Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake (PS5) News Articles
Tuesday27th Jan 2026
"I've dedicated the last three years to this"
An actress who appeared to work on Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time’s now cancelled PS5 remake said she found out about the situation through WhatsApp. In a new YouTube video, Eman Ayaz talks at length about the “grief” she’s facing following the scrapping of a project she worked on for three...
Wednesday21st Jan 2026
News Prince of Persia Remake and 5 Other Games Cancelled by Ubisoft
As part of a "major company reset" at the firm
Ubisoft has revealed it is cancelling its long-in-development Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake and five other unannounced games as part of a "major company reset" today. Separately, another seven in-development titles are now delayed, and Ubisoft will confirm layoffs on 12th February 2026...
Saturday17th Jan 2026
News The Sands of Time Have Run Out on Prince of Persia's PS5 Remake Launching This Week
It didn't happen
According to esteemed rumour monger Tom Henderson, the long-awaited Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake was due to release, well, today – on 16th January, 2026. But, well, it’s not looking likely, is it? As we write this, we’re already deep into the day, and not a peep from French publisher Ubisoft. We think the sands...
Thursday15th Jan 2026
News Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake's Big Website Leak Appears to Be Fake
Update: Never mind
There's been a bit of buzz surrounding Ubisoft's remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time lately, and it refuses to go away. The game has been in development for many years, and we've seen very little of it since its ropey debut back in 2020. Back in December of last year, Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson claimed the Sands of...
Thursday4th Dec 2025
News Prince of Persia PS5 Remake Won't Be at The Game Awards, Despite Rumoured Release Date
Keighley hopes crushed
Don’t expect to see Ubisoft’s highly anticipated Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake at The Game Awards. The title – which is apparently due out on 16th January, according to reliable snoop Tom Henderson – had been touted for an appearance during Geoff Keighley’s event next week, largely because it seems...
Monday1st Dec 2025
Rumour Prince of Persia: Sands of Time PS5 Remake Out as Early as 16th January
That's less than 50 days away
Ubisoft announced its remake of all-time PS2 classic Prince of Persia: Sands of Time over five years ago. You may recall, the game was given a January 2021 release date, before a sequence of delays ended with the project being handed to a different developer entirely. Ubisoft had said in
Friday28th Nov 2025
News Leaked Footage of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake Almost Two Years Old, Ubisoft Confirms
"The game has changed so much since then"
If you're paying close enough attention, you may have seen some leaked gameplay footage of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake doing the rounds the last few days. The footage is still around if you care to look for it, though it sounds like it's not really representative of the game at this point...
Friday21st Nov 2025
News Prince of Persia Remake Might Finally Launch in the Next Six Months
Out by April 2026, say financial earnings
Development on the remake of PS2 classic Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time may finally be nearing the finish line, as Ubisoft has reiterated its intentions to put the project out next year. In fact, it's actually narrowed the release window to the first three months of 2026. The publisher has included...
Tuesday17th Jun 2025
News Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake Deep in Development by 'Team That Truly Cares'
Ubisoft offers brief update
Ubisoft has offered up the smallest of updates on the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake. In a social post, the publisher says it's still "deep in the game", being crafted "by a team that truly cares": It's not much to go on, but it at least is showing signs of life in the project. The remake was first...
Monday10th Jun 2024
News Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake Gets the Tiniest of Teasers, Now Targeting 2026
Time is a construct
Does a 30-second trailer that shows basically nothing but a target release window really count as a teaser? We're not so sure, but that's all we've got to work with when it comes to Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake. The project, which has been stop-start for years now, was acknowledged during Ubisoft's summer showcase...
Tuesday4th Jun 2024
News Ubisoft Calls in Second Studio for Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake
Ubisoft Toronto answers the call
Ubisoft has tasked another of its internal development studios, Ubisoft Toronto, to assist with developing the troubled Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake, which has been under wraps at Ubisoft Montreal for some time now. Announcing its assistance on Twitter, Ubisoft Toronto revealed it would be joining forces...
