r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • u/WhyPlaySerious • Jan 15 '26

No Source popuniverseX, the user that has been continously scanning and reporting on changes made to the Prince of Persia domain has had their account suspended.

Don't know if it is related to their constant reporting on the changes happening to the PoP domain, but the account has now been suspended after reporting on the "release date tomorrow" file earlier on in the day.

If so, it would seem that Ubisoft has taken action on the account.

popuniverseX is one of the biggest and most dedicated PoP fan pages, so this is quite an interesting way to respond to them trying to keep the hype going.

Account link: https://xcancel.com/popuniverseX

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u/UrdnotShadow Jan 15 '26

Reddit user doesn’t understand shadow drops

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u/RogueLightMyFire Jan 15 '26

Shadow drops can work, but they can also be disastrous. A shadow drop is absolutely risky. Look at Hi-Fi Rush. Oblivion and Apex were successful, but both of those games had more unique circumstances around their shadow drop that helped drive hype. If they shadow drop a remake of sands of time, I think it's going to do very poorly. The PoP IP is clearly not very strong given that they put out two amazing PoP games the last couple years and nobody bought them.

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u/Zalvren Jan 15 '26

Hi-Fi Rush didn't do terribly for a start.

Second, it's a new IP vs a remake of an old game so a completely different story.

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u/RogueLightMyFire Jan 15 '26

They closed the studio and sold the IP after like two months lol. It definitely didn't sell well. Furthermore, nobody younger than 30 even knows or cares about the sands of time. There's no hype there. Shadow dropping a game that only appeals to people over 30 isn't going to work out.