"Ubisoft say Splinter Cell Conviction not achievable on PS3 at Current State"

 http://mygen.com.au/article.php?page_id=96960179110181074&format=2&se_id=29

"Some pretty negative comments about the PS3 made by the devs. They state the fact that they are exclusive to the 360 allows them to do much more than if they were multiplatform, but they also state they doubt they would be able to achieve what they're doing with the game on the 360 on the ps3 even if it was ps3 exclusive."

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Sounds like convenient "we are being paid by MS" banter to me, but it could be true - depending how they write the game?

Also some nice screenshots in the link... looking good! 

I'm not touching this with a 10 foot pole ...

Well its really the same think Factor 5 (or whoever) was saying about the PS3 likely because Sony is paying their bills and they are PS3 exclusive. These devs will swear up and down they arent biased and down talk the competition. I dont think anyone takes them seriously.

it all has to do with who is paying who. i never played a splinter cell game in my life so i don't care anyway.

Would it kill them to mention a specific reason. Truth probably is, we suck at PS3 development. We cant even do a descent port, somthing the people at EA can (quite sad) so we will stick to development on the platform thats easier. Ubisoft has been the worst Ps3 dev, they way they are going Assasincs creed bigh be a big let down.

the thing is F5 said specific things that could not be done and said why they couldnt be done, they did not just say oh it cant be done cause we say so.  They explained their believes, Ubisoft has not done that.

 It be nice to hear what exacly ubisoft cant do on the PS3,  you know back up their claims with some explenation.

I dont think a X360 Splinter Cell would be viable for Ubisoft. Ever since the first Splinter Cell game, it has been a story of diminishing returns for ubisoft. Double Agent had a very cold reception on all platforms would have struggled to get beyond the million mark worldwide on all platforms. BTW, the PC/X360/PS3 and PS2/GC/Wii/Xbox games were developed separately to take advantage of each generation of platforms. A PS3 release does seem possible, considering the PS3's clout in Europe.

really? apart from "we need the power of C3LL!!!11one" I didn't really hear any explanations why they couldn't port to the 360.

Neither developers gave a reason,mainly because most people wouldn't understand the limitations. Or the reason is Sony/Microsoft paid them lots of money.

Looking at those pictures I see a few things.

1. Soft shadows. That is not that amazing.  (possible, becuase it is a scan it might just be the scan)
2. Lack of self shadow. I can not see any sign of 'self' shadowing. They cast shadows on other characters, but not self.
3. The number of people on screen. That would be a good argument, however the PS3 is superior at simple math like... more people. (refrence Heavenly Sword)
4. Low quality magazine scans. This right here, is why I cant say this is an amazing game graphically. Gears of War looks better, and this is magazine scan quality, God knows how much Gears would look better in full HD.
5. If The PS3 already has games out that look damn near as good as gears, and games that look better on the horizon. Why couldnt the PS3 do a game that dont look as good?
6. This is like saying linux cant run games. Yes it can, it just needs to be made to work. Recompile it, and it would work. Basically what would need to be done for the PS3, and re-optimized. This early in either console, there is no reason both consoles couldnt do everything we are seeing now. Some of the holiday games, might start getting far-fetched for the others, but I dont expect a distance to draw between the two untill late 2008.