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Splinter Cell banner seemingly reaffirms Xbox 360 exclusivity

The recent re-emergence of Sam Fisher from the shadows of ... uh, awkward stealth game metaphors has prompted several questions: Where has the gravelly voiced assassin been for the last few years? Is Ubisoft still toying with social stealth? And is the game still exclusive to the Xbox 360?

A partial answer to the last question may be evident in the large Splinter Cell: Conviction banner draped across the Los Angeles Convention Center. It's notable not only for the distinct lack of self-pitying scruff, but for being the only banner to prominently display only the Xbox 360 and Xbox Live logos. Of course, as Joystiq has learned in the time since the game was first announced, "exclusive" doesn't always mean what they think it means.

really duh5443d ago (Edited 5443d ago )

Spam we already know this.

" seemingly confirms"

The devs say again and again.

lord_of_balrogs5443d ago

Ubisoft isn't like other developers that create an exclusive game only to port the game over to another console but with a different name. Haze is a good example, here's a PS3 exclusive that the 360 never recieved. I believe that Conviction is a 360 exclusive based on past actions and that fact that Ubisoft is generally good to it's word.

TheBand1t5443d ago

Can't help but think that this is awful similar to MGS4 coming to 360 speculation.

Both are stealth games, both have developers denying that their game is being ported to the rival system, and both have rabid fanboys clamoring to trash it/defend it

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really duh5443d ago (Edited 5443d ago )

So you agree with me then? its not coming to PS3 I agree. I always hated that MGS4 360 rumor and almost as much as I hate PS3 fans using it as an excuse or to justify any rumors running around. The *see now you know how we feel* MGS4 360 rumor sh*t has to go.

I do think there will be a Metal Gear game on the 360 Kojima said he was interested some time in the past.

EDIT @Lou-Cipher

I think people are talking about the console market I don't game on Windows so I don't care. I read a long time ago MS design the 360 with PC in mind so they could release titles on both of their platforms after all MS is a huge player in the PC industry lol.

TheBand1t5443d ago

If the 'Box gets a Metal Gear I don't think I would care, really. MGS4 left me satisfied.

Lou-Cipher5443d ago

But hasn't this game been confirmed for the 360 AND PC?

Bnet3435443d ago

Yes it has, but since it's the console wars (PC not included), if it's not on the other console, it's exclusive. Not me who made the rules, it's just how the industry goes by. Microsoft would say that it's exclusive to them. Don't really care though, Splinter Cell with M + KB is just weird and if I wanted to use a PC controller, might as well get it for 360.

phosphor1125443d ago (Edited 5443d ago )

A few things lead me to believe that, and just to say this now, its not because I'm a "fanboy in denial" or what ever.

It's that Microsoft has said "exclusive" before, when all it was is timed exclusive. EVERYONE thought that PS3 users were getting shafted.

Secondly, Ubisoft loves money, not to mention they have yet to make a Tom Clancy game exclusive to one console. They even made the SC games for PS2 and Xbox regardless of the hardware differences.

It might not run as well or have an install, but none the less, its not hard to port one game to another, but Ubisoft is also very talented so porting wouldn't take much effort, even with a "custom" engine. Once the engine is built, all the AI is in place, you really just need to work on the workload balance for the architecture to be ported.

I just don't see this as anything more than a timed exclusive.

phosphor1125443d ago

I agree/disagree with you. MGS4 and Splinter Cell are on different leagues. MGS has been a great story experience and gameplay evolution, while SC has taken stealth and refined it to something very concise and complex. I love both series though, and as a PS3 gamer (I have access to my brothers 360 though) I would like it to also come to the PS3, I have played every Tom Clancy game except for Hawx and End War.

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Party Boy5443d ago (Edited 5443d ago )

I'll take the wait and see approach with Splinter Cell. Time and time again I've been burned by these so called third-party 360 exclusives.

really duh5443d ago (Edited 5443d ago )

They were going to make it for PS3 before they started and dropped the PS3 version most likely for a number of reasons.

This forced timed exclusive *comforting* excuse makes me sick and has no more credibility then assuming every 3rd party PS3 game will make it to the 360.

Columbo always posts news with mixed and double meanings he reminds me of HHG.

