Assassin’s Creed not PS3 exclusive

360 News | Coming to basically every platform, including 360.

1up.com has broken the news that Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed, which was shown at E3 as a PS3 only title, will be coming to the Xbox 360 as well as most other platforms. In an extended disection of the evidence, 1up look over the development history of the 'Sci-Fi in the Medievil Crusades' themed game from the Prince of Persia team, and discuss exactly why Ubisoft would seemingly pretend a game is exclusive to one platform when it is not.

The main proof that the game is actually multi-platform is from an Ubisoft release list published in March:

Tom Clancy's Firehawk (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 5 (PS3, Xbox 360, Rev, PC, PSP)
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 4 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Xbox, PS2)
Assassin (PS3, Xbox 360, Rev, PC, PSP)
Lumines 2 (PS2, PSP)
Game 5 Haze (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
Alive (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
Naruto (Xbox 360)
Rayman 4 (PS3, Xbox 360, Rev, PC, PS2, handheld)
Dark Messiah of Might & Magic (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

A certain game known then as Assassin went un-noticed on this list at the time. An early version of the game had been shown at the Game Developer's Conference that month as an Xbox 360 and PS3 title, but so little was known about it that no one was excited yet. However, after the game's impressive showing at E3 for PS3, more people are interested, and the prospect of PC, 360 and Wii versions will certainly be of interest to owners and potential owners of those systems.

But why would Ubisoft hide the multi-platform nature of the game? The simple answer is Money. Most likely Sony paid them for either announcement rights (much like Microsoft did with GTA IV), or possibly a timed exclusive. Nonetheless, owners of any next gen system can now all look forward to this promising title!

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12 Comments

NismoR34

6 years ago

Mmm, a Wii version perhaps? Imagine the possibilities with that...

Although, can the Wii handle Creed's visual performance?

lordgeejay

6 years ago

I'm sure they'll just water the visuals down a bit. Kinda like what developers do with a PS2 port for Xbox and GC games, I guess.

realitybites

6 years ago

Maybe watered down for the Wii console. Think we maybe hard pressed in the early stages to see the differences between PS3 and Xbox 360.

Great means I don't have to get a PS3 anytime soon to play a game which looked and sounded like a treat @ E3.

~DESTROY~

6 years ago

Lol ^^ I agree Reality, Now we gotta see if warhawk turns up on 360 and Wii

lol.
Does not look like sonys pulling any big guns out yet.
I wanna see what MS have to offer come PS3 launch.

NismoR34

6 years ago

^ Forza 2 not important to you anymore?

wobbler

6 years ago

~DESTROY~ wrote

Lol ^^ I agree Reality, Now we gotta see if warhawk turns up on 360 and Wii

lol.
Does not look like sonys pulling any big guns out yet.
I wanna see what MS have to offer come PS3 launch.

My guess would be a price drop.

~DESTROY~

6 years ago

^^A price drop does seem in order, and the market competition has already began too show that I agree, seeing $699 premium packs with a Game and extra controller too!(Maybe a 360+HD-DVD for $899-$999?)
And the HD-DVD drive with HDMI out too Wobs

(looks like a mini 360)

o0o0o0o Joy!!
1080i digital bliss *drools* To coincide with sonys "BR" shit.
For anyone who spent over 3k on a hdtv just so they could use their 360 in hd id say was pretty dissapointed when MS didnt come through with the hdmi cable for full digital, so all those of us like that I presume are really looking forward to the hdmi out on the hd dvd attachment particularly because the 1k model PS3 comes with Hdmi as standard and MS gotta fight that

.

Im looking forward to Forza 2 as much as the next guy, if not more

Nis. and Im bored as Sh!t waiting for Prey and Saints Row which ive been waiting for forever and a day already for them to be released,
Forza 2 i think we're gonna have to wait for december or 07 for that one

Be good if it came sooner, I wont hold my breath though, plus you really cant rush a piece of Art that will be Forza 2.

But I think MS are probably gonna come out with a bunch of accessories and junk come Wii and Ps3 launch ala Wii motes, Mole whackers and air guitars.

It'd be really kool if MS can come through with some Snazzy light gun games though, im sure they could make some sick twisted ones with the 360s power.
Plus a kool light gun to boot, mabe a porciline glock style lol. so die hard 2.

Jellyfish

6 years ago

^ Forza 2 is due out in the Northern Hemisphere in November this year from what I heard. I'm anticipating this as much as I am for Halo 3

Edit: Light Guns no workie with HD-TVs.

Infested Jibbs

6 years ago

nikack wrote

Edit: Light Guns no workie with HD-TVs.

Why?Serious question.

Spanca

6 years ago

Is that all HDTVs or just LCDs?

Jellyfish

6 years ago

True light guns won't work with non-CRT screens because they rely on the scanning draw of the electron guns while every other screen technology refreshes the entire screen (or every 2nd line for interlacing) at once.

Additional hardware is required (ie Sensor Bars like the Wii) to use a "light gun" on a non CRT screen.

~DESTROY~

6 years ago

^Thats what I mean Nik, I hope MS can find a solution being "next-gen" and all, If Nintendo can MS surely can.

It would be great to see F2 by November, but I still wont hold my breath on it, The awesome MS titles so far have been some time in the works e.g. Oblivion = 3years , so I expect they would be making sure every aspect of F2 is beyond awesome before they release it into the big wide world of gaming.
A november release makes alot of sense by all accounts though, its just a matter of getting the rough edges ironed out by then depending on how far into development stages they are.

From what ive read F2 is set to have more than 300 real world cars and more detailed and extensive car design/paint shop than Forza 1,
Up to 12 cars onscreen at any one time.
But no interior car view like PGR3, only bonnet cams.
They decided to cut the interior view and dedicated the memory they saved doing that to more car models.

Anyrate Forza 2 is gonna wedge itself in at No.1 in the charts for a fairly long time as soon as it comes out.
I avidly look forward to it, if not a demo ASAP!!

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Australian Release Date:
  21/11/2007 (Withdrawn)
Standard Retail Price:
  $119.95 AU
Publisher:
  UBI Soft
Genre:
  Stealth
Year Made:
  2007
Players:
  1

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