Double Agent PS3 at launch

By Tom Bramwell Published 22 December, 2006

With some extras, too.

Ubisoft has confirmed that a PS3 version of Splinter Cell: Double Agent will be ready in time for the European launch of the console in March 2007.

What's more, the PS3 version of Double Agent will add "support for the Sixaxis wireless controller in single-player and multiplayer modes," which could mean tilt-sensing.

Not only that, but the PS3 release will include extra multiplayer maps and skins, giving those of you who splash out on the next-gen system a feeling of warm fuzziness inside.

If you can't be arsed to wait though, you could always buy the Xbox 360 version instead. We thought it was great.

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About Tom Bramwell

Tom is Operations director of Eurogamer Network and Editor-at-Large of Eurogamer.net. He joined the company in February 2000.

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Comments (51) Latest comment 5 years ago

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  • Donny #1 5 years ago

    OMG FIRST!!!

  • Blerk #2 5 years ago

    Great. Shoe-horning in stupid motion control for the ultimate lose!

  • Der_tolle_Emil #3 5 years ago

    I have the game for the 360 and enjoyed it. But I seriously cannot think about anything that could be enhanced with the tilt sensors (maybe opening a safe, but that would be it). Will be interesting to see how they use it.

  • Darren #4 5 years ago

    That's could be good news... for me anyway if the game is free of the nasty v-sync tearing that plagues the single player game on the Xbox 360. Doubt it will like but I'm hoping that this more expensive and supposedly superior console can run hi-def last-gen game engines without those kinds of issues.

  • texx #5 5 years ago

    yip they will charge you £60 for a game thats 11 months old, it can be bought today for £38 and will be in the xbox 360 classic range by september say £25
    Edited by 1 at 22/12/06 @ 10:11

  • JayPee #6 5 years ago

    What amazing news.

    PS3 goes from strength to strength.

  • Vic #7 5 years ago

    Wow, it didnt take long at all the Xbots to get their teeth into this one. VF5 on 360 months after the PS3 version is a reason to rejoice, but SC:DA on PS3 with extras is a disaster!

  • Dizzy #8 5 years ago

    What about the rumble when picking locks/saves/etc...?

  • SBfistfun #9 5 years ago

    Double Anal more like

  • texx #10 5 years ago

    for me its more of a price issue. same game that looks the same and plays the same why pay more for it on one console than the other

  • Psychotext #11 5 years ago

    Does this surprise the xbots? This release of Splinter Cell isn't exclusive - it's Splinter Cell 5 that will only be on the 360.

  • Dizzy #12 5 years ago

    >SC:DA was never slated as a 360 exclusive was it?

    Not this game was announced months ago. Actually all Ubi games seem to be multiplatform.

  • MoGamer2006 #13 5 years ago

    And what's the betting that 'exclusive' is time limited, like VF5's?

    It's simple economics - the cost of XB360/PS3 development is so high, publishers have no option but to release on both formats so they can spread asset creation costs.

  • OnlyMe #14 5 years ago

    Tilt to look behind corners in first person mode?

  • JetSetWilly #15 5 years ago

    Isn't Splinter Cell for Wii out today? play.com certainly think so. Are you reviewing this EG?

  • LetsGo #16 5 years ago

    The true next-gen is nearly here at last :-)

  • lambtron #17 5 years ago

    @JetSetWilly - I saw Splinter Cell for Wii in a shop yesterday.

  • in5ane #18 5 years ago

    'What's more, the PS3 version of Double Agent will add "support for the Sixaxis wireless controller in single-player and multiplayer modes,"'

    I think that means they've had to go through the code and take out all the rumble features :)

    Yes, by the time it comes out here, it will be an 'old' game, but the simple fact that the PS3 isn't out here yet is the reason behind that one, so er, what can Ubisoft do? (Apart from release more crap for the Wii...)

  • fizzer25 #19 5 years ago

    you can actually get this on play for 27 big ones!!

    wasnt that keen on the other splinter cells so havent bothered always found i never had the patience

  • Steroyd #20 5 years ago

    What about the rumble when picking locks/saves/etc...?

    er.... whatever they do on the PC?

    Unless it has a PSP - PS3 connection like the Gamecube - GBA connection i'm not bothered in the slightest.

    The series has gotten really stale of late so much so i havn't even bothered to look at Splinter Cell DA at all.

  • Hughes. #21 5 years ago

    I've never played a Tom Clancy based game that I liked, be it Ghost Recon, Rainbow 6 or Splinter Cell.

    Maybe the stealth is more realistic than MGS, but that's just made it 10 times as dull, in my (admittedly short) experience of the Splinter Cells.

