Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake Will Launch in January

Kazuma Hashimoto

Published: Sep 10, 2020 03:26 pm

This article is over 4 years old and may contain outdated information

A Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake is on the way. Leaked through a display on a Ubisoft storefront and hinted at by Guatamala’s MAX online storefront, the upcoming game has been officially been announced. It is in development and will launch on January 21, 2021.

Recommended Videos

Ubisoft forward shared a bit of what the Remake will have to offer. This includes a look at gameplay, new character models, voice acting, and its environment design. Character models have been up-scaled and performances have been re-recorded to make use of motion capture technology.

You can watch the trailer for the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake below:

The Prince of Persia Remake will be handled by a Ubisoft studio situated in India. In the Ubisoft Forward presentation the developers themselves discussed how this project would be a labor of love, and they were excited to be handling the remaster of such an iconic game. The original voice actors have also been brought back to reprise their roles. This will also be the first remake from Ubisoft.

Prince of Persia Remake will be available on January 21, 2021 for the PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One. The price displayed at the Ubisoft shop indicates that the remaster will cost $39.99.

Siliconera is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more about our Affiliate Policy

Author

Kazuma Hashimoto

Senior staff writer, translator and streamer, Kazuma spends his time playing a variety of games ranging from farming simulators to classic CRPGs. Having spent upwards of 6 years in the industry, he has written reviews, features, guides, with work extending within the industry itself. In his spare time he speedruns games from the Resident Evil series, and raids in Final Fantasy XIV. His work, which has included in-depth features focusing on cultural analysis, has been seen on other websites such as Polygon and IGN.