Ubisoft CEO Explains The Wait For A New Splinter Cell Game

Nice way to blame the fanbase for no new Splinter Cell games. The real reason is because you want to monetize the shit out of it and can't find a way to make it fit properly.

You know that the fanbase wants a traditional Splinter Cell like Chaos Theory but you don't want to make that because it can't be manipulated. The same reason you all refuse to remaster the original trilogy.

Piss off.

P,s I want splinter cell double agent 2, that cruise ship looked gorgeous, and I loved the ending it wasn't even necessary but was added if you did well.

Not sure why people hated it

Micheal Ironside what a voice, it's like the new hellboy (that voice in the new hell boy, oh dear sounds definitely odd)

Applause to gamers. You wanted Assassin's Creed 20 and Watch Dogs 10. Ubisoft will keep rehashing them. It's same like loot boxes and micro transactions. Gamers themselves to be blamed

Funny how he says “When you create a game, you have to make sure you will come with something that will be different enough from what you did before," Guillemot said.

Yet a lot of their games are re-skins of their previous games.

The 1st real clue to a new Splinter Cell game will be when the "Splinter Cell Collection : Remastered" get released.

Yes and bring back Spies vs. Mercs Double Agent style!

While I believe there's room for both action and stealth, if they want to lean into a more action-oriented and/or open world model, they probably shouldn't call the game Splinter Cell. I'm probably one of the few people who somewhat enjoyed Blacklist, but I don't consider it a Splinter Cell game. Honestly, they should've just called it Tom Clancy's Blacklist and made the protagonist John Clark - and not just because having someone other than Michael Ironside voicing Fisher was blasphemy.

I'd love a Splinter Cell game that just went back to its roots. Don't want to see a Wildlands version of Splinter Cell.

"We can't make it an open world game, so we have no clue what to do"

Yeah, gotta make on when the times right. Don't want another Conviction.

Still, Michael Ironside ain't getting any younger. And boy Dishonored sure was a manual on how to build a great stealth game.

Sam Fisher but more John Wick-ish. I'd buy that

Edit: jk... if it wasn't apparent

Am I the only Ubisoft fan here? I loved the original Splinter Cell to bits, and it was my main reason to buy an Xbox. I have also really enjoyed some of the Assassin's Creed games, and all of the Far Cry games (except Primal). I have never spent a coin on in-game-purchases.

I think Mr Guillemot has a point by waiting with a new Splinter Cell release. I feel that the Assassin's Creed franchise has been overflooded in recent years with a new game almost every year. The franchise should follow the example of Splinter Cell.

Ubisoft is a shell of the former game developer/publisher that used to be my favorite. Greed got to them just like EA and Activision.

NOW!!!

Sadly, I don't think I want the current Ubisoft to make another Splinter Cell. I have no faith in the company whatsoever these days.

Splinter Cell was a niche game, and Ubisoft no longer makes niche games.

"Last time we did a Splinter Cell, we had lots of pressure from all the fans saying, 'Don't change it; don't do this; don't do that."

-That's why we're announcing Splinter Cell Battle Royalle! - shows colorful and goofy gameplay.

How well did Blacklist sell? I got the impression when it launched that it was kinda a dud from a sales number perspective.

Thing is, Ubisoft doesn't care about solid stealth or tactical single player games anymore; it's too niche to monetize from. It's the reason why the latest Tom Clancy games have been streamlined or dynamically changed to appeal a bigger (casual) market. I have no desire playing a Splinter Cell game with an open-world design, huge activity checklist and a poor narrative.

Chaos Theory is my favorite stealth game of all time, but a game similar to that will just be completely unfulfilling for Ubisoft. Even something like Blacklist, a game I thought already streamlined too much, would be undesirable today for Ubisoft's standards.

-"When you create a game, you have to make sure you will come with something that will be different enough from what you did before," – Guillemot

This is not only a good thing to hear but is refreshing when one considers the amount of re-hashed titles that seemingly get little in their subsequent installments other than a mild graphical upgrade. Whether Ubisoft sticks to what they say may be a different thing altogether (especially looking at some of their other franchises.) but let's give them the benefit of the doubt.

Hopefully this is a good sign that the next Splinter Cell will improve upon the formula fans have already come to love. Capcom has already proved with titles like DMC 5 that re-inventing the wheel isn’t necessary but adding just enough to make whatever new installment stand out when done properly is more than adequate.

-THE NEW ORIGINAL NINJA APPROVED-

Ubisoft and "Novel" , naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah , they didn't innovate in any of their games like at all , all the change they did was convert from AC from a stealthy game to a " HZD , Witcher " mash up and added their Division / Ghost Recon Drones to it aka " Eagle "

"When you create a game, you have to make sure you will come with something that will be different enough from what you did before," Guillemot said. "Last time we did a Splinter Cell, we had lots of pressure from all the fans saying, 'Don't change it; don't do this; don't do that."

Well, yeah. You guys stripped away many of the stealth elements that made the series a success in the first place. I don't mind you making Sam more action capable but you don't have to abandon what many people loved about the original games.

Give us the ultra slow movement, environmental stealth mechanics, and more gadgets. Lean into that instead of just evolving it into another generic cover based shooter.

Fallout 76 needs a repair kit. Literally.

We are figuring out how to make this game a multiplayer game with lootboxes,microtransactions and plenty of dlcs

"When you create a game, you have to make sure you will come with something that will be different enough from what you did before,"

Best excuse ever from a Ubisoft employee. Although he does have a point that the fans suck. If they change anything, everyone is like "OMG boycott!!!!11!" If they keep it the same, then everyone is like "Ubi's releases are similar each year, making them twice as bad as Hitler and almost as bad as EA. Also, insert racist or sexist comment here."