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Ubisoft: Splinter Cell Franchise Xbox 360 Exclusive "Until Further Notice"

GamingUnion.net writes, "Splinter Cell has long been an on-and-off multiplatform series. Originally debuting on the Xbox, the series later made its way to Sony and Nintendo's platforms as well. Splinter Cell: Conviction however is currently exclusive to the Xbox 360, a departure of where the series previously was heading.

Ubisoft have announced that Conviction will not be the last installment into the franchise, so naturally questions have been raised about whether future titles will also be Xbox 360 exclusive. We managed to catch up with Yannis Mallat, the CEO of Ubisoft's Toronto and Montreal studios, at the recent GameON: Finance conference to ask him his opinion on the matter."
Kyll - contributor
Published: 34 days 2 hours ago | News | Xbox 360 | Gaming | Industry News | Dev News
 
 

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Wilhelm - 34 days 2 hours ago
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It'll be interesting to see if/how long this tuns out to be an exclusive for the Xbox 360.
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Kyll - 34 days 2 hours ago
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couple months xD
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ThanatosDMC - 34 days 1 hour ago
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Well, if they can get free money off MS then why not? If i ran the place, i'll be asking for exclusivity money and threaten then by carrying a PS3 copy of the game. I might even ask for some on the side for my own expenses.
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mal_tez92 - 34 days 1 hour ago
1.3 - Bad move I believe
Will it be on PC?
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Natsu X FairyTail - 34 days 1 hour ago
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Now I bet the PS3 Fanboys will

1- Make PETITION of some sort on sum Fruity Stuff.

2-they will say that the Game was Wack anyways and they Have Uncharted 2 Even if it has nothing to do with this game.

what else will they do?
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HolyOrangeCows - 34 days 1 hour ago
1.5 - "Until Further Notice"
Like Most Xbox exclusives.
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Noob - 34 days 1 hour ago
1.6 - @Natsu. They will wait for the announcement
Duh. I don't think anyone is discrediting or dissing the game itself, only the amount of time it's taking them to release it.

Besides that, it'll be interesting when it does show up on PS3. Anyone else remember them saying the A.I. was too advanced for PS3 or something? It was something like that and the game ended up getting delayed for 2 years...smh
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AclayPS3 - 34 days 1 hour ago
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"Until Further Notice" = Until the Timed Exclusivity Contract runs out.

The first Splinter Cell game was exclusive to the Original Xbox for a little while, then later came to other platforms, and I'm expecting the same for Conviction because Splinter Cell has always been a Multiplatform franchise since the beginning.
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El_Colombiano - 34 days 1 hour ago
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Natsu X FairyTail,

No need for petitions on this one. We just gotta sit back, enjoy the GOTY Uncharted 2 which is the best 3rd person shooter ever, and pick this up when it releases on PS3 with far better graphics and far more content.

Either way, you can't tell me you are actually going to buy this beta. They're testing it for PS3 and being paid by M$ to do it too! Just buy it on PS3 when it truly releases.
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z-hayden - 34 days 1 hour ago
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pretty much confirmed...this and mass effect you can pretty much bank on. The other rumors like left4dead i don't see happening though.
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theEnemy - 34 days 1 hour ago
1.10 - Splinter Cell : Conviction
Now: 360 Exclusive.

2 months after release: DLCs will be announced.

5 months after release: PS3 Version Announced.
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Persistantthug - 34 days 1 hour ago
1.11 - If this game comes out on the PS3 several months later,
It will probably get the BIOSHOCK TREATMENT.
As good as Bioshock was, it has yet to break 500,000 units.

If you treat PS3 users like second class citizens, your game should be treated second class as well. My opinion.

