Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake for Xbox and PC has been delayed again, no new release date given

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Prince of Persia: The Sands of "Needs More Time."

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Prince Of Persia Sands Of Time Remake Prince (Image credit: Ubisoft)

What you need to know

  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is being remade by Ubisoft for Xbox, PlayStation, and PC.
  • Today, the Prince of Persia team has announced another delay.
  • The game was originally supposed to launch in January this year but now has been delayed twice.
  • No new release date has been provided for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time represents Ubisoft's first proper game remake and the soft-return of the storied Prince of Persia franchise. The game was supposed to launch in January of this year but was delayed until March a few months ago. Today, the Prince of Persia remake team took to Twitter to announce another delay, this time pushing out the game indefinitely.

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The decision was made to give the game more development time and joins a long list of game delays from 2021. Changing work circumstances and an ongoing pandemic, as well as Ubisoft's recent commitment to quality in their game releases, has led to numerous delays across the board. Hopefully, this extra time will help the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time team make the best game they can possibly make.

This announcement did not include a new release date, though, so we'll have to wait a little longer to hear more about the game.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is slated to come to Xbox, PlayStation, and PC when it does release. It'll be backward compatible on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PS5, with no specific next-gen versions confirmed at this time. While players will have to wait longer to play Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake, you can still take a look at the Best Games for Xbox right now.

Zachary Boddy
Zachary Boddy
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Zachary Boddy (They / Them) is a Staff Writer for Windows Central, primarily focused on covering the latest news in tech and gaming, the best Xbox and PC games, and the most interesting Windows and Xbox hardware. They have been gaming and writing for most of their life starting with the original Xbox, and started out as a freelancer for Windows Central and its sister sites in 2019. Now a full-fledged Staff Writer, Zachary has expanded from only writing about all things Minecraft to covering practically everything on which Windows Central is an expert, especially when it comes to Microsoft. You can find Zachary on Twitter @BoddyZachary.