A new set of rumors and a broken game update on Steam have got fans of the Prototype game series in a tizzy over the possibility of a remaster of the beloved first installment to the franchise. As is documented in the SteamDB patch tracker, an update was shipped for Prototype on September 29 that swapped out a bunch of DirectX files and added a new EULA. The credits for the game have also been changed, with new additions added to a section called "$Downloadable_Content" and "Ubisoft Connect Version", suggesting that there may be new work being done in the background to update the game's visuals via a remaster DLC or an all-new release that uses the Ubisoft Connect launcher, which the current version of the game does not. One of the studios mentioned in the new credits, Iron Galaxy Studios, has also previously worked with Activision on the Spyro remaster. All of this has sparked rumors that Activision may be planning to remaster the shapeshifting hack 'n slash game. The other alternative is that there is an all-new Prototype game in the works, which has previously been reported on , as unlikely as it may seem.

Some of the kerfuffle generated around the Steam update also pertains to the fact that the original game stopped working with a mod that was often used to make Prototype playable on modern hardware. This is likely due to the aforementioned DirectX changes. Additionally, the new game credits include a mention of Demonware, a provider of tools and services for online gameplay, suggesting that there may be some effort going into modernizing Prototype, again hinting at a remaster rather than a simple texture pack update or similar.