The game’s development has recently changed hands, after years of delays and controversy.
Unfortunately, the development of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake is not going smoothly. The return of the beloved title of Ubisoft’s action-adventure title was presented in 2020 with an upcoming release date, however, the game has been constantly delayed by fans who were skeptical about the remake’s visuals.
Ubisoft announced this past month its decision to transfer the project from Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft Mumbai to Ubisoft Montreal, but fans were in for a shock after finding the game was disappearing from retailer reservation lists such as GameStop, setting off all the alarms about a possible cancellation.
We are no longer targeting a release in fiscal 2023UbisoftUbisoft has sought to reassure fans and, in a statement to IGN, has assured that. the development of the game is still in progress, but will be delayed again.. “The development of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake is now led by Ubisoft Montreal. We are proud of the work achieved by Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft Mumbai, and Ubisoft Montreal will be able to benefit from their learnings as this new team continues to work to deliver a great remake,” the company said.
“As a consequence, We are no longer targeting a launch in fiscal year 2023. and the game has been delisted. If players wish to cancel their reservations, they are invited to contact their retailer. They will be informed about the project as development progresses,” Ubisoft confirmed. This is not the first time Ubisoft has had to come out to reassure fans of a long-awaited return of the PS2 and Xbox generation that never seems to come.
