GOG Preservation Update Adds Ultra-Wide Support to Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
GOG is independently updating a classic Ubisoft title after the remake's cancellation, using its Preservation Program to address long-standing technical issues and keep the original playable on modern systems.
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GOG released a Preservation Program update for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, adding ultra-wide support, FOV adjustment, an FPS limiter, and a real-time overlay. The update follows the remake's cancellation and aims to make the classic run on modern hardware. The game is available for $9.99 with a 70% discount until August 23.
GOG has rolled out a Preservation Program update for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, the 2003 action-adventure that launched the series. The update targets modern hardware compatibility with a lightweight wrapper, adds native ultra-wide and widescreen support, and includes a camera scaling feature that adjusts the field of view based on the monitor's aspect ratio.
Players can now cap frame rates with an FPS limiter, lock the mouse cursor in multi-monitor setups, and tweak FPS limits and FOV multipliers through a real-time overlay opened with F11. The main menu stays at its original 4:3 ratio to preserve UI assets, and the manual FOV slider is capped at roughly 110% on ultra-wide displays to prevent stretching. The update arrives after the remake's cancellation, with GOG stating its goal is to make the game play in the best possible condition. The GOG version is $9.99, discounted 70% until August 23.
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