During the Ubisoft Forward Stream, the company has again assured us that their remake ofPrince of Persia: The Sands of Timestill exists. Except it’s coming in 2026. They told us this during an extremely brief nothing of a teaser.
Considering this is the series’ 35th anniversary and they’re making a big deal of it, they probably wanted thePrince of Persia: The Sands of Timeremake to hit this year, but things don’t sound like they’re going that well with achange of developers back in 2022. I suppose with nothing else to tell us, they showed us a candle burning in reverse before revealing a pretty far-off date. That’s far enough away for me to forget that it exists.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Timefirst came out in 2003 and brought new excitement to the franchise started by Jordan Mechner back in 1989. Since then, new entries in the series have been pretty frequent, but arguably, none have really been able to achieve the same popularity.
That’s not for lack of trying. This year sawPrince of Persia: The Lost Crownwhich released to critical acclaim.The Rogue Prince of Persiais currently in early access and is being handled by the devs of one of the best Roguelite platformers,Dead Cells. Even without thePrince of Persia: Sands of Timeremake, it’s a pretty great year for the series.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Timewill be coming in 2026.
