Ubisoft Employee Lists Splinter Cell: Conviction for PS3 [UPDATE]
The prospect of Splinter Cell: Conviction on the PS3 has been a hot topic ever since it was announced. After the last round of rumors were debunked, we expected it to be the end of the chatter about the game coming to the PS3. However, a recent finding on LinkedIn offers a glimmer of hope for Splinter Cell: Conviction sneaking onto the PS3.
Marc Demers, lead software engineer at Ubisoft Montréal, has listed Splinter Cell: Conviction for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC, on his LinkedIn account.
Many titles have been incorrectly listed for the wrong platforms before, and at this point there is nothing to indicate otherwise. However, considering this employee at Ubisoft worked on Splinter Cell: Conviction perhaps he knows more then the marketing camp does. With the exception of portable platforms Sam Fisher has always appeared on all major platforms. Perhaps this will turn out to be a uber double secret timed exclusive and PlayStation 3 owners will get to play Sam Fisher’s latest adventure, eventually.
Thanks Kendrick for the tip!
[UPDATE] Marc Demers has removed the PS3 platform for Splinter Cell: Conviction.
26 Responses to “Ubisoft Employee Lists Splinter Cell: Conviction for PS3 [UPDATE]”
Clearly he’s just a horrible employee. He was so bad at developing Conviction for PS3 that it’s not coming. *wink wink*
Not again…
When you see zebra tracks think horsey every time, if an employee for Ubisoft puts an exclusive for the 360 down as being released for the PS3 then think moron not timed exclusive conspiricy
would it really surprise anyone though? Microsoft has been putting every penny they can into buying timed exclusives because they know their own first party exclusives aren’t good enough to win this generation
Going by the lackluster AC series and the demise of the PoP and Splinter Cell franchise, I’d urge and plead Ubisoft to keep this one away from my PS3.
@giese
But you’re ignoring the 360 install base. If a team can make a better game on the 360 because of their skills, it makes financial sense to only make the one version. Microsoft doesn’t have to offer them money in that situation to make the 360 the more attractive console.
^@Timewarp
Splinter Cell isn’t an xbox exclusive; it is being released on PC too ya know.
@JohnnyTruant5
That’d be a nice theoretical situation but it doesn’t apply here. We’re not talking about some no name startup studio [like the guys that did Metro 2033]; we’re talking about Ubisoft…. UBISOFT. There’s no doubt they could absolutely handle the PS3, don’t even start with this ‘better version’ stuff. FFXIII was better on the PS3; would it have made ‘financial sense’ to only release it on Playstation and lock out the 39 million xbox owners? Does it make ‘financial sense’ for any of the huge third party publishers to lock out the 33 or 34 million Playstation owners?
Console exclusive mean anything to you? Though your right there’s no way they’d want to give up that much money,
I hope it’s not as long as Rockstar took to release the stories of liberty city on the PS3.
@Mendax
I’m quite sure it isn’t all of ubisoft making splinter cell, they wouldn’t be bringing in the DS team on this would they?
FFXIII isn’t a good comparison because they put tons more work into it, and didn’t have tons a bunch of other games on the go at the same time.
And it does make sense if they project the cost of development combined with quality the finished product(i know ubisoft makes ps3 games but the splinter cell team COULD be people with more skill on 360, don’t be ignorant) will not be made up in sales. Neither of us are in those meetings so we don’t know, I’m sorry(not really) that you don’t like me stating that there was another option.
@JohnnyTruant5
There is always another option…just look at Xbox track record and you will see that almost every one of their third party exclusives eventually came to the PS3. I can only think of one that didn’t and that is Ace Combat 6. All others are first party or games from 2006 that no one cares about.
@JohnnyTruant5
You are an idiot.
So you are saying that UBisoft “didn’t have tons a bunch of other games on the go at the same time” even thought they are one of the top 5 publisher when it comes to release games each year? Think about what you said there for a second. I might be wrong, but I think Ubisoft release 33 games last year across all platforms. Oh yes, that isn’t a ton of games.
@Thehater
Pretty sure I was talking about square not working on a ton bunch(typo but I like it) of games, thats why i mentioned FFXIII not being a good comparison. Thanks for playing. I’ll pretend you meant to call yourself an idiot.
@Matt
cool story bro. that isn’t what i meant by option.
@JohnnyTruant5
Do you know the development team for SC:C? If you don’t know, then I will let you know. Its Ubisoft Montreal.
