This was a bittersweet shuffle as now the original creators of the Sands of Time trilogy was working on the remake, but a switch this late in the development cycle meant that a delay was imminent. At the time of coverage, I said that no word on a potential delay had been conveyed and that Ubisoft would provide an update on the game’s progress in the future. Well, that day is here and it’s not looking good.
— Wario64 (@Wario64) June 3, 2022
Not cancelled but not here either
Fans started to wonder if the game had actually been axed. A cancellation doesn’t seem uncanny considering the difficulties behind the curtains and it would make sense to put the hold on a project that’s had this shaky of a history. However, it seems like the game has not be cancelled, just delayed, once again, this time indefinitely. Ubisoft issued the forthcoming statement to IGN following today’s delisting: As you can see, that statement confirms that the Prince of Persia Remake is no longer coming out next year. As expected, so many hurdles and a damn last-minute studio change has had a severe impact on the game’s development. It’s very viable that Ubisoft is almost looking at an internal reworking of sorts for the remake, especially given how lukewarm the audience response was to the first trailer. As a consequence, we are no longer targeting a FY23 release anymore and the game has been delisted. If players wish to cancel their preorder they are invited to contact their retailer. They will be updated on the project as the development is moving along. Whether the new team is starting from scratch or continuing right from where Ubisoft Mumbai and Pune left off, it will be a long time before we see this game materialize. With Ubisoft Montreal at the helm, we can only hope that this brings more good than bad, and that the team can save this project from development hell at last. Keep in mind that no release window was announced or even hinted at alongside this update. If you were looking forward to playing the remake later, or even worse, if you had pre-ordered the game, you’d have to wait a lot longer now. The fact that Ubisoft is actually encouraging people to cancel their preorders if they wish to should be enough to tell you that this game is not coming out anytime soon, and that a possible revamp of the project is in order.
