A remake of the game that redefined action-adventure in 2003, itself rebuilt from the ground up after a troubled development.

About Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake

Ubisoft's 2003 original gave action games a vocabulary they still use: wall-running, rhythmic platforming, and a dagger that rewinds a few seconds when a jump goes wrong. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake rebuilds that game. Announced in 2020 and first handed to Ubisoft's studios in Pune and Mumbai, it was pulled back after a reveal that landed badly and restarted at Ubisoft Montreal, the studio that made the 2003 version.

The date is still to be confirmed. Ubisoft lists it for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, and has declined to set a new window since missing the January 2021 date it first announced. Almost nothing has been shown of the restarted version, and the quiet is the most useful signal here: a project already rebuilt once in the middle of development, with no release window attached to it.

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