All Time Greatness5443d ago (Edited 5443d ago )

It won't be on PS3. You can tell yourself all day it will, and nobody cares...you can do what you like. But I'll be playing this on day one, in my Xbox 360 :)

really duh5443d ago (Edited 5443d ago )

Tekken 6

LOL you compare DLC for a game already developed on the PS3 *with* a retail game built from the ground up for 360's hardware and with a customized engine.

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really duh5443d ago (Edited 5443d ago )

Great list! now take it somewhere else no one here cares dude.

This news post is desperate on a epic scale. I can't believe somebody would take known facts and create speculative crybaby assumptions masked as news.

Magna Farta5443d ago

All right, kiddos, that's enough flaming and d!ck-waving for one thread.

All Time Greatness5443d ago (Edited 5443d ago )

Microsoft is fine. Please go worry about Sony, no need to worry about Xbox 360.

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The Master Chief5443d ago (Edited 5443d ago )

This was announced for PC?? I've only noticed Xbox 360.(and if it does come to PC, who cares besides some nerd with no real life)

Oh well.. enjoy the imaginary PC version. I'll be on 360.

butterfinger5443d ago (Edited 5443d ago )

There are clearly many scared fanboys in here.

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JasonPC360PS3Wii5443d ago

PC version of Splinter Cell would be great, then Microsoft could have it on 2 of its platforms... Xbox and Windows :)

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2FootYard5443d ago

I'm guessing its going to be multi-platform eventually.

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SaberEdge5443d ago

Who cares if it is on PC, most gamers today are console gamers and could care less about PC gaming. PC gaming is a fraction the size of console gaming. I have a PS3 and a 360 and if it doesn't come out for either of those systems I won't be playing it.

I know it is a convenient excuse for people who only own a PS3 to pretend that they all have gaming PCs, but it's abundantly obvious most of them are full of it. In either case, you're still playing on a Microsoft platform.

FantasyStar5443d ago

Well I don't care. If you want the game, get the system that it's on. It's far less stresful that way. And hey! You're stimulating our economy slowly but surely. So spend!

frictionini5443d ago (Edited 5443d ago )

MGS PS3

nuff said. Oh wait 3 is not a letter, but whatever. MGS dood, MGS

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Watch Ninja Gaiden II, Fable 2, Fable 3, and Splinter Cell Games Enhanced for Xbox One X in Action

Microsoft presented a new batch of Xbox 360 games that received Xbox One X enhancements via Xbox One backward compatibility, and here you can watch how they run.

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RizBiz1836d ago

Nothing wrong with more games. As someone who just fundamentally hates xbox, I am pretty jelly that xbox gamers get real BC.

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Gaming4Life19811836d ago (Edited 1836d ago )

Finally ninja gaiden 2 is BC, I've been waiting on this since they announced BC.

Bane351836d ago (Edited 1836d ago )

Yeah i thought ninja gaiden was gonna get remaster because it wasnt announced for backwards compatible til just now tho i would've been up for joy if they announced max payne 3 for backwards compatible today instead

hiawa231836d ago

I am so wanting MP3 on BC and X1X enhanced

Bane351836d ago (Edited 1836d ago )

@hiawa23 i think R* has plans to remaster MP3 at this point

Z5011836d ago

You couldn't play your copy of NG2 before this announcement?

Bane351836d ago (Edited 1836d ago )

No it just became backwards compatible today

Movefasta19931836d ago

not everybody still has their 360, that's why

Z5011836d ago

Kept your game, but no console to play it on?
No one sells 360's anymore?

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bluebenjamin1836d ago

Ninja Gaiden 2 is the main game I wanted bcthen alone one x enchanced is this game is more fun than bloodborne

Gwiz1836d ago

No contest,souls games are overhyped for difficulty.

bluebenjamin1836d ago

Very overhyped just because of difficulty not because of fun

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Movefasta19931836d ago

facts, once you beat a souls game and do ng plus, you have the game downloaded. Once you return to ng1 and 2 you still can get your ass handed to you lol, the regular enemies are a threat, still attacking even when they are on the ground dismembered.

Gaming4Life19811835d ago

Agreed dark souls, bloodborne, and sekiro are overhyped games and dont compare to ninja gaiden 1 & , ninja gaiden 3 sucks.

