Ubisoft has lastly given phrase on a launch window for the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake, stating that the sport will launch by the top of March 2026.
In its earnings name right now, Ubisoft revealed that it plans for the Sands of Time remake to drop in fiscal 12 months 2025-26, which formally ends on March 31, 2026. This considerably narrows down the discharge timeline for the sport, as beforehand the writer had solely mentioned it was coming in 2026.
This launch window would mark practically six years because the announcement of the sport. Ubisoft initially teased the Sands of Time remake manner again in 2020 for last-gen consoles. Since then, it has had a rocky improvement course of, switching builders a number of years in the past following fan backlash to the unique trailer and a missed launch date. It is in all probability protected to say at this level that the remake, now within the works at Ubisoft Montreal, will come to current-gen consoles.
In steerage to traders, Ubisoft is positioning the remake as a part of a FY2025-26 lineup that’s meant to stabilize the corporate’s funds. Along with the remake, its upcoming slate consists of Anno 117, The Division Resurgence, and Rainbow Six Cell. Nonetheless, the writer additionally introduced that it’s delaying a number of titles out of the present fiscal 12 months and should proceed cost-cutting measures within the close to future.
This comes on the heels of an extended stretch of dangerous information for the corporate, together with a number of rounds of layoffs, studio closures, and reducing income. Ubisoft lately introduced a company restructuring meant to consolidate efforts on its tentpole franchises Murderer’s Creed, Rainbow Six, and Far Cry, and to combine a big new funding from Tencent.