Over the last couple of years, because of the pandemic, we've seen a couple of games end up in development hell and seem to be stuck in neutral. Unfortunately, one of those many games is the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake.
The game has hit more than a bump in the road and looks like it's almost come to a complete stop. Built on the Assassin's Creed engine by Ubisoft was supposed to be out in January of 2021 but is nowhere near being ready for release. Ubisoft made a statement to announce that they've changed the game's developers. Development of the remake has moved from Ubisoft's Pune and Mumbai studios and will be handed over to Ubisoft Montreal.
"Hello, Prince of Persia fans!
The development of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake will now be led by Ubisoft Montréal, the very birthplace of the epic Sands of Time trilogy.
This decision is an important step and the team, building upon the work achieved by Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft Mumbai, will now take the time they need to regroup on the scope of the game to deliver you the best experience for this remake of an all-time classic, when it's ready.
We want to thank you for your continuous support and patience throughout the development. Rest assured that we will update you on the progress in a future update.
The Dev Team"
So we go from January 2021 to basically "it'll be ready when it's ready" release date. The original was released back in 2003 and has sold over 14 million copies worldwide.