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Gamers may have to go through Microsoft to play through Sam Fisher’s upcoming adventure, but after Conviction releases the franchise’s future is up in the air, according to the game’s creative director, Max Beland.In an interview with Edge, Beland had this to say about the possibility of Splinter Cell showing up on the PS3: “I don’t see why it wouldn’t…there’s no reason why Splinter Cell couldn’t be on the PS3.”But Beland quashed rumors that it would be Conviction showing up on the PS3, citing the exclusivity deal in place with Microsoft, and the fact that he hasn’t seen anyone at Ubisoft Montreal working on Sony’s platform. Beland states the next game in the franchise is “open to new deals,” and that it could even end up being a PS3 exclusive, “if there’s a deal that makes people happy there.”While Sony has moved away from getting into bidding wars with Microsoft over exclusivity contracts for third party games, Beland pointed out that Splinter Cell does fall under Ubisoft’s new initiative to release new franchise titles every year. “…I’m not telling you that yes, in a year you’ll have another Splinter Cell, but…yes you’re going to be seeing Splinter Cell games, just like Assassin’s Creed games, just like anything else, released a little bit more often.”Do you think one of these future titles will end up on the PS3? Or will Microsoft continue paying to keep the series exclusive?
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I find the mention of a possible PS3 exclusive deal a bit alarming. Why would they even consider taking a franchise that has been on XBOX for years and making a version exclusive to another console?
What are you talking about doug? this will be the first exclusive splinter cell.
I sure would love some Splinter Cell for PS3..... after the ApocylPS3 Playstation users need all the lovin they can get.
Doug, I'm afraid your name is misleading.
Splinter Cell has been on almost every single console since its inception. Conviction will be the first exclusive Splinter Cell game.
I personally have no real opinion on this because I have yet to play the old ones.
Needless to say, this news will probably make a lot of PS3 owners happy.
Also, we could use the same reason to say why would they move the Final Fantasy series from Sony's consoles to being a multi-platform game (and my example fits a lot better, as every comment under yours corrects what your say).
And besides, why not?
I still don't understand why Splinter Cell became a 360 exclusive. Is Microsoft THAT well off that they can shell out the big bucks for such a huge franchise as the Splinter Cell series? And I can't believe that Ubisoft would agree to missing out on all the profits the PS3 sells would bring. Oh, well. I'm just glad I have a 360 so I can play Conviction.
Meh, one way or another.
Personally, I am excited to see what Splinter Cell will be like with the team only working on the 360. They have the chance to use all of the systems strengths since they don't have to compromise anything due to whatever problems porting/developing a PS3 version might cause. I owned Chaos Theory, simply because of GI's review I might add, and loved it. However, I played it afterwords on the XBox and found the experience to be much better. If they made a Splinter Cell specifically for the PS3 I would be even more excited (I own both systems), because then they could likewise use all of it's strengths to make an even more technically advanced game.
Can't really say. I think it will be determined a lot by how Conviction turns out. If Ubisoft shows that the Splinter Cell franchise is still a hot ticket, then there might be some fighting to get the rights to the next one.
Yes! I have a PS3 and I love it. This is great news. A few years ago I was so upset to find that Splinter Cell would become an exclusive. The fact that Beland is even talking about it could hint that it is actually going to happen. This is really, really great news. I remember when conviction was going to be a multiplatform game then it was pushed back to like september of last year where it was turned into an exclusive. It went something like that.
won't happen... microsoft will smash it with the money hammer.
Why it left in the first place is beyond me. It started there so why not stay there.
@ darklady
couldn't agree more
i would like to see it stay on 360
I've written a couple of times wondering why this was exclusive. It made entirely no sense. I'm still wondering why GI hasn't done any sort of article or expose on exclusivity, at least a little information on particular titles during previews.
If the Splinter Cell series didn't sell more on the PS2 than Xbox, I'd be surprised, considering the install base at that time. I see the statement "Sony has moved away from getting into bidding wars" and am all the more reinforced in my dislike of Microsoft. In the past 10 years there hasn't been one shred of evidence that Microsoft deserves consumers' respect. Not to mention the fact of Bill Gates's constant attempts to, no, not better educate and hire Americans, but move business overseas or make it easier to bring foreigners in to fill positions instead, in the middle of this economy no less.
I'm really dumbfounded that Microsoft maintains so many consumers outside of license sales to businesses--it's just the way they not only do business, but the way they treat their consumers is not right. And the fanboys still viciously defend the company, and proudly, like there's something honorable to back up.
It's shameful for Ubisoft, but at least they didn't allow any of those shenanigans with Assassin's Creed. As far as I see it the Microsoft crowd gets really stuck on particular series' for extremely long bouts of time, usually shooters, preferring to spend their money on subscriptions and time on online play instead of using their computer for better services which is likely littered with Microsoft products as well. I really don't see the point of having two Microsoft dominated systems in the household and preferring to use the one with a less accessible internet and limited controls.
The fact that developers don't care to see that the Sony and PC crowds have wider interests is also unbelievable. However it's likely the publishers that are making the idiotic decisions that screw the developers over.
Just look at the GTAIV DLC. After that lesson, and likely after the failed sales of Conviction, I'm thinking exclusivity deals will be hard to find during the rest of this genration. I'm sure Conviction will sell reasonably well for a short period of time, but at the very least wouldn't you rather multiply "reasonably well" by 2, than not?
Doesnt bother me, I gots both consoles.
I bet Microsoft's going to give half its profits to keep splinter cell exclusive
The Splinter Cell franchise is still alive?