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{{Infobox game
 
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|cover        = prince of persia 2008 cover.jpg
 
|cover        = prince of persia 2008 cover.jpg
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Amazon | B001BAU9E0 | Unknown}}
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{{Availability/row| D2D | 153385 | Unknown}}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-PRINCE | Unknown | DRM: Tagès}}
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{{Availability/row| GameStop | prince-of-persia/71598 | Unknown}}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG | prince_of_persia | DRM-free |}}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG | prince_of_persia | DRM-free |}}
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{{Availability/row| GMG | prince-persia-na | Uplay}}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 19980 | Steam | }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 19980 | Steam | }}
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{{Availability/row| Uplay | http://shop.ubi.com/store/ubina/pd/ThemeID.8605600/productID.277977900/Prince_of_Persia%C2%AE.html | Uplay}}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | Retail version is DRM-free.<ref>[http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/497422-DRM-in-prince-of-persia-%282008%29?p=2328884&viewfull=1#post2328884 DRM in prince of persia (2008) | Forums - Page 2]</ref>}}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | Retail version is DRM-free.<ref>[http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/497422-DRM-in-prince-of-persia-%282008%29?p=2328884&viewfull=1#post2328884 DRM in prince of persia (2008) | Forums - Page 2]</ref>}}
 
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===Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions===
 
===Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions===
 
{{--}} The Epilogue DLC is not available for this game; it was only released for the console versions.<ref>[http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/351982-Prince-of-Persia-Next-Gen-DLC-on-PC-What-s-your-view?p=6196430&viewfull=1#post6196430 Prince of Persia Next-Gen DLC on PC? What's your view | Forums - Page 3]</ref>
 
{{--}} The Epilogue DLC is not available for this game; it was only released for the console versions.<ref>[http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/351982-Prince-of-Persia-Next-Gen-DLC-on-PC-What-s-your-view?p=6196430&viewfull=1#post6196430 Prince of Persia Next-Gen DLC on PC? What's your view | Forums - Page 3]</ref>
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==Essential improvements==
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===Skip intro videos===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Delete/rename Ubi_Logo.bik}}
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# Go to {{Code|{{P|game}}/Videos}}
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# Delete or rename {{File|Ubi_Logo.bik}}. If you're playing in a non-English language, rename the {{File|Ubi_Logo.bik}} inside the relevant language subfolder.
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}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{P|hkcu}}\Software\Ubisoft\Prince of Persia\1.0\}}
 
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\Prince of Persia\Save}}
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\Prince of Persia\Save\}}
 
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
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|steam cloud          = false
 
|steam cloud          = false
 
|steam cloud notes    =  
 
|steam cloud notes    =  
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|uplay                =  
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|uplay                = unknown
 
|uplay notes          =  
 
|uplay notes          =  
 
|gamesave manager      = true
 
|gamesave manager      = true
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
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|windowed                  = true
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|windowed                  = false
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
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|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|anisotropic                = false
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|anisotropic                = hackable
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|anisotropic notes          =  
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|anisotropic notes          = Force in the [[Glossary:Anisotropic filtering (AF)#Force anisotropic filtering|graphics card control panel]].
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
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|antialiasing notes        =  
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|antialiasing notes        = Up to 8x.
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|oculus rift                = unknown
 
|oculus rift                = unknown
 
|oculus rift notes          =  
 
|oculus rift notes          =  
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|high frame rate            = true
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|high frame rate            = hackable
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|high frame rate notes      =  
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|high frame rate notes      = Override the game's refresh rate with the highest available in the Nvidia Control Panel. Requires a 120&nbsp;Hz or higher display.
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
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|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
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|acceleration option notes =  
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|acceleration option notes = No mouse acceleration.
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
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|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
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|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Issues fixed==
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{{L10n|content=
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===Steam overlay===
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{{L10n/switch
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The Steam In-Game overlay is not available in this game. Opening the Steam overlay in the retail game causes all input (keyboard or controller) to be ignored, requiring you to restart the game.
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|language  = English
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|interface = yes
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|audio    = yes
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|subtitles = yes
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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|fan notes =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Dutch
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|interface = yes
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|audio    = yes
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|subtitles = yes
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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|fan notes =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = French
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|interface = yes
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|audio    = yes
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|subtitles = yes
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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|fan notes =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = German
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|interface = yes
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|audio    = yes
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|subtitles = yes
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|notes    =  
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|fan      =  
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|fan notes =  
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Italian
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|interface = yes
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|audio    = yes
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|subtitles = yes
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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|fan notes =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Spanish
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|interface = yes
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|audio    = yes
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|subtitles = yes
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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|fan notes =
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}}
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}}
  