Of course, I recently bought Bioshock.....for $20 its a great game to get. *wink*
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cyberwaffles - 34 days ago
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"until further notice."

splinter cell: conviction sigma?
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Noctis Aftermath - 34 days ago
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This is like shouting that you are more interested in money then quality, nice job there Ubisoft!
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Kassanova07 - 33 days 23 hours ago
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Microsoft usually buys one year exclusivity. The PS3 iteration will probably ship with all the future DLC etc.
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AKNAA - 33 days 22 hours ago
1.15 - @Natsu x
"2-they will say that the Game was Wack anyways and they Have Uncharted 2 Even if it has nothing to do with this game."

oh please... we're not saying this game is wack, matter of fact, I kinda want it. So yeah! good for you 360 owners, an exclusive that actually looks good! unlike odst and ninja blade....

oh and we don't need to use uncharted 2 to keep us at peace... Metal gear solid 4 does the trick just Fine! and still is til' this day.
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BattleAxe - 33 days 22 hours ago
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I'll just buy the PC version.........Problem Solved :D
1.17 JokesOnYou | 33 days 13 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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creatchee - 33 days 12 hours ago
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I'm actually all for exclusives on any of the three current-gen consoles. Each console has something that it excels in, be it graphics or sound or motion controls or online connectivity or whatever. When developers harness that certain power about them instead of vanilla-ing the game up a bit to fit on all 3, the game is released in a form that is truest to the original vision rather than bastardized to go multiplatform.

I don't want Uncharted on my Wii, or Left 4 Dead on my PS3, or Trauma Center on my 360. I like them just where they are.
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erathaol - 33 days 11 hours ago
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If they do release it for the PS3 months later (I doubt they will) it would be nice to see the PS3 version getting an expansion set of features like Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, Bioshock and Tales of Vesperia.
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pixelsword - 33 days 9 hours ago
1.20 - @ Wilhelm
A supposed ex-ubisoft employee said it will be six months on 4chan... take it for what it's worth.
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sikbeta - 33 days 6 hours ago
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Splinter Cell Franchise Xbox 360 Exclusive "Until Further Notice"

=

After Deal with M$ expire, Multiplat
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mephman - 34 days 2 hours ago
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For a company that's very pro multi-platform gaming, it'd definitely be interesting to find out why Splinter Cell is treated so differently.
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OrganicMachine - 34 days 1 hour ago
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it was a hit on the original Xbox... and Microsoft wanted it to be that way..
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El_Colombiano - 34 days 1 hour ago
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Microsoft's monaaaayyyyy
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Cueil - 33 days 22 hours ago
2.3 - *sigh*
Splinter Cell has always had a Xbox brand attachment much like Metal Gear Solid has been a PS brand... It wouldn't take much on Microsoft's part to get the game exclusive on the platform. Microsoft has had this deal wrapped up since 2006... so by the time this game releases they'll have almost complete mind share for the 360.
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outlawlife - 33 days 22 hours ago
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big reason is because splinter cell conviction development was pretty much in the toilet and was going to get canned

MS helped out with development, the game completely retooled, it ends up exclusive to MS platforms

i really doubt you will see conviction on ps3 anytime before the mid part of 2011 if ever
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kissmeimgreek - 34 days 2 hours ago
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this has to be timed exclusive. who would believe MS or Ubi after all of these past timed exclusives that were supposed to be ACTUAL exclusives.
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KionicWarlord222 - 34 days 2 hours ago
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Will see...will see .

But i will be enjoying that game ether way next year .

My god 2010 is going to be amazing.

Alot of games :

Bioshock 2
Mass effect 2
Mafia 2
Alan wake
Bad company 2
Final fantasy XIII
Dark siders
Dead rising
Splinter cell :COnviction
Lost planet 2
Just cause 2
GOW III
HEavy Rain
THe Last guardian
Rage
GHost recon

I could keep going but i feel like some of these games are going to be pushed back .
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Major_Tom - 34 days 2 hours ago
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Oh shiet!
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xoxideu - 34 days 1 hour ago
5.1 - CONFIRMED.
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swiftshot93 - 34 days 1 hour ago
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lmao, I remember when they were always up MS's @ss with this game.

