Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake is “Very Much Alive”; Skipping Ubisoft Forward
Ubisoft has already confirmed some of its biggest titles for the current fiscal year, including Assassin’s Creed Mirage (seemingly on track for October 12th), Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, The Crew Motorfest and more. We’ll probably see more of these at Ubisoft Forward on June 12th. However, those hoping for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake to appear will be disappointed.
In a new tweet, Ubisoft reiterated the project is “very much alive.” However, it won’t be at the publisher’s showcase in June. Announced in 2020, the remake saw multiple delays until ultimately shifting from Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft Mumbai to Ubisoft Montreal. In a new interview, producer Jean-Francois Naud and game director Michael McIntyre provided some updates on development.
Naud revealed that it’s currently in the conception stage of development. “Since we took over the project, we’ve been looking at feedback from the community and finding our way of delivering the game. Now, we’re building up the team, defining the priorities, putting prototypes together, testing elements, and looking at how we can include community feedback in the development as well.
“It’s still in an early stage, and players should not expect to hear more about the game this year, but rest assured that we’re all putting our strengths and heart into this project.”
McIntyre spoke about the team’s approach to the remake. He noted that there is technology to improve the Prince’s movement, but that “there are also expectations from players, in terms of other modern games, of what it means to control a character. Ubisoft Montreal has developed strong expertise in that, and we are looking at how we take those lessons and apply them to the spirit of a game like Prince of
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