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For those where it does not show up as in-game, create a batch file in the game's folder with the following contents, and start the game by launching the batch file.<ref>http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=29086248&postcount=46</ref>
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==Issues unresolved==
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===Steam overlay is not available===
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Opening the Steam overlay in the retail game causes all input (keyboard or controller) to be ignored, requiring a restart of the game.
  
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==Issues fixed==
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===In-game status is not showing in Steam===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Create batch file|ref=<ref>[http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=29086248&postcount=46 Steam Users' Forums - View Single Post - Steam Overlay Not Working in Prince of Persia (the, uh, new one)]</ref>}}
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:1. Open a text editor and add the following text to it.
 
<pre>set SteamAppId=19980
 
<pre>set SteamAppId=19980
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PrinceOfPersia_Launcher.exe
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PrinceOfPersia_Launcher.exe</pre>
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</pre>
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:2. Save it as a {{Code|.bat}} file in the installation folder.
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:3. Run the file to launch the game.
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}}
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==Other information==
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===API===
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{{API
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|direct3d versions      = 9
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|direct3d notes        =
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|directdraw versions    =
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|directdraw notes      =
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|opengl versions        =
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|opengl notes          =
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|glide versions        =
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|glide notes            =
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|software mode          =
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|software mode notes    =
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|mantle support        =
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|mantle support notes  =
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|dos modes              =
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|dos modes notes        =
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|shader model versions  = 3
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|shader model notes    =
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|64-bit executable      = false
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|64-bit executable notes=
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}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
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|minOS    = XP, Vista
 
|minOS    = XP, Vista
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|minCPU  = Dual core processor 2.6 GHz Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium D
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|minCPU2  = AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB (XP)<br/>2 GB (Vista)
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB (XP)<br/>2 GB (Vista)
 
|minHD    = 9 GB
 
|minHD    = 9 GB
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|minGPU2  = NVIDIA GeForce 6800*/7/8/9/GTX 260–280 series
 
|minGPU2  = NVIDIA GeForce 6800*/7/8/9/GTX 260–280 series
 
|minVRAM  = 256 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 256 MB
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|minDX    = 10.0
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|minDX    = 9.0
 
|minSM    = 3.0
 
|minSM    = 3.0
  
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|recCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ or better
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|recCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz
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|recCPU2  = AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Revision as of 19:01, 5 January 2015

Prince of Persia (2008)
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Developers
Ubisoft Montreal
Publishers
Ubisoft
Engines
Anvil
Release dates
Windows December 9, 2008
macOS (OS X) March 24, 2009
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Prince of Persia (2008) on Wikipedia
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Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
⤏ Go to series page
Prince of Persia 1989
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame 1993
Prince of Persia 3D 1999
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 2003
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within 2004
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones 2005
Prince of Persia (2008) 2008
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands 2010
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown 2024
The Rogue Prince of Persia 2024
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake TBA

This page is for the 2008 reboot. For the original, see Prince of Persia.

General information

Ubisoft forums for game series
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Amazon.com
DRM details are not known
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
DRM details are not known
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
GamersGate
DRM details are not known
 DRM: Tagès
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
DRM details are not known
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
GOG.com
DRM-free
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Green Man Gaming
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Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Steam
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Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Ubisoft Store
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Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Retail
DRM-free
 Retail version is DRM-free.[1]
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty

Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions

The Epilogue DLC is not available for this game; it was only released for the console versions.[2]

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/19980/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/19980/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Video settings

Graphics settings in the launcher.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Issues unresolved

Steam overlay is not available

Opening the Steam overlay in the retail game causes all input (keyboard or controller) to be ignored, requiring a restart of the game.

Issues fixed

In-game status is not showing in Steam

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Shader Model support 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium D
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+		 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
System memory (RAM) 1 GB (XP)
2 GB (Vista)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 9 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI RADEON X1600*/1650*-1950/HD 2000–4000 series
NVIDIA GeForce 6800*/7/8/9/GTX 260–280 series
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0 compatible
Shader model 3.0 support

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References