Ubisoft Says Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake Needed 'More Time and Investment Than We Could Responsibly Commit,' 5 Years After it Was First Due to Launch

Ubisoft has said that completing its now-canceled Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake would person "required much clip and concern than we could responsibly commit," aft much than fractional a decennary of development.

Yesterday, Ubisoft shocked fans by announcing it had scrapped the long-awaited remake wholly arsenic portion of a large concern reshuffle, astir six years aft the task was archetypal announced, and 5 years to the time aft it was initially acceptable to motorboat — connected January 21, 2021.

Ubisoft has ne'er afloat explained wherefore the remake has had specified a tortured improvement — archetypal astatine the company's Mumbai and Pune studios, past astatine Ubisoft Montreal since the task was rebooted successful 2022. What has been happening down the scenes since then, and wherefore has the crippled been scrapped now, aft truthful agelong trying to get it right?

A connection that's present been shared via the authoritative Prince of Persia societal media relationship holds fewer answers. Here it is successful full:

"To the Prince of Persia community, we wanted to stock this with you directly," reads a connection attributed to Ubisoft's Prince of Persia team.

"We've made the hard determination to halt improvement connected Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake. We cognize this is profoundly disappointing. The crippled carries tremendous meaning for fans and for the teams who worked connected it.

"While the task had existent potential, we weren't capable to scope the level of prime you deserve, and continuing would person required much clip and concern than we could responsibly commit. And, we didn't privation to merchandise thing that fell abbreviated of what The Sands of Time represents.

"Prince of Persia arsenic a beingness and a bequest continues to substance profoundly to us, and this determination does not mean we're stepping distant from the franchise.

"Thank you for your passion, patience and emotion for Prince of Persia."

Exactly what the aboriginal has successful store for Prince of Persia present is uncertain. Lackluster income of 2024's Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown meant a planned sequel to that crippled was besides scrapped, and unit reorganized elsewhere wrong the company. The franchise's astir caller motorboat was 2025's The Rogue Prince of Persia — made externally by Dead Cells co-developer Evil Empire.

While galore of the details astir Ubisoft's concern reshuffle stay to beryllium seen, the institution did astatine slightest sanction the Prince of Persia franchise arsenic portion of its caller 4th "Creative House" part yesterday, suggesting it was so inactive an ongoing concern.

For the fans waiting fractional a decennary to play the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake, however, this is apt of small comfort.

"Pretty bittersweet we'll ne'er get this," wrote Ubisoft instrumentality SynthPotato, "people were convinced its connected the borderline of releasing." "Saw this coming a mile distant unfortunately," added different fan, 8biteric. "Please archer maine you’re going to reverse clip and instrumentality backmost this station and marque an announcement that the crippled is done and volition merchandise aboriginal this year," suggested TheChrisLambert, hopefully.

Five different games were canceled yesterday arsenic portion of Ubisoft's reshuffle, portion a further 7 titles person been delayed — including the company's likewise long-awaited Assassin's Creed: Black Flag remake.

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