Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake canceled amid wider Ubisoft shakeup

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Five others canceled, and seven games delayed

As part of a wider company restructuring, Ubisoft has canceled six games, including the long-troubled Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake. The studio said last year that it'd be arriving in early 2026, and there were rumors of it landing on Jan. 16, but as reported by Jason Schreier via Bluesky, the team was "not happy with the state of the game and decided to cancel it as part of a massive reorganization."

BREAKING: Ubisoft is canceling the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake and 5 other games (4 unannounced, 1 mobile). The company says it is also delaying 7 games (including an unannounced project believed to be a Black Flag remake) as part of a larger restructuring. — Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier.bsky.social) 2026-01-21T16:45:19.603Z

Alongside the Prince of Persia remake, five other unannounced games have also been canceled, including one on mobile. This is because they "do not meet the new enhanced quality as well as more selective portfolio prioritization criteria," according to a press release.

Seven other games, of which the long-awaited rumored Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag remake is among, have also been internally delayed "in order to ensure enhanced quality benchmarks are fully met and maximize long-term value creation."

Perhaps surprisingly, there's still no mention of Beyond Good & Evil 2, the sequel to the cult classic that was originally announced in 2008, then re-revealed in 2017. The last official word on the game came in June 2024, when Ubisoft confirmed it was still in development. Last year, job listings went up to work on the game, implying it has, somehow, not been canceled yet.

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