Inside Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake, the Debut Game for Ubisoft India Studios
Published on : September 11, 2020
By Akhil Arora
Prince of Persia is rolling back the clock, again. Seventeen years on from the release of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Ubisoft has announced its first-ever full-fledged remake. And in a bit of unexpected news, it's Ubisoft India Studios — the combined might of Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft Mumbai — that is leading development on the remake. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake — as it's officially known — is the very first title created by Ubisoft India Studios. It's been made from the ground up with a new engine, re-recorded dialogue, and new camera angles.
More than 170 employees between Mumbai and Pune have spent over two years working on Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake, with its dash to the finish line falling under the COVID-19 cloud. Ubisoft's India offices have been shut since March when the nationwide lockdown was announced, and the gaming giant provided work-from-home equipment and support to all of its employees, to help them complete the Prince of Persia remake, in what are the key months leading up to game's release.
Ubisoft India Studios managing director Jean-Philippe Pieuchot claims it's the culmination of the first end-to-end console production from India: “With this remake Ubisoft has pioneered AAA expertise in India. […] This milestone paves the road to the future of the Indian gaming industry.” read more