Ubisoft's latest quarterly includes the company's CEO, Yves Guillemot, hyping "this Christmas" as the one to offer "one of the industry's most ambitious games line-ups which will include Assassin's Creed 2, James Cameron's Avatar, Splinter Cell Conviction, Rabbids Go Home and Red Steel 2."
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...Ubisoft had already said that Splinter Cell: Conviction would not be possible on the PS3 as it was built from ground up with the 360 archtecture in mind. That been said, The same developers have already said, Naruto: Rise of the Ninja will not be possible on any other console as well, sounds logical since it was built up from the ground for the 360 as well...
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July 24, 2007 - Buried in its fiscal first quarter 2007-2008 financial results, Ubisoft has announced it has delayed the release of Splinter Cell: Conviction until the company's fourth quarter, which is January-March 2008. Originally expected to ship this November, the game's absence at E3 last week gave us a hint that we might not see Sam Fisher this year.
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Reinventing Sam Fisher ( no, for real this time)
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UbiSoft doesn't want you to feel like you're playing one of the Splinter Cell games of the past when you boot up Splinter Cell Conviction this holiday season.
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It’s this merging of an intelligent take on stealth in real-world settings with Splinter Cell’s traditional strength – espionage combat – that makes Conviction the most interesting prospect in the franchise since birth. This is Assassin’s Creed-meets-Ghost Recon. This is Saboteur-versus-Call of Duty. This is a title determined to distance itself from Snake’s shadow in order to take its first steps in a new direction.
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This is purely speculative but after Ubisoft's financial report they released yesterday and comments from Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot, could the delay of Splinter Cell: Conviction suggest that the publishing giant are reconsidering their stance with the now Xbox 360 exclusive game?
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"The next Splinter Cell game has been redone three times over already. Developers just can't seem to include good gameplay in it. That's part of why it got delayed."
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The previously 360 and PC-only Splinter Cell Conviction is now also set for a simultaneous release on PS3, according major UK retailer GAME.
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In Splinter Cell Conviction, Ubisoft has decided to go less Bond and more Bourne. Why did the company decide to take this grittier direction for its much loved franchise?
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