Wednesday10th Apr 2024
News Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake Reportedly 'Completely Redone', Still a Ways Off
Adopting "more realistic approach"
Video game outlet Insider Gaming has managed to get its hands on some in-development footage of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake. The project was initially announced in 2020, but was met with heavy criticism thanks mostly to the direction of its visuals. The backlash was so strong that Ubisoft decided to
Wednesday22nd Nov 2023
News 'Development Is Progressing' on Ubisoft's Troubled Prince of Persia Remake
If only we could control time
Prince of Persia fans, rejoice — Ubisoft Montréal is still chipping away at Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake. The project was announced back in 2020, and while the idea of a remake of a true Ubisoft classic was enticing, the art direction left a lot to be desired. The game's development has been turbulent...
Wednesday24th May 2023
News Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake Back at Concept Stage After Total Reboot
No further updates this year
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, a remake project announced well over two years ago, is back at the “conception” stage, after development was moved from Ubisoft Pune to Ubisoft Montreal. Effectively, the studio is starting from scratch, and as such there’ll be no updates at the French publisher?
Monday7th Nov 2022
News Ubisoft Stresses the Prince of Persia Remake Isn't Cancelled
No plans for other remakes
Ubisoft has published an article on its official website that answers questions surrounding the rather troubled Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake and its development. While its responses are basic, the French publisher confirms the game "is not cancelled". Any
Tuesday7th Jun 2022
News Prince of Persia Remake Hit with Another Delay Causing Retailers to Delist Pre-Orders
Like running in quicksand
The long-awaited remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time has been hit with yet another delay but has not been cancelled, according to Ubisoft. At this point, though, it is starting to f
Tuesday3rd May 2022
News Ubisoft Montréal Takes Over Development of Troubled Prince of Persia Remake
If only they could rewind time
We've heard very little about Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake since the last delay back in October. The fan favourite getting a modern coat of paint should be cause for celebration, but it's clearly been having issues behind the scenes. To try and get the project on track, Ubisoft Montréal has been called...
Thursday28th Oct 2021
News The Sands of Time Continue to Drain on Delayed Prince of Persia Remake
Pushed back again
The hotly anticipated Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake, originally due out in January 2021, has been delayed again. You may recall the release being moved out of its aforementioned release window into March 2021, before being pushed into the organisation’s following fiscal year, meaning it was due out by 31st March
Monday7th Jun 2021
News Prince of Persia Remake Skips Ubisoft Forward, Out Next Year
Fast forward time
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake will not be making an appearance during the Ubisoft Forward livestream later this week, the development team has confirmed. The news was shared as part of an update on Twitter, which also stated the PlayStation 4 title is now slated to release at some point next year. The game
Friday5th Feb 2021
News Prince of Persia Puts the Sands of Time on Hold Until a Later Date
No new release date announced
Ubisoft’s oft-criticised Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake, which was originally scheduled to release on 21st January before being pushed back to 18th March, has been delayed indefinitely. On the franchise’s official Twitter account, a spokesperson for the development team in Pune said that the “passion and...
Tuesday8th Dec 2020
News Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake Delayed to March 2021
Originally out next month
Ubisoft has made the difficult decision to delay Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake past its original release date next month to 18th March 2021. Currently planned for release on PlayStation 4 (playable on PlayStation 5 via backwards compatibility), the push back allows the developer to "ensure we deliver a game you...
Friday11th Sep 2020
News Switch Between Prince of Persia Remake and the Original Game with Pre-Order Bonuses
Also includes 1989 title
If you'd rather just play the original game on PlayStation 4 than the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake, you can do exactly that if you pre-order. Those who slap some cash down early will gain access to the Back to the Origins Set, which includes a classic filter that allows you to switch between the updated visuals...
Thursday10th Sep 2020
News Prince of Persia Remake Doesn't Look Any Better in Screenshots
Mission abort
We feel bad because the IP has been pretty much dead since 2010, but Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake really doesn't look very good. It's from a new Ubisoft studio based in India and it doesn't look like the project was given a particularly large budget, resulting in visuals that really don't look the part in 2020. We're sure...
News Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake Confirmed for PS4, Coming January 2021
From a new Ubisoft studio
Following various rumours and a leak earlier today, Ubisoft has confirmed that Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake is indeed a thing and it will be coming to PlayStation 4 on 21st January 2021. If you've already upgraded to the PlayStation 5 by that point, don't worry because you'll be able to play it through...
News Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake Is Real, Looks Weird
Back in time
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, one of the best platformers from the PlayStation 2 era, is getting a full-blown remake – although the leaked assets don’t give the best impression. Spotted on the Russian UPlay website, we get a look at the titular prince and a lady reaching out to him as
