Splinter Cell Conviction really won't go to the PS3

[PrototypeMike]

Following Ubisoft's announcement that Splinter Cell Conviction would be pushed into a 2010 release, some websites, including MSXbox-World, believe that it might be a sign that the game will be releasing for multiple platforms.

The most obvious point to correct them on is the fact that Splinter Cell Conviction is a multi-platform game; it's releasing for the Xbox 360 and PCs.

Although it's certainly true that many publishers are beginning to release their games on both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Ubisoft has been head-strong with the fact that Conviction would remain an Xbox 360 console exclusive. Ubisoft's forum manger recently explained the reason for the exclusivity:

"Splinter Cell conviction is a true Microsoft exclusive title and there are no plans to have Splinter Cell Conviction on other platforms. There are several reasons behind this choice. First of all, Splinter Cell games are historically linked with Microsoft platforms. The first Splinter Cell on the original Xbox was one of the first games to fully exploit the console’s technical possibilities."

"At that time, Microsoft really believed in the game potential and provided strong support to promote it. So, there is a 'link of heart' between the franchise and the platform. Some games are like this (think of Final Fantasy for instance).

"The second reason behind this choice is purely linked to production. Having a single target platform means that we can optimize the game even further, because we only have one type of - console - hardware to support."