Splinter Cell

milltown · 21-11-2002 6:23pm #1

Does anybody know when it will be out? November's PCZone preview said it's due in November. Smiths toys catalogue has it listed in the s/w zone. Hardly a word about it on any sites I've looked at (one mentioned a spring 2003 release).
It looks and sounds cool (in magazines anyway) and I want!

DiscoStu · 21-11-2002 6:26pm

the xbox version is hitting the stores in the states at the end of the week. dont know about over here though.

Mr. Fancypants · 21-11-2002 6:48pm

It has a release date for the 31/1/03 on www.play.com for PC
http://www.playserver3.com/play247.asp?page=search&adudisc=y

i did hear it was pushed back a little to allow the xbox version to be finished first.

monument · 21-11-2002 7:00pm

for the xbox its out on the 29th (next friday)

its only three screen shots, but here...
http://gamire.com/gamire/newsitem?batchstart=7&id=387

Dooom · 21-11-2002 7:02pm

yea its been pushed back to he end of january next year. argh! rumor has it that microsoft paid off ubisoft to hold off shipping it to the pc so to get more people to buy an xbox. Damn you Bill. go get the december issue of pczone.

chernobyl · 21-11-2002 7:10pm

Originally posted by Aragorn
rumor has it

Never!..that would be borderline with an good business plan but Xbox's short track record is anything but.
Im really looking foward to this game and i am hoping for the same "yes" feeling that MGS/GT/FF VII really evoked.

milltown · 21-11-2002 11:32pm

Me want now!!!

meglome · 22-11-2002 12:42am

all the official Irish/UK release dates can be found on Gamire.com

http://gamire.com/gamire/release?format=Xb&batchstart=0&first_letter=T

These dates are not always 100% as the games publishers can sometimes change the details at the last moment.

RasTa · 22-11-2002 12:58am

i heard its coming out on ps2 early next year
anyone confirm??

Dooom · 22-11-2002 7:11pm

the ps2 version will be out late next year - bout summer or after. that's they're last priorty. they're aiming at the xbox and pc first they havent even made an official statement about the gc and ps2 versions, despite the release dates for these version on some sites. i want it now dammit!!!

Mr. Fancypants · 22-11-2002 7:13pm

Microsoft have Splinter Cell as an XBox exclusive for 2002. After that it can appear on any system.

Dont be at yourself · 22-11-2002 7:16pm

The PC version is out next Spring and afaik the PS2 version was on display at E3 and while Ubi-Soft haven't officially announced a GC version, the head of the studio who are developing it (whose name escapes me) let it slip that they were porting it to the GC.

So not very exclusive at all then

Dooom · 22-11-2002 7:20pm

the pc version is out at the end of january!!! thats not spring!!!!!! i will be playing it before spring!!!! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

Dcully · 22-11-2002 7:37pm

all the official Irish/UK release dates can be found on Gamire.com

Yes but they are often very wrong.
I mean Toca race driver as anyone interested will know wont be here till 2003 but Gamire state a release date of today?
How often is it updated?

monument · 22-11-2002 8:11pm

Originally posted by meglome
all the official Irish/UK release dates can be found on Gamire.com

http://gamire.com/gamire/release?format=Xb&batchstart=0&first_letter=T

These dates are not always 100% as the games publishers can sometimes change the details at the last moment.

Originally posted by Dcully
Yes but they are often very wrong.
I mean Toca race driver as anyone interested will know wont be here till 2003 but Gamire state a release date of today?
How often is it updated?

"How often is it updated?" -

The release dates are currently being out sourced, it’s taken from that source twice a day. The source is an industry site that we don’t want to name here.

it’s not an ideal situation, but we cant currently manually manage huge amounts of data like release dates.

In the long term we hope to do release dates in house

Dcully · 22-11-2002 8:34pm

Fair enough, i do appreciate the hassle with release dates ,what with delays etc.
I know from a reliable source that Splintercell is ready a while back for PC but wont be released until xbox version is released first so as to sell more of the boxes.

monument · 22-11-2002 8:56pm

Originally posted by Dcully
Fair enough, i do appreciate the hassle with release dates ,what with delays etc.
I know from a reliable source that Splintercell is ready a while back for PC but wont be released until xbox version is released first so as to sell more of the boxes.

yea, I think its being ready for while now for both XBox & PC, as mbroaders said Microsoft has it as an XBox exclusive for 2002.

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