Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake finally reaches important development milestone

The Prince of Persia franchise is a true OG of video game platformers. The series began in 1989 for the Apple II Series and for its time, it not only pushed the boundaries of gameplay in its genre, but it was also an impressive-looking game to boot.

Over the years, the series would evolve into something bigger and better, and with the first game under the Ubisoft umbrella, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time in 2003 was arguably the best game in the entire series with a Metacritic score of 92 earning the ‘Must-Play’ accolade.

Check out the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake trailer below!

While there were a number of Prince of Persia games that arrived after Sands of Time, fans' excitement should have reached fever pitch when a remake of the beloved classic was announced by Ubisoft in 2020. Unfortunately, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake was underwhelming and the internet was not kind. Sure, we had no idea how the game actually played, but in terms of visuals, it looked very outdated, at least by modern standards. As such, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake was delayed numerous times and many fear that it has well and truly become lost in the dreaded developmental hell with reports of the remake being scrapped in May 2023.

However, there may finally be some positive news on the development progress of the remake because Ubisoft says that the newly polished Prince of Persia: Sands of Time has reached an important milestone.

Recently, the original Prince of Persia: Sands of Time celebrated its 20th anniversary and on Twitter, fans were welcomed to a vague, but positive update. “As you know, the passionate team at Ubisoft Montreal is reimagining this legendary story, and we are glad to announce today that the project has passed an important internal milestone and development is progressing,” tweeted the official Prince of Persia account. “We look forward to sharing more in the future!”

At this time, we still do not have a release date for Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake, but we do know that it will be released on PC, PlayStation and Xbox. Hopefully, in the coming months, Ubisoft will reveal a new and improved gameplay trailer along with that elusive release date.