Rumors that the remake of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time from Ubisoft are experiencing development problems has led to confirmation of a new delay.
Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake has hit a rough patch. Not long ago, Ubisoft confirmed that they are moving game development to a new studio, with Ubisoft Montreal taking control of the project. However, a new problem seems to have arisen since then, with reports dropping on Friday that the Prince of Persia remake has been removed from retailers’ catalogs for upcoming releases. next. The reports were later confirmed, with Ubisoft confirming Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time had been delayed indefinitely.
Reports from Friday begin with a rumor saying that GameStop has removed the name of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time from its database of upcoming titles. The game was previously delayed to Ubisoft’s 2023 and remains in GameStop’s database with that release date. The removal of the product shows that Ubisoft has changed its plans for the project. However, the rumor has yet to be confirmed, so the status of the game is still unknown.
IGN was able to contact Ubisoft and receive an official statement regarding the matter. According to Ubisoft, the remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is still in development at Ubisoft Montreal, as originally announced in early May. Instead of aiming for the year 23, Ubisoft decided to remove it. completely game. Ubisoft is asking pre-orderers to ask their retailers for a refund, or else wait for an official update on the game’s development as it progresses.
Its long and short is that Ubisoft can no longer commit to the pre-release date of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and needs time to assess what will happen next. That’s both good news and bad news, the good news is that Ubisoft is giving the project the time it needs to live up to people’s expectations for quality. The bad news is that, despite its many years of development, it still has a long way to go.
Ubisoft never described what problems the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake faced while in development at Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft Mumbai. But the decision to redirect development to a new studio is never an easy one. As the new delay shows, it’s really a rebooted project and fans likely won’t hear about it for a while. Currently, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is still being worked on. Ubisoft Montreal is a much more experienced development team than Ubisoft Puce and Ubisoft Mumbai, although they have had their own struggles with For Honor and Hyper Scape. As fans know, Prince of Persia deserves to be respectfully brought back at a level of quality that matches its legacy.
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