A fan's offer of €5 million to revive the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake development. This offer highlights the continued demand for a modern reinterpretation of the 2003 game. Fans have long awaited a faithful reinterpretation of the original game's mechanics and storyline.
Ubisoft has not commented on the offer or the game's status
The Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake currently hovers in limbo. There have been previous reports that Ubisoft could've put the game on hold or cancelled it. This fan's offer seeks to deliver the necessary funds to jumpstart the development efforts.
The offer from this fan is to the tune of €5 million. This is a direct monetary offer from a fan of the franchise. This report is coming from Insider Gaming, citing an unnamed fan as the source.
Ubisoft hasn't acknowledged or commented on the offer. Nor has it shared any future plans for the remake. There's no information in this report about Ubisoft's current plans for the Prince of Persia franchise. The remake development hinges on the internal decision making of the studio, not on external offers of funding.
Source: Insider Gaming
Five million is a rounding error for a AAA studio. This feels like a PR stunt by the fan to force a cancellation or a desperate bid for visibility. Ubisoft ignores it. The project is dead or buried.
Is this fan actually a developer with inside knowledge or just a rich enthusiast? If the code is lost or the team moved on, what value does cash provide for a remake that needs technical debt cleanup?
The money buys nothing if the IP rights are locked in legal limbo or if the original assets were deleted years ago. Funding development requires existing source code and assets, not just checks. This offer is functionally useless without the technical foundation.