After many years of the series being absent we got the announcement of a remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time coming at the beginning of next year. The reception was…somewhat mixed, especially to the game’s visuals. There was much assumed about the budget and development time, with many thinking the game was a low budget effort at revisiting the legendary title. The developer has since denied that was the case, saying it was more that they hoped to create a unique visual style. Now it seems to come out that the reveal was based on an older build of the game, and we got a peek at a screen from a newer one.
Gadgets 360 did an interview with the developers of the title and while it was not explicitly stated that the reveal was from an older build, Game Director Pierre-Sylvain Gires said they would continue to be polishing the game up to its 2021 release. The site also was given a new screenshot from a very obviously different build. You can see it below alongside the same shot from the reveal trailer, and they look about night and day.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake will release for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on January 21st, 2021 with a Switch version potentially coming later.