Here is a list of games they worked on for the PS3:
Assassin’s Creed
Assassin’s Creed II
Far Cry 2Far Cry 3
Lost: Via Domus
Prince of Persia
Scott Pilgrim
Shaun White Snowboarding
Surf’s Up
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Double Agent
Here is a list of Xbox 360 games they worked on:
Assassin’s Creed
Assassin’s Creed II
Far Cry 2
Far Cry 3
Far Cry Instincts Predator
Lost: Via Domus
Naruto: Rise of a Ninja
Naruto: The Broken Bond
Open Season
Peter Jackson’s King Kong
Prince of Persia
Scott Pilgrim
Shaun White Snowboarding
Surf’s Up
TMNT
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Double Agent
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction
Yeah, I think you see a trend there. All most all those games are on both the xbox 360 and PS3.
@thehater
Yeah, the key word being almost. Sorry if i’m thinking sensibly and thinking something is possible. I never said it was fact you guys lol, relax.
*skeets on lil kids foreheads for arguing about stupid stuff*
In the end timed exclusivity deals do work, but timing is key and it needs to be handled correctly. You see Rockstar made a bunch of money from Microsoft with the DLC being exclusive. Now in theory, they were supposed get nothing but profit with the DLC sold at microsoft and then after the deal finished, they can turn around and make more profit with SONY. But the problem is time, the DLC didn’t sell well on microsofts front, and now so much time has gone by in between that the GTAIV engine is pretty dated and I don’t think it will sell well on the PS3 either. For them to have maximized their profits they should have signed for a shorter timed exclusive, like 6 months or something, not a year! So that way the DLC could still be remotely fresh and sell better.
In the end timed exclusivity favors the console maker, not the publisher. Sure WE all know this, but the publishers don’t. They keep getting screwed over by the console makers, (mainly microsoft since this is all they’ve been doing, timed exclusivity deals) by allowing them to think that they can continue to make money on a dated game.
Since Ubisoft CLAIMS to have a “good” relationship with Microsoft, all this means is that they went back to the same routine of dealing with them, so they signed a contract for a year or so with the time exclusivity. Who’s going to be playing this game a year from now if it re-releases on the PS3? When by that time we’re probably going to be hearing news and/or playing games like Metal Gear Solid 5, Uncharted 3, inFamous 2.
Third Party Publishers are starting to learn the initial mistakes they made in the beginning time frame of this console generation, some might have learned already. Like Capcom is strickly Multiplatform now for the exception of hardware limitations i.e. 360/PS3—>Wii. Companies Dropping support for the Wii, since nothing sells on it if it doesn’t have Mario, Sports or Fit on the title.
Timed Exclusivity deals might have gotten Microsoft where it’s at now. But it’s position in second place are numbered.
Damn dudes… who really cares? Splinter Cell isn’t that great of a game series to begin with… its ok, but nothing to get your panties in a bunch about. Really its probably going to be ported eventually, or has already been designed for ps3 – its probably M$ throwing tons of cash at them to keep their mouths shut about it for awhile, until they can get the initial first year sales. And hey, if it doesn’t come to PS3, thats Ubisofts loss, unless M$ handed them a blank check. Either way I’m not buying it, and if you are, just get it for the PC.
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Wouldn’t surprise me. The Xbox 360 constantly finishes last in worldwide hardware sales every single week. Making an exclusive game for a console nobody buys isn’t a very attractive proposition.
Microsoft have had a hard time holding onto exclusive games lately (Splinter Cell: Conviction isn’t 360 exclusive of course but nevermind that), i’d expect a PS3 version to be announced in the Winter.
umm click the link he changed it it only says 360 and pc so its never coming to the ps3
David Macphail Says:
March 30th, 2010 at 8:13 PM
Wouldn’t surprise me. The Xbox 360 constantly finishes last in worldwide hardware sales every single week. Making an exclusive game for a console nobody buys isn’t a very attractive proposition.
When you’re finished blowing Sony, let the rest of the world know.
Lmao please stop it, this game isn’t worth such attention. The one and only 360 exclusive game that must be ported to PS3 is Mass Effect 2.
ха-ха, кто бы сомневался, что эта ерунда выйдет на PS3!??! )) думаю и разрешение будет не меньше 1080i или 1080р!! не то что у 360 – 576р!!! 360 – опять в Ж…..!!!!!!! ))) и это радует!!!!!!
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