Prince of Persia social media botch forces Ubisoft to vow as soon as once more that it's nonetheless engaged on The Sands of Time
In what looks as if a wholly out-of-nowhere reminder, a shock message on the Prince of Persia X account has popped as much as promise everybody that sure, Ubisoft continues to be engaged on The Sands of Time “behind the scenes,” and no, it has nothing extra to say about it. It is all a bit odd, and virtually fully random, however scrolling again by way of the social media feed reveals that there’s really cause for the unprompted message—and by “good” I imply fairly foolish.
First issues first, a fast timeline on The Sands of Time Remake. It was initially purported to be out in January 2021 however was delayed a pair months as a result of “2020 has been a 12 months like no different,” and boy, we actually had no concept, did we?
Truthful sufficient, then—and likewise a reminder of how lengthy this complete factor has been dragging on—however one other delay adopted with no new launch date—by no means signal—after which one other, and ultimately it acquired to the purpose the place Ubisoft was decreased to promising the entire thing hadn’t been cancelled (however had been delayed (once more)). There was a new studio, and extra studios, a whole-ass reboot in mid-2023, a delay into 2026 with an unexplained title change, and actually: Why is it so onerous to make a recreation you already made 20 years in the past?
Anyway, I re-litigate all of this as a result of it amuses me to take action, but in addition as a result of the occasions main as much as in the present day’s seemingly random missive on social media even have a timeline explaining why Ubisoft would simply put this out for no obvious cause, which we’ll now dive into.
It begins on June 9, with the looks of an ominous message: “One thing is lurking in these waters,” phrases made much more noteworthy due to their look one 12 months, virtually to the day, after Ubisoft’s most up-to-date Sands of Time replace, the one the place the “Remake” a part of the title was dropped. Thrilling stuff for many who observed, however not many observed as a result of the message was rapidly deleted.
This man observed, although.
It turned out the message that acquired Sands of Time hopefuls all labored up was the truth is meant for the For Honor account, to tease the reveal of the following season:
One thing is lurking in these waters.. pic.twitter.com/7jFZw72c2hJune 9, 2025
Ubisoft copped to the whiff in brief order.
![Me when someone posted a teaser to the wrong account...[Sorry everyone, we know you're excited!] 💖](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2sx9sNJsFYWCXBGWSw7UXj-1200-80.jpg.webp)
Sadly, it did not assist calm issues down: Some followers had been satisfied Ubisoft actually did have one thing to point out, others begged for something, and some appeared to have merely reached their restrict with the entire thing:
Which brings us to in the present day’s replace, posted simply shy of per week after all the pieces went sideways with a For Honor tease.
“Yep, we’re nonetheless deep within the recreation—exploring, constructing, and making certain the sands transfer with function,” Ubisoft wrote. “This recreation is being crafted by a workforce that really cares, they usually’re pouring their hearts (and numerous espresso) into each step. Thanks for sticking with us.
“Whereas improvement continues behind the scenes, there’s one other journey ready for you proper now: The Rogue Prince of Persia—quick, trendy, and constructed with the identical dedication.”
So there you’ve got it: Sure, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time continues to be in improvement, and no, there’s nothing to see right here however a social media man who most likely did not have the very best weekend ever. Sorry.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time doesn’t have a launch date but, however for now it stays on course for someday in 2026. We’ll see.