Prince of Persia remake isn’t canceled, but pre-orders are, Ubisoft says

However The Sands of Time and Prince of Persia RemakeIt is absolutely, positively Not Ubisoft announced that the title has been canceled. However, Ubisoft will still refund any pre-orders made after September 2020’s prematurely announced announcement.

This is an answer to a FAQ posted Monday. “a lot of questions from our community,” regarding the project’s fate. You may remember that, in February 2021 — one month after the game’s original launch date and one month before its revised delivery date — Ubisoft told everyone The Sands of Time Remake It was indefinitely delayed.

Then, this May, the game’s official Twitter account resurfaced with word that development had been taken from Ubisoft’s studios in Pune and Mumbai, India, and handed to Ubisoft Montreal. No revised release date has been announced.

“Prince of Persia: Time Machines Remake Is Not cancelled [emphasis theirs],” Ubisoft wrote. “The game is currently in development at Ubisoft Montreal.” That said, “there are currently no plans to remake any other Prince of Persia title,” which makes sense given the difficulty they’ve had delivering this one.

Of course, “since the game currently does not have a release date,” Ubisoft has decided to go ahead and cancel pre-orders and issue refunds where necessary.

Evidently, the publisher was keen to have the news out in the right order. Cancelling pre-orders would cause most people to conclude that the game is dead. It may well. If The Sands of Time: The Prince of Persia has no launch date or window, and no pre-order availability, that’s like a Whopper without the burger or the bun: nothing.

Video game developers are practically everywhere Never declare the cancellation of a title after they’ve announced it, especially if that announcement was made on an expo’s stage or during a livestream showcase. It’ll just recede into a haze of abandoned trademarks and quiet de-listings years later.