The Prince of Persia saga has long been flying over the rumors that move daily in the video game sector. But what if we told you that Ubisoft studied a reboot years ago and they canceled it? Nothing entirely surprising, but yes when we see that there is a video that proves it, and that this takes published since 2012 in Youtube. Prince of Persia RedemptionThis is the name of this project that was never fully developed.
Completely randomly, in ResetERA A user has found the video and has verified that it was published on the platform there for March 2012 and that, at the time of making the discovery, it accumulated only a little more than 150 reproductions. The material shows a new version of the prince showing his characteristic parkour, along with his combat skills and use of the Sands of Time, in a section reminiscent of sagas like Uncharted. Here you have the video:
Prince of Persia Redemption gameplay, the reboot canceled
People linked to Ubisoft and Ubisoft Montreal, the division that is responsible for this proposal, have validated the material. In fact, it was members of the team responsible for For Honor that shaped it and, also, served as inspiration to start raise Assassin’s Creed III.
Apparently legal issues with the IP license, which make the company obtain more benefits by having a large part of the ownership of this IP. Jordan Mechner, author of the original game, led Ubi to decide to drop the idea. Now that the new generation is approaching, hope can be maintained with a possible return of the Prince of Persia, and more seeing that a new Prince of Persia website has been registered. Are the sands back?
