Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
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Developers | |
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Ubisoft Montreal | |
Ubisoft Quebec | |
Ubisoft Singapore | |
Ubisoft Casablanca | |
Publishers | |
Ubisoft | |
Engines | |
Anvil | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 12, 2010 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 75 |
IGDB | 81 |
Key points
- No longer requires a constant internet connection. Playable offline.
General information
- Ubisoft forums for game series
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
Green Man Gaming | Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Humble Store | Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Steam | Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Ubisoft Store | Deluxe Edition also available, included with Ubisoft+. |
- All versions require Ubisoft Connect DRM.
Version differences
- The Deluxe Edition includes two exclusive skins, one exclusive map, the soundtrack and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Ubisoft\Prince of Persia - The Forgotten Sands\1.0\Engine\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/33320/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\11\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/33320/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud | ||
Ubisoft Connect |
Video settings
- Graphics settings must be changed using
GameSettings.exe
in the installation folder.
Windowed
Force windowed[citation needed] |
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Post-Process
Disable Blur
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | Retail only. Patch for digital release here. | |||
Dutch | Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.[1] | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Local retail version only. | |||
Italian | ||||
Polish | Local retail version only, download | |||
Russian | Local retail version only. | |||
Spanish | ||||
Turkish | Fan translation, Download. |
VR support
3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Prince of Persia 2010 (Forgotten Sands). | |||
iZ3D |
Issues unresolved
Steam overlay is not available
Opening the Steam overlay causes all input (keyboard or controller) to be ignored, ALT + TAB to desktop and then back into the game will resolve the input issue.
Issues fixed
Run the game at screen refresh rate
- Fullscreen mode defaults to 100 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
Set screen refresh rate[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP3 | Vista SP2, 7 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium D 2.6 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6800 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 100 / 200 / GTX series ATI Radeon X1600 / HD 2000 / HD 3000 / HD 4000 / HD 5000 series 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
Nvidia GeForce 6800 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 100 / 200 / GTX series ATI Radeon X1600 / HD 2000 / HD 3000 / HD 4000 / HD 5000 series 512 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/33320/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (33320) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.