Ubisoft did it again, saying that it is "no longer targeting a FY23 release."
The Ubisoft statement was prompted by Ubisoft Montreal, something it presumably wouldn't bother with if the game was that close to cancellation.
Sure enough, Ubisoft confirmed that the Montreal studio is still working on it. "We’re proud of the work achieved by Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft Mumbai, and Ubisoft Montreal will benefit from their learnings as the new team will continue the work to deliver a great remake," a rep said. "As a consequence, we are no longer targeting a FY23 release anymore and the game has been delisted.
"If players wish to cancel their preorder they are invited to their retailer. They will be updated on the project as the development is moving along."
A new release target hasn't been set, but it's still possible that The Sands of Time Remake could appear in 2023: The company's 2022-23 fiscal year ends on March 31, 2023, so it could miss that mark and still arrive in the 2023 calendar year. The fact that it's being delisted from retailers points to a seriously significant wait, though—enough to make me think that development might be starting over from scratch.
