{"id":117873,"date":"2020-09-11T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/09\/rumour_is_prince_of_persia_remake_coming_to_switch_well_its_complicated"},"modified":"2020-09-11T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T05:00:00","slug":"rumour-is-prince-of-persia-remake-coming-to-switch-well-its-complicated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/09\/11\/rumour-is-prince-of-persia-remake-coming-to-switch-well-its-complicated\/","title":{"rendered":"Rumour: Is Prince Of Persia Remake Coming To Switch? Well, It&#8217;s Complicated"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f1accda002cdb\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f1accda002cdb\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\"><\/aside>\n<p><strong><strong>Update #3 (Fri 11th Sep, 2020 06:00 BST):<\/strong><\/strong> During the latest Ubisoft Forward broadcast, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps4\/prince_of_persia_the_sands_of_time_remake\" class=\"external\">Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake<\/a><\/strong> was officially announced for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. While there was no mention of a Nintendo Switch release in the trailer, a Ubisoft Twitter account later on posted (and then removed) a tweet referencing a Switch version, and Switch pre-orders were also available for a short period of time on the game&#8217;s official website.<\/p>\n<p>In response to a tweet about the game potentially coming to the Switch, senior analyst at Niko Partners <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZhugeEX\/status\/1304137428572221440\">Daniel Ahmad<\/a> (who previously implied it wouldn&#8217;t be coming to the system at all &#8211; see previous update below) said it wouldn&#8217;t be happening &#8220;in January&#8221;:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not in January<\/span>\u2014 Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZhugeEX\/status\/1304137428572221440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Also, from the official website. I have a hard time believing, Switch is on the primary game website &#8220;Accidentally&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m leaning toward the Switch version is being announced at a different time. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z9EqhU0RaR\">pic.twitter.com\/Z9EqhU0RaR<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 Stealth (@Stealth40k) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stealth40k\/status\/1304158532477034499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be keeping an eye on this increasingly convoluted tale and update accordingly.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong><strong>Update #2 (Wed 9th Sep, 2020 13:50 BST)<\/strong>:<\/strong> According to <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZhugeEX\/status\/1303357036466515969\">Daniel Ahmad<\/a>, senior analyst at Niko Partners, Ubisoft&#8217;s <strong>Prince of Persia Remake<\/strong> \u2013 which is expected to be announced this week \u2013 will not be coming to Nintendo Switch, nor will it arrive in November, as has been reported (thanks, <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/the-prince-of-persia-remake-is-not-coming-to-switch-or-releasing-in-november-analyst-claims\/\">VGC<\/a>).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Screenshot 2020 09 09 At 13.49.48\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ba73a786fbd81\/screenshot-2020-09-09-at-13-49-48.original.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ba73a786fbd81\/screenshot-2020-09-09-at-13-49-48.original.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2020 09 09 At 13.49.48\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Update #1 (Sun 6th Sep, 2020 07:30 BST):<\/strong> According to Bloomberg&#8217;s video game reporter, Jason Schreier, Ubisoft&#8217;s <strong>Prince of Persia Remake<\/strong> will supposedly be revealed at next week&#8217;s Ubisoft Forward, airing on 10th September.<\/p>\n<p>Schreier shared this information on the most recent <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/maximumfun.org\/episodes\/triple-click\/summer-news-roundup\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Triple Click podcast<\/a>. Here&#8217;s what he had to say, (thanks, <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/news\/2020\/09\/rumour_ubisoft_to_reveal_prince_of_persia_remake_next_week\">Pure Xbox<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>&#8220;&#8230;they had been planning a new Ubisoft Forward, where they were going to announce a bunch of games like the Prince of Persia remake that was leaked a couple of weeks ago. That [event] is planned, it was announced today as being for next week, September 10th.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/a-prince-of-persia-remake-announcement-is-planned-for-ubisoft-forward-journalist-claims\/\">VGC<\/a> has also backed up Schreier with its &#8220;own Ubisoft sources&#8221;, which indicate the claim is correct.<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about the next Ubisoft Forward, view the full schedule in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/09\/next_ubisoft_forward_will_air_on_10th_september_expect_big_announcements_new_games_and_surprises\">our previous post<\/a>. You can also expect to learn more about <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/immortals_fenyx_rising\">Immortals: Fenyx Rising<\/a><\/strong> (formerly known as <strong>Gods &amp; Monsters<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Original story (Thu 20th Aug, 2020 03:15 BST):<\/strong> According to an online and local retailer in Guatemala known as &#8220;<a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.max.com.gt\/catalogsearch\/result\/?category=&amp;q=Prince+Of+Persia+Remake\">MAX<\/a>&#8220;, a <strong>Prince of Persia<\/strong> <strong>Remake<\/strong> is coming to the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 this November.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"The artwork attached to the listing\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/62770b71965f7\/the-artwork-attached-to-the-listing.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/62770b71965f7\/the-artwork-attached-to-the-listing.original.jpg\" alt=\"The artwork attached to the listing\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\">The artwork attached to the listing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bloomberg&#8217;s video game reporter, Jason Schreier, has seemingly backed up this listing <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jasonschreier\/status\/1296125854557392899\">over on Twitter<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Video game retailers sure love leaking Ubisoft&#8217;s surprise announcements&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One individual said they <em>didn&#8217;t<\/em> believe it and the industry insider then told them their tweet wouldn&#8217;t age well.<\/p>\n<p>So, what is this supposed remake? Video game historian and Nintendo Life contributor Liam Robertson thinks it <em>might<\/em> be based on the &#8220;original&#8221; Prince of Persia game (if it is real). Of course, there have been many reboots over the years as well.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am making an assumption that this is the same project I heard about. If it is, it is real.<\/span>\u2014 Liam Robertson (@Doctor_Cupcakes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Doctor_Cupcakes\/status\/1296115272676515840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Ubisoft is hosting its next online broadcast (Ubisoft Forward) <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/au\/how-to-watch-ubisoft-forward-to-see-assassins-creed-valhalla-and-more\/\">in September<\/a>. If this listing is legitimate, we guess we&#8217;ll hear more about it then.<\/p>\n<p>Would you like to see the return of the Prince of Persia series? <em>Tell us down below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update #3 (Fri 11th Sep, 2020 06:00 BST): During the latest Ubisoft Forward broadcast, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake was officially announced for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. While there was no mention of a Nintendo Switch release in the trailer, a Ubisoft Twitter account later on posted (and then removed) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117873"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117873\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}