

This might well be the Prince of Persia we're used to, but it's taking everything and putting it in a 2.5D perspective.Ī new Prince of Persia game has leaked online ahead of the Summer Game Fest 2023.Įarlier today on June 8, Reddit users noted that Ubisoft has posted brand new music on their YouTube channel. It looks to be a platforming hack-and-slasher, complete with big boss brawls and more action. The Lost Crown will be coming to PC and both last and new-gen console platforms, as well as the Nintendo Switch. The new Ubisoft game kicked off the whole showcase, and it'll be out early next year on January 28.

“I was relieved to discover that my gameplay reflexes and level-map memories of fifteen years ago are still valid, letting me fluidly navigate a newly-rendered game world that’s lush, sensual, and immersive in ways the Montréal team and I could only dream of in 2003.Update: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has been officially revealed at the Summer Game Fest. He said he had no role in its development, but was kept abreast of progress by Ubisoft Pune and Mumbai developers. Mechner quickly followed Thursday’s announcement with a blog post extolling the remake. Ubisoft has also faced criticism that it favors Assassin’s Creed over new Prince of Persia games because of financial obligations to series creator Jordan Mechner. The series has receded in importance as Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed franchise grew into a near-annual blockbuster. The most recent new release in the Prince of Persia series, which dates to 1989, was 2008’s Prince of Persia, for PlayStation 3, Windows PC, and Xbox 360.

The game announced, however, is not the unreleased, canceled-in-development project whose footage surfaced in May. Ubisoft Montréal also staged a crossover within For Honor back in March, which got some fans’ attention, too. In mid-August, Twitter observers found product listings for just such a game. Signs this year had subtly pointed to some kind of return for the action-adventure. The announcement trailer added that fans can unlock the original Prince of Persia, launched in 1992 for Mac, within the remake, and “even more surprises” are included. You still have all of the characters, the Prince, the Princess, Farah, the Vizier, the original villain, it’s just we have given it a good bit more flavor, more enhancement.” “Still, people have that nostalgic feeling, people want to play that game.

“It’s a dream that is coming true,” said Annu Koul, senior producer with Ubisoft Pune, the India-based studio in charge of the remake. 21, 2021 for PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One. Ubisoft announced Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time will launch Jan. A remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - the 2003 series reboot for PC and consoles of the time - is coming in January.
