[Rumor] Leaked "screenshot" may point to a Prince of Persa reboot

8/5/12 9:20pm

The following screenshot:

It looks like we may have ourselves a new prince.

Was “leaked” onto the Ubisoft forums for all to see earlier today with the person who posted it claiming it belongs to a brand new Prince of Persia reboot currently in development.

Could it be real? Or is it an elaborate fake? It’s rather hard to tell at this point, especially without any comment from Ubisoft. But in an odd coincidence, another screenshot was “leaked” on NeoGAF back in May, which shows a silhouetted man who looks very similar to the prince featured in the screenshot that was posted on Ubisoft’s forum.

Here’s the NeoGAF screenshot:

I guess this gives new meaning to the pharse, "hidding in plain sight," huh?

Of course this doesn’t exactly make the current leak more legit and it should also be said that there is a possibility that these pictures are real but not taken from a game in development but rather from the Prince of Persia reboot that was planned back in 08 but was ultimately canceled.

So, these screens are either real, fake, or real but are taken from a project that has been long since terminated. Personally, I’m hoping they’re real, as it’s been a while since we’ve seen a Prince of Persia game and a reboot could be what is needed to breathe some new life into the series.

» Source: http://kotaku.com/5931994/first-look-at-a-brand-new-prince-of-persia-reboot
» Tagged In: #NeoGAF, #Prince of Persia, #Reboot, #Rumor, #Ryan Conway, #screenshots, #ubisoft

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g1 DISCUSSIONS

bonesy

August 6, 2012 - 4:31am

i see they're going down the space marine look rd

Lordofthecroys

August 6, 2012 - 4:25am

Well lets see if this makes a new series like Assassins creed.

xwatchmanx

August 6, 2012 - 3:07am

Meh. Reboots seem almost as common as sequels, nowadays... Isn't Tomb Raider working on it's second reboot right now? And aren't they ALREADY talking about another reboot of Batman? And something like a 3rd reboot of The Punisher?

Blue Madness

August 6, 2012 - 1:39pm

The problem is just that "reboot" is just a fancy word they use to get people's attention. I'm not sure most of the people that do reboots even understand what "reboot" MEANS.

This new Tomb Raider, for instance... why does it have to be a "reboot"? It'd fit just fine as a "prequel". BUT NO.

xwatchmanx

September 22, 2012 - 11:11pm

Maybe because they don't want to follow canon of the original games? Maybe they just want to make their own new story without being confined to what happened in the original games.

Blue Madness

September 26, 2012 - 11:40am

Then they should just make a new IP. Wanting to work with an existing one but at the same time wanting to disregard the stablished canon is disrespectful. Though I don't think that's what the new Tomb Raider is going for, but there are many other reboots that did.

xwatchmanx

September 30, 2012 - 11:36am

I don't see how its disrespectful. They just want to start anew, that's all. It's their own IP, so I think calling what they're doing "disrespectful" is a real stretch, since they created it. Just my opinion.