Ubisoft yet gain assures parched Prince of Persia fans that The Sands of Time remake is still alive: "We're still deep in the game — exploring, building, and ensuring the sands move with purpose"

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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
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The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake was a no-show at this year's Summer Game Fest, but rest assured, it's still "deep" in development.

The remake was announced way back in 2020 and was originally supposed to come out the following year, but its development was met with various hurdles leading to a complete reboot in 2023.

Well, now the developer has officially, intentionally broken its silence on the project, seemingly with a peace offering to its fans. "Yep, we're still deep in the game — exploring, building, and ensuring the sands move with purpose," reads the tweet.

Of course, there's not a whole lot to mine from this, and it probably wouldn't have even been posted if it weren't for Ubisoft's flub from earlier this month, but I think it was the right move for the studio to say something as a gesture of goodwill to a group of people who have been waiting for this damn remake for five years now.

I loved The Sands of Time as a kid, but for the sake of my mental health, I can't be bothered to hold my breath for updates on the remake anymore. I hope it sticks the landing in 2026, but I'm not expecting to hear anything else about it for some time.

After all, there's a pretty long list of upcoming Ubisoft games we know are also in development.

Jordan Gerblick
Jordan Gerblick

After earning an English degree from ASU, I worked as a corporate copy editor while freelancing for places like SFX Magazine, Screen Rant, Game Revolution, and MMORPG on the side. I got my big break here in 2019 with a freelance news gig, and I was hired on as GamesRadar's west coast Staff Writer in 2021. That means I'm responsible for managing the site's western regional executive branch, AKA my home office, and writing about whatever horror game I'm too afraid to finish.

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