We've been hearing rumblings about a Prince of Persia remake in recent weeks, and now according to trusted industry insider Jason Schreier, Ubisoft is likely to unveil it at its Ubisoft Forward event next Thursday, September 10th.
Schreier has hinted at the game's existence in the past, and on a recent Triple Click podcast, he mentioned that Ubisoft had recently been planning to announce the game at the show:
"...they had been planning a new Ubisoft Forward, where they were going to announce a bunch of games like the Prince of Persia remake that was leaked a couple of weeks ago. That [event] is planned, it was announced today as being for next week, September 10th."
The leak Schreier refers to came in the form of a Guatemalan Retail site listing for a "Prince of Persia Remake" on PS4 and Nintendo Switch, although no further details were provided at the time. However, the retailer did list an expected delivery date of November 2020 for the title, suggesting it might not be far off at all.
As for which game/s the remake is for, it remains to be seen. It's been speculated that it might be for 2003 original Xbox classic Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, but hopefully we'll know for definite next week.
What are you hoping to see from the Prince of Persia remake? Let us know in the comments below.
[source maximumfun.org, via reddit.com]
Comments 12
I loved the prince of Persia games back in the day. The early ones and the sands of time games too.
As for the remake... Not sure how I feel. If it's done in the way Activision have been remaking their old games I'd be interested. Sands of Time already had an HD remaster on PS3/360 so not sure other than another minor graphical upgrade what they can do to convince me to buy again.
@pip_muzz Not sure you understand. Usually when these remakes happen there is a HUGE leap in the graphics. Example,this months Mafia remake. That is a night and day difference between that and the old ps 2 version.
@hulkie Super Mario 3D All Stars says hello.
I get what you mean. But that's why I said I wanted an Activision style remake. Not all of them are as substantial an upgrade. Burnout Paradise is again marginal in its difference. And Mafia 1 is noticeably better Mafia 2 is actually worse than it was... If you get the point
@pip_muzz You're mixing remakes and remasters. They are different things. Burnout and Mafia 2 are remasters and this upcoming Prince of Persia and Mafia are remakes.
@Letku Considering this Prince of Persia hasn't been announced it could turn out to be a remaster just as much as a remake.
I get the difference. Resident Evil 2 3 were remakes. Burnout Paradise and the rumoured Mass Effect trilogy are remasters. The line has been blurred lately by the Crash and Spyro lately which are called remakes but feature the same level design. Its a tricky one. Normally I'd say a remaster is a graphical upgrade and a remake is made again from scratch. But the line is being blurred more and more these days if you see what I mean. It was simpler half a decade ago.
Cool, it’s been a while since we got anything PoP so will keep an eye out for this!
And we still can’t get a new Splinter Cell?!!! 🤦♂️
@KelticDevil it's been ages since I've replayed those. There was a time I'd play 1-4 in a row every year. Great games.
@pip_muzz
It’s ridiculous. And they put Sam Fisher in other Ubisoft games, so they know there is a big fanbase out there for the games. It’s like Ubisoft is trolling us.
Microsoft needs to call Ubisoft and make a deal for a new Splinter Cell. The ones on OG were, basically, Xbox exclusives since the PS2 versions were trash. And the 360 even had an exclusive Splinter Cell game on it.
The reveal could be amazing. Black screen & you see Sam’s goggles drop down with the green lights & that sound makes. 🎤 drop! 😂
Edit - typo.
@KelticDevil I only played the Xbox versions years later having a GameCube at first. The difference on the first two was remarkable. The CIA level was entirely different among other things. Definitely a series that has its definitive home on Xbox I'd say. I remember enjoying the Gen 6 version of Double Agent more than the Gen 7 one though.
@pip_muzz going back to your original post. It’s true it wasn’t long ago we got hd remasters of the PoP trilogy. Sadly it still isn’t backwards compatible. The sands of time and warrior within are two of my favorite gaming experiences ever. I’ve been desperate simply to get the hd trilogy in back compat. That alone would be good enough for me.
If we never get that, then this remake is super important. My hope is it’s the whole trilogy. But I would take a remake of sands of time with plans to release the rest of the trilogy later.
It's basically confirmed.
Show Comments
Leave A Comment
Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...