According to the ESRB’s website, the Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia HD collections due for the PlayStation 3 will also be making an appearance on the Xbox 360.
As we expected, seeing as it was leaked earlier in the year, Ubisoft will next year be re-releasing a box set of older Splinter Cell games on the PlayStation 3.
Gamasutra (via French site JeuxVideo) is reporting that both Ubisoft and Warner Bros. intend to re-release trilogies of some of their more popular PS2 games on the PS3, with HD (and perhaps 3D) makeovers. Named franchises include Prince of Persia, Splinter Cell, Rayman, and Mortal Kombat – and retail listings of the packs have been spotted.
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So did you hear the one about Splinter Cell secret agent Sam Fisher saving a bunch of space-dwelling baby seals and their princess? Yeah, we hadn’t heard about this Splinter Cell: Double Agent easter egg either. No one has.
First there was God of War, then Sly, now it appears two more franchises are taking their PlayStation 2 entries and tarting them up for a release on the PlayStation 3.
The man who made Splinter Cell and designed Far Cry 2, Clint Hocking, has found a new home after leaving Ubisoft earlier this year, one of two recent high-profile departures from the developer. Looks like he’s now at LucasArts.
Ubisoft Toronto, the new big-game studio overseen by former Assassin’s Creed producer Jade Raymond, is working on the next Splinter Cell. Development will involve talents from Splinter Cell Conviction studio Ubi Montreal. No title, details or release date.