POP Forgotten Sands slips a week

By Robert Purchese Published 9 April, 2010

Out seven days before Hollywood film.

Ubisoft's revealed a one-week slip for new Prince of Persia game The Forgotten Sands.

The not-quite a movie tie-in will now be released for all formats - DS, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 - on 21st May.

The PC version is still down for a June launch.

The Forgotten Sands hopes to resurrect the acclaimed but never topped Sands of Time gameplay. The formula's the same, but Ubisoft's added extra bits here and tweaks there to keep the game up to date.

Head over to our hands-on impressions of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands to see how the game's shaping up.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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Comments (17) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • matrim83 #1 2 years ago

    I think this could be great.

    Also check out the videos for the PSP version. It looks really good too.

  • M4RV #2 2 years ago

    I know I'm probably alone on this, but still, I actually think the last PoP was by far the best title in the series, since Sands of Time and the original PoP by Mechner... However, I must admit I'm not looking forward for this one; Feels rushed to say the least.

  • cianchristopher #3 2 years ago

    That's right Ubisoft!

    Fuck that PC version. Fuck it right in the ass... ;)

  • sarcasmoidosis #4 2 years ago

    No PS2? :)

    Edit: What? It said ALL platforms
    Edited by 1 at 09/04/10 @ 23:14

  • Sharzam #5 2 years ago

    I find 'sands of time' to be a royal pain to get working properly on modern pc hardware, so if they can get this even half right it will be good from my view. However as rightly pointed out in the article SoT has never been topped it seams every year another prince comes and is worse than the last.

    disclaimer : havnt played any portable versions

    edit: If it has that stupid DRM, i will wait for bargain bin or amazing steam deal. The orginal was so much better on PC so rather that than my 360.
    Edited by 1 at 09/04/10 @ 19:30

  • M4RV #6 2 years ago

    disclaimer : havnt played any portable versions

    ^ ^ ^ ^

    You haven't missed a thing rest assured... :\

  • Boku #7 2 years ago

    "The orginal was so much better on PC so rather that than my 360. "

    And witch original would that be? If you don't mind me asking.
    Edited by 1 at 09/04/10 @ 20:13

  • Beano #8 2 years ago

    Please do not suck!

  • rarehobo #9 2 years ago

    So now it's contending with Red Dead for my money? Or am i mistaken?

    update: Yep same date.
    Edited by 1 at 09/04/10 @ 20:54

  • Sharzam #10 2 years ago

    @ Boku

    I mean the SoT(2003) as this is a follow up to that. Not the 1989 version, althourgh considering that was better on PC than on NES i can still hold the statement unless your counting the mega drive remake which i never played :)

  • jimboton #11 2 years ago

    @Sharzam

    snes version was the best actually ;)

  • ISmoke #12 2 years ago

    I really enjoyed the last one. Saying that though I loved the cell shaded style more than anything and the enviormets were beautiful

  • muscleblade #13 2 years ago

    Same day as Red dead redemtion. Good luck.

  • Boku #14 2 years ago

    @Sharzam

    But SoT was not released on the x360, only PC/PS2/Xbox/GC. And imho, it was way better on the PS2 mainly because of the controls, witch were much better with the ps2 gamepad.
    Edited by 1 at 11/04/10 @ 14:06

  • alcides #15 2 years ago

    Because the Hollywood movie is predictably crap and they don't want the gamer crowd to shy away from a licence gone terribly wrong?

  • Emmit_Assassin #16 2 years ago

    @rarehobo

    You're trying to decide between a POP game and Red Dead Redemption? Are you alright in the head? Do you need to take some piils or something?

  • Boku #17 2 years ago

    "@rarehobo

    You're trying to decide between a POP game and Red Dead Redemption? Are you alright in the head? Do you need to take some piils or something? "

    I think he's pointing out that PoP comes out the same day as RDR, and that the publisher's going to be disappointed over the sales; RDR will affect PoP's sales. No to mention that AW's coming out around the same week.