Prince of Persia The Sands of Time: change of studio for the remake, Ubisoft explains

When the remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time was announced during Ubisoft Forward in September 2020, the project seemed to be on the right track. The release of the game was even set for January 21, 2021 on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X / S and Xbox One. However, a few months later, we learned that the title was postponed for almost two months. “Today we inform you that we need more time to complete the development of the game. As a result, the release of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake is postponed to March 18, 2021. We are convinced that this is the best decision to offer you a game that you can fully enjoy”, explained then Ubisoft Pune, with the COVID-19 in the background. Like most studios, in fact. But in reality, the evil was deeper.

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Indeed, in February 2021, we were entitled to a new press release in which Ubisoft argues that the Pune and Mumbai teams need much more time than expected to "deliver a remake as innovative as it is faithful to the work. original"; and this time, without a specified release date. Yes, it was starting to smell bad. And we have to believe that we were right, since yesterday, Ubisoft split a new tweet to indicate that it is now its Montreal teams who are in charge of the project. According to what is indicated, Ubisoft Montreal will rely on the work carried out by Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft Mumbai and measure the scope of the project entrusted to it.

This news will perhaps reassure the fans of the first hour since it is precisely Ubisoft Montreal which is at the origin of the trilogy. Unfortunately, this announcement also means that there will undoubtedly be breakage at Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft Mumbai, even if nothing has filtered on this subject for the moment.