Ubisoft confirmed the absence of the long -awaited Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time at the upcoming Ubisoft Forward event. This revelation left fans, impatiently awaiting news about the development of the game, in a state of disappointment.
Ubisoft announced this on the official twitter, assuring the fans that, although the game will not be presented at the event, the development is still ongoing. The company assured that, despite the failure, the process of creating the game remains active, and fans should not worry about its condition.
According to the recent FAQ, published by Ubisoft, the game is developed by Ubisoft Montréal, at the stage of the concept – early development stage. At this stage, Ubisoft Montréal collects a team of game developers, determines the priorities of tasks, develops the first prototypes and tests various elements of gameplay. This most important process is aimed at ensuring that the game meets the high standards expected by both fans and the game community.
"As for the development stage, now we are at the stage of the concept", – Said producer Jean-Fransa Naud. "Since we headed the project, we have studied community reviews and found our own way to deliver the game. Now we are collecting a team, define priorities, collect prototypes, test elements and see how we can include community reviews in development. While still at an early stage, and players should not expect new news about the game this year, but be sure that we all invest for strength and heart in this project".
The key information from the FAQ is confirmation that Ubisoft is currently not planning to make remakes of other games of the Prince of Persia series. This decision concentrates the resources and attention on The Sands of Time Remake, without dividing attention to other remakes in the Prince of Persia series.
As for the date the game release, Ubisoft has not been appointed it at present. However, they assured the fans that when they were ready to announce a new release date, the information about this will be published. Given the absence of the release date, Ubisoft decided to cancel and return funds for existing preliminary orders. Despite this, Ubisoft stated that preliminary orders can be renewed as soon as a new date for the game is announced.