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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake Officially Announced by Ubisoft

During today’s Ubisoft Forward, the publisher announced a remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, whih wasn't exactly a surprise.

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During today’s Ubisoft Forward, the publisher announced a remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.

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The game has been refreshed for the current generation of platforms and it’s coming on January 21,. 2021 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

Interestingly, there doesn’t seem to be any next-gen version announced for the moment, nor a Switch release.

You can check out the trailer revealed during the show below.

If you’re unfamiliar with Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, it was originally released in 2003 for PlayStation 2, GameCube, the original Xbox, PC, and GameBoy Advance. It was then re-released in an HD collection for PS3.

Below you can read an official description directly from Ubisoft.

“Embark on a journey as the Prince to prevent the powerful Sands of Time from falling into the hands of the treacherous Vizier. Master the Sands of Time and use your dagger to control time itself. Fight cursed enemies and solve puzzles along the way. “

Key Features

  • A CLASSIC REBORN Experience the original epic tale of the Prince on his journey for redemption. Travel back in time with the return of the Prince’s original voice actor, Yuri Lowenthal, and discover a brave new Farah.
  • REIMAGINED FOR TODAY Fight new enemy character models and enjoy entirely new cinematic sequences along with enhanced voices, sounds, parkour animations, and soundtrack.
  • WIELD THE POWER OF TIME Master the Sands of Time and use your dagger to reverse, accelerate, freeze, and slow time itself while solving puzzles along the way.
  • BREATHTAKING GRAPHICAL UPDATES Immerse yourself in ancient Persia with more realistic graphics, pre-baked rendering, and VFX as you fight cursed enemies along your journey.
  • MODERNIZED CONTROLS Camera, controls, and combat have been completely rebuilt and updated for today’s standards. Choose between original or modernized mapping.

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Giuseppe Nelva

Proud weeb hailing from sunny (not as much as people think) Italy and long-standing gamer since the age of Mattel Intellivision and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Definitely a multi-platform gamer, he still holds the old dear PC nearest to his heart, while not disregarding any console on the market. RPGs (of any nationality), MMORPGs, and visual novels are his daily bread, but he enjoys almost every other genre, prominently racing simulators, action and sandbox games. He is also one of the few surviving fans on Earth of the flight simulator genre.

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