Cool looking game though, I dont think Ill get it for either PS3 or 360 though, just because there are so many other games.
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Abash - 34 days 1 hour ago
7 - In other words
All the high PS3 sales are making Ubisoft hungry for a bigger plate of money
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paladin_veltron - 34 days 1 hour ago
8 - ????
the splinter cell games made their first appearence on the ps1 not xbox. You know a lot of these articles always get this stuff confused, 30 minutes of a little research would have helped them out before giving false info.
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Natsu X FairyTail - 34 days 1 hour ago
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1st SplinterCell game was supposed to be an Xbox 1 Exclusive.
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LONEWOLF231 - 34 days 1 hour ago
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You high????
The first Splinter Cell was on Xbox, Ps2 and Gamecube.
There was never a PS1 version.
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takecontrol - 34 days 1 hour ago
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I don't get it? This Sounds like stop asking and we will tell you if anything will change so don't believe the hype.

I suspect PS3 fanboys will make a big deal out of this and yet again they will have to clear it up again.
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HolyOrangeCows - 34 days 1 hour ago
9.1 - Do you go into EVERY comment section...
And ramble about ''the pstree fanboisss!!''

''I can't do teh ignorez them''
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takecontrol - 34 days 1 hour ago
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You can check what sections I visit here http://n4g.com/up/108666/sc...

You're bitter at me for calling you a troll the other day.

I just pointed out PS3 fanboys try to make something out of nothing.

Take what *GOBOT* said. He's saying stupid things like Beta, Beta for what? The developer is talking about the franchise not any specific games. I wouldn't call the 360 a beta box because once in the blue moon a game is slightly better after being 1 to 2 years late on PS3 with added cloths etc to get people to buy an old game no one cares about.
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z-hayden - 34 days 1 hour ago
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did you just turn ten or something? LOL
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waltercross - 33 days 21 hours ago
9.4 - @takecontrol
Funny, How you say the PS3 Often times get a Version of
a game much later and how PS3 Fans are paying for an old
game, yet your so willing to pay for(or agree with) buying
GTA4 DLC a long time later that doesn't even add much.

Now, if the person only has a PS3 then they have no choice
but to wait for there version of the game that may even
look better and have more content.
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Pennywise - 33 days 17 hours ago
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Gamer Zone Posting Guidelines
The Gamer Zone is for members who want a more friendly and civilized discussion. This section is heavily moderated by the N4G staff, so leave your fanboyism at the door please. Members who are unable to behave in a mature and respectful manner will be temporarily or permanently restricted from posting in the Gamer Zone. Using words such as Xbots and Sony droids, or other words from the console war vocabulary, is strictly prohibited in this Zone.

So much for those rules. I really wish people would start respecting and enforcing the rules. Its really quite a shame people have to be belittled because of their console preference.
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NotSoSilentBob - 33 days 13 hours ago
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Ps3 fan making a mountain out of a mole hill?

What about the 360 fans that for 6 months were running their mouth about MGSIV going multi-plat because of the littlest thing?
(a 360 in a video of Kojima productions, the Green Power switch) Don't act like PS3 fans are the worse. With this "Confirmation" of Splinter Cell under a Timed Exclusive contract we have a reason to hope for it.
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gameart - 33 days 6 hours ago
9.7 - "And ramble about ''the pstree fanboisss"
Well at least we don't hear "ramble about ''the pstree fanboisss" that much as oppose to the PS3 fanboys rambling on about 360 fans, the 360 and microsoft every day all day.

Crying Wulfz
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FantasyStar - 34 days 1 hour ago
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If you're a fan of the SC series and want to play it to see what happens to Sam next, then I hope this game comes to other platforms. For all others who choose not to read past the words "exclusive" and "360" line. Go **** yourselves.
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Gobot - 34 days 1 hour ago
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So, i have to get a 360 to get the beta?
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Gobot - 34 days 1 hour ago
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Edit button fail.
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LONEWOLF231 - 34 days 1 hour ago
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If by beta you mean the better non-blurry mess of a version then yes you need a 360.
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Oadif - 34 days 1 hour ago
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if it does awsome i will probably fit it in to my already growing list of games my main games being:
GT5
Mod nation racers
Incognito's game (warhawk 2)
MAG
Heavy Rain
maybe gow3
and i really want infamous if they take the price down
but that doesnt mean some of those games i have been reading about that are behind covers wont cut in line, but i dont think i can afford much more than what is on the list already. :(
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