What seemed to be a project without big risk and easy to understand at first is now proving to be one of the biggest thorns in the side of Ubisoft. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake has been repeatedly pushed back since its announcement, given that its first trailer had hardly convinced fans of the saga. Ubisoft Punewhich was the studio in charge of the project, had expressed several times to apologize for this delay, but we now understand that this team no longer has control over the project.
A new delay to be expected?
An update on the development of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake pic.twitter.com/8xQpqyPSwQ
— Prince of Persia (@princeofpersia) May 3, 2022
In a post on social media, Ubisoft declares that it is now Ubisoft Montreal which will develop this remake of Prince of Persiato the detriment of Ubisoft Pune and Mumbai :
” The development of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake will now be managed by Ubisoft Montreal, the birthplace of the Sands of Time trilogy. This decision is an important step and the team, building on the work produced by Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft Mumbai, will now take the time they need to refocus on the scale of the game to provide you with the best gaming experience. possible remake of this classic, when it’s ready. »
In other words, Ubisoft is not announcing a new postponement, but it looks like it. The fact that a different team is taking over the project head on will inevitably shift the estimates made internally, and we are now wondering if the game is still scheduled to be released during this fiscal year 2022/2023.
We will probably have to wait for a next financial report from Ubisoft or a next public appearance of the game to find out.