Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, the remake of the beloved motion recreation, has been delayed.
A tweet from the official Ubisoft UK Twitter account introduced the remake, which was initially revealed in early September and scheduled for launch on January 21, 2021, has now been delayed to March 18, 2021.
Ubisoft’s reasoning for delaying the Prince of Persia remake is a typical one: COVID-19 and the various problems {that a} yr like 2020 has offered.
“We’re excited to place this recreation in your fingers, as we retell the story of the Prince and Farah in a reimagined eleventh century Persia,” Ubisoft wrote, thanking followers for his or her endurance. “Nevertheless, 2020 has been a yr like no different. Right now we needed to let you recognize that we’re taking further time to work on the sport….We imagine that is the best name to make sure we ship a recreation you’ll take pleasure in.”
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake will value $39.99 and be out there on PS4, Xbox One, and PC by way of Epic Video games Retailer, the Ubisoft retailer on Home windows, and UPlay+. There might be no PS5 or Xbox Sequence X model of the sport, however it will likely be playable on next-gen console by way of backward compatibility.
The Remake is being developed by Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft Mumbai, and is utilizing the identical Anvil engine that powers the Murderer’s Creed video games. Voice actor Yuri Lowenthal is returning because the Prince. You possibly can learn our interview with Ubisoft Pune’s Game Director Pierre-Sylvain Gires, where he explains how and why Ubisoft is remaking the 2003 classic.
Joseph Knoop is a author/producer/time traveler for IGN.