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Z5011836d ago

What does BB have to do with NG2?
Why not insert Contra Shattered Soldier while you're at it.

bluebenjamin1836d ago

Ninja gaiden was once considered one of the hardest games ninja gaiden 2 has rpg elements so does bloodborn they have similar combat but ninja gaiden 2 just looks better doing it plus its fast pace and flashy combos removing limbs of foes remember 360 put more enemies on screen than ps3 on this game 360 had more dismemberment of limbs than the ps3 vs.360 had a better gpu but ps3 still to this day has an awesome cpu the ps3 had the prettiest ninja gaiden because of native 720 p while 360 pushed 640p now the one X has both higher rez and 360 style dismemberment But Ok for you contra ps2 version and nes

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Movefasta19931836d ago

I do think ninja gaiden 1 and 2 are better than souls games, but they aren't even comparable

Z5011836d ago

Again. Why'd you pick BB?
Ninja Gaiden has ninja dog mode = easy
NG2 has a jump and block button
BB has none of those.

You could've picked a Devil May Cry or Bayonetta game. They're more similar to NG2 than BB.

What does PS3 have to do with this announcement? Your insecurities are showing.

Gaming4Life19811835d ago

I think they are being compared because of difficulty but I dont even think that is comparable imo. Ninja gaiden games are better though that's just facts.

Hungryalpaca1835d ago

And Forza is Better than MARIO Kart!!!!!

See how stupid that sounds?

bluebenjamin1835d ago

No Mario Kart is the best racer ever almost anyone can play

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timotim1836d ago (Edited 1836d ago )

Amazing news! NG2!?!? Three Splinter Cell games!!! Fable 2&3 (the first is already enhanced)!!! This is what separates Microsoft's version of BC from others...its that they enhance both the performance and visual quality of these titles to keep them current in a lot of cases, instead of playing them exactly how they played and performed back in the day. Whats even better...I don't need to do ANYTHING but download the new patch...amazing.👏

Keep it coming Xbox!

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Are the free Xbox Games With Gold titles for July 2018 any good?

Neil writes: "Every single month we hear the same old thing about the Xbox Games With Gold titles. "We don't want that rubbish - we want decent games, we want AAA blockbusters, we want something different". Well, the free Xbox 360 and Xbox One titles being given away during the month of July pretty much tick those boxes. What's the chances there will still be complaints?"

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AG1002126d ago

Tom clancy and virtua fighter are great death sqaured is pretty cool idk about assualt

lxeasy2125d ago

Splinter cell conviction is great, vf 5 is fun. Haven't played the other two so I'm excited to try them out.

ApexWolf222126d ago

Great month for 360 titles, X1 titles remind me of early days when all they gave away were indies, I hope they dont start doing that again.

AG1002125d ago

at least you can play the 360 games on xb1 too lol

Goldby2125d ago

Now that there's gamepass, expect bugger AAA to have priority in that, more money for both the dev and Ms more likely

yomfweeee2125d ago

I though Plus was lackluster this month. Gold is way worse.

BQ322125d ago

Vf5 fs is the best fighting game of all time abd backwards compatible, so it is a huge win in my book.

annoyedgamer2125d ago

No these are pretty awful. Virtua Fighter is great and so is Splinter Cell but those are 360 titles.

lxeasy2125d ago

so what if there 360 titles it's still awesome

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A new Tom Clancy adventure can be enjoyed on Xbox One due to Back Compat – Is it worth the return?

Carlos writes: "Xbox Backwards Compatibility has shown a strong start to 2018 with a number of top titles being made available to play on Xbox One, but whilst this week doesn’t bring quite as many new arrivals as the past few weeks, there is still one addition for us to get stuck into once more... and it’s one that’s sure to prove a popular addition."

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NotanotherReboot2266d ago

god bless backwards compatability

TheSplooge2265d ago

And thank god we dont have to pay for it.

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Gman322265d ago

yeah Microsoft get points for that

TheOttomatic912265d ago

I’m still waiting for Blacklist

PlayStation_52265d ago

Don't confuse the Xbox gamers. They have enough problems to deal with... : P'

Mister_Wolf2265d ago

I AM an Xbox gamer aswell as other systems lol.

TheRealHeisenberg2265d ago

No confusion at all. Just another game added to the list if anyone gets nostalgic.

Vectrexer2265d ago

Are we confused? We get games that we've been enjoyed before at no cost to us!

C-H-E-F2265d ago

"new"? an "old" Tom Clancy Adventure can be enjoyed on xbox one due to back capat is worth the return"

*Fixed*

zerocarnage2265d ago

Yes, I loved conviction the co op was ace.

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