Via social media, Ubisoft announced the release of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake will be postponed until sometime next year.
While veteran fans of the franchise have to wait longer for the remake, the game also will not be shown during Ubisoft Forward, scheduled for June 12 at noon PDT for E3 2021.
The official Prince of Persia Twitter account released the following message:
“Ubisoft Forward is around the corner and we wanted to use this time to thank you for the amount of support you have shown us in the past year.
As you might have already read, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake will not be in Ubisoft Forward. We are making great progress for our game to release next year, but we are not ready to share any additional information just yet. We will share an update as soon as we are ready.
Until then, we wanted to express our appreciation for your continuous support, as well as your patience with us on our journey. We’re looking forward to the moment when we will be able to share more with you!”
A message from the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake dev team: pic.twitter.com/3B8tgUGkwl
— Prince of Persia (@princeofpersia) June 7, 2021
The game was supposed to be launched on January 20, 2021. However, Ubisoft delayed the launch of the game in December 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ubisoft delayed the game for a March 18, 2021 release. The company then delayed the game again in February 2021 with an unannounced date.
Another update from Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake dev team: pic.twitter.com/O6OOmYXhOD
— Prince of Persia (@princeofpersia) February 5, 2021
[Source]: @PrinceofPersia (Twitter): A message from the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake dev team:.