Ubisoft today announced a new Prince of Persia title to grace the next-generation consoles and handhelds. It will also be developed for the PC as well, so don't fret PC gamers. This all new title, will include a brand new storyline along with new characters you haven't seen before in the franchise. The only handheld release for Prince of Persia is the Nintendo DS in which it will take advantage of its touch-screen capabilities and more. Check out below for the press release...

– Today Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, announced that a new Prince of Persia is scheduled to release towards the end of 2008 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and PC. This new Prince of Persia marks the debut of the critically acclaimed franchise on next-generation consoles. Developed by Ubisoft’s award-winning Montreal studio and the same all-star team that created the previously acclaimed Prince of Persia® Sands of Time trilogy, Prince of Persia is opening a new chapter in the Prince of Persia universe, featuring a new breed of gameplay. The game is poised to rejuvenate the action-adventure genre in addition to introducing a brand-new illustrative art style.

Ubisoft will also release a Prince of Persia game specifically designed for the Nintendo DS™ system, featuring an entirely new storyline and new characters. More details to be unveiled in the future.

Since the first game’s launch in 2003, Prince of Persia has won over 30 awards worldwide, including the highly coveted Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2003’s Console Platform Best Action/Adventure Game of the Year for Prince of Persia: the Sands of Time™. To date, the Prince of Persia franchise has sold approximately 10,3 million units worldwide.