Kikizo has an interview with Ubisoft, the developer behind Splinter Cell: Conviction, which is currently a XBOX360 exclusive. They are pitched the question of developing the game for the PS3 and reply interestingly..
Kikizo: So it’s nothing to do with the project being native to Xbox 360, and porting to the PS3 being too much hassle – it’s entirely a question of business.
Masters: Absolutely, yeah. Ubisoft as a company now has a lot of experience with PS3. Our processes, tools, techniques are very well-developed – we could absolutely execute on the PS3 if we had the opportunity, but like I said it was a business decision.
Seems bizarre to me after Ubisoft made great multi-platform titles like Far Cry 2 and Prince of Persia so I see no reason why they don’t invest in the Playstation platform further. I hope there is another reason for this and isn’t the trend for future Ubisoft titles. The full interview can be read here at Kikizo.
Written by: Trev
#1 by Jay on July 22nd, 2009 [ 33738 points ]
business decision means exclusive rights bought out. Microsoft playing dirty pool.
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#2 by Fleakitten on July 22nd, 2009
Can’t hold a candle to MGS anyway. Cardboard box camo an all, lol.
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#3 by Tosh on July 23rd, 2009 [ 31825 points ]
I prefer Metal Gear too.
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