Ubisoft has reiterated that upcoming stealth romp Splinter Cell: Conviction will not be appearing on any other platforms other than Microsoft’s Xbox 360.
Speaking on the company’s official forum, the developer stated, “Splinter Cell Conviction is a true Microsoft exclusive title and there are no plans to have Splinter Cell Conviction on other platforms.”
The firm elaborated on the decision to remain exclusive to 360, describing the Splinter Cell franchise as being ‘historically linked’ with Microsoft consoles beginning with the original title in 2002.
“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,” added the company.
“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.”