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Shared on Tue, 09/05/2006 - 13:56It turns out that Assassin's Creed is coming to the 360 after all. Not that there was ever any real doubt, but Ubisoft's dodge, duck, dip, dive, and dodge maneuvers over the issue did raise some concerns. It's a bit strange for a publisher to hold back that kind of information for such a long time (the game was shown for PS3 release in May at E3) but I have a theory about that, shocking I know.
I believe that Sony was trying desperately to get the exclusive rights to this game for the PS3 but just couldn't get the job done. I can't see any other reason that Ubisoft would have kept the announcement secret. They were obviously working on the other platform versions seeing as how they are all being released simultaneously so Sony must have been beging for time exclusivity on the PS3.
What really interests me about this is why Sony couldn't get this done (if my assumption is correct). Could it be that Sony simply couldn't make it worth Ubisoft's while? Sony stock has been slipping consistently since the E3 price announcements for the PS3 and they are strapped for cash for the first time in the companies history. Or could it be that Ubisoft sees the overwhelming potential of this game and knows they are going to make a mint off it with a multi platform release? They are still in a stock battle with EA from when EA tried to take them over earlier this year and they fought them off. Another huge hit title (which I'm sure this will be) can only help them in a cash standpoint to keep EA at bay.
Who knows? I may be completely wrong about the whole thing but I don't think so. I prefer to think Sony is actually starting to flounder a bit. They deserve it for all their asinine comments they have been making the past several months.
I believe that Sony was trying desperately to get the exclusive rights to this game for the PS3 but just couldn't get the job done. I can't see any other reason that Ubisoft would have kept the announcement secret. They were obviously working on the other platform versions seeing as how they are all being released simultaneously so Sony must have been beging for time exclusivity on the PS3.
What really interests me about this is why Sony couldn't get this done (if my assumption is correct). Could it be that Sony simply couldn't make it worth Ubisoft's while? Sony stock has been slipping consistently since the E3 price announcements for the PS3 and they are strapped for cash for the first time in the companies history. Or could it be that Ubisoft sees the overwhelming potential of this game and knows they are going to make a mint off it with a multi platform release? They are still in a stock battle with EA from when EA tried to take them over earlier this year and they fought them off. Another huge hit title (which I'm sure this will be) can only help them in a cash standpoint to keep EA at bay.
Who knows? I may be completely wrong about the whole thing but I don't think so. I prefer to think Sony is actually starting to flounder a bit. They deserve it for all their asinine comments they have been making the past several months.
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Submitted by OldManRiver48 on Wed, 09/06/2006 - 01:49