    Even after swapping formats years ago, I don't think Sam Fisher is any more interesting to PS owners than Dave Snake is to XBox owners.

    I'm kind of glad 3rd party exclusives seem to be becoming a thing of the past though, it'll make 1st and 2nd party devs focus on offering something unique in order to attract people to the hardware.

  • Xerx3s #22 5 years ago

    I'm kind of glad 3rd party exclusives seem to be becoming a thing of the past though

    What? Like the SC5 exclusive? Surely not...

  • Steroyd #23 5 years ago

    I don't think Sam Fisher is any more interesting to PS owners than Dave Snake is to XBox owners.

    It's just Dave.

    Snakes his codename.

    Sorry. :)

  • Der_tolle_Emil #24 5 years ago

    I saw Splinter Cell early this week in the shops for the Wii. A review would be nice, especially how the Wiimote is used in this game.

  • Hughes. #25 5 years ago

    We'll see about SC5, well, someone will, I don't give much of a toss.

    And to me he'll always be Dave "Snake"!

  • Zero Beat #26 5 years ago

    Mmm £60. I love how people pull those prices right out of their arses!

  • Steroyd #27 5 years ago

    *tick* *tock*

    ...*tick*....

    Hold on aren't next gen games £50.

    /smacks head on desk

  • JediMasterMalik #28 5 years ago

    God is bitch and moan all you guys do?

  • Steroyd #29 5 years ago

    SORRY FOR BEING BRITISH.

  • NthSimulachum #30 5 years ago

    Oh yes...what else is the Internet for exactly?

  • JediMasterMalik #31 5 years ago

    WoW says porn...

  • Foxclose #32 5 years ago

    /Pathetic Fanboy comment

    We get this at launch with Six Axis control; Xboxers have to wait until the end of 2007 to get VF5! LOL! It probably won't even be in 1080p!

  • Muddtallica #33 5 years ago

    Lol, Dave Snake. I never thought of his name like that...but I do now. :p

    I'm sceptical about the SC5 360 "exclusive" too. I've been noticing recently that genuine third-party exclusives have been increasingly hard to come by since the end of last-gen, something which the Virtua Fighter news yesterday only further demonstrated; Microsoft have got the right idea in buying up the likes of Rare, Lionhead, Epic and Bungie. It's something Sony ought to be thinking about, because the PlayStation brand was made on third-party exclusives; they can't fall back on first-party in the same way Nintendo can.

    Also, I wouldn't pin much hope on the Wii version of DA. From what I've read elsewhere, it sounds like yet another broken UbiSoft Wii port, ie. graphics and other gameplay features traded for poorly implemented motion controls...that'll be another fun comments page.

  • JediMasterMalik #34 5 years ago

    It is quite shit, I guess the advantage of not making your motion controls necessary is that you can choose to play how you like. And it's not as difficult to port games.

  • Skooch #35 5 years ago

    "I'm kind of glad 3rd party exclusives seem to be becoming a thing of the past though, it'll make 1st and 2nd party devs focus on offering something unique in order to attract people to the hardware. "

    @ Hughes - I understand what you are saying, but third-party exclusives can offer great gaming experiences, look at Dead Rising on the 360. It allows devs to focus all their energies on making it for one single platform. Now that the Wii and the PS3 employ motion-sensing technologies (different ones at that) the same game across 3 platforms probably won't play that great on at least one of them (COD3 on the Wii for example...).

  • JediMasterMalik #36 5 years ago

    The lack of 3rd part exclusives means that 1st party publishers have to work harder to get better games, I'm all for that.

  • NoCodeNed2 #37 5 years ago

    @Muddtalica - It's something Sony ought to be thinking about, because the PlayStation brand was made on third-party exclusives

    I think you'll find sony have done a fair bit of studio buying in their time.

  • Foxclose #38 5 years ago

    Sony have produced excellent games like Ico, Shadow of the Colossus and God of War in addition to Gran Turismo.

    I also like the Jax and Dextar games and sort of liked Rachet and Clank.

    But this gen the stakes are higher....

  • Hades #39 5 years ago

    Another nail on the X360 coffin...they always shoot themselves on the foot

  • Hades #40 5 years ago

    it was the only game i wanted for the system, now i wont have to waste my money on a system that doesnt have great franchises

  • Xerx3s #41 5 years ago

    God is bitch and moan all you guys do?

    /ponders

    Yeh, pretty much.

  • ronuds #42 5 years ago

    I don't see how this is so bad for xbox. It's the same as Oblivion going to the ps3. We've already played the game to death. Have fun with last year's garbage!

  • JediMasterMalik #43 5 years ago

    So oblivion is garbage because it was released earlier? Yup that makes sense.

  • captainrentboy #44 5 years ago

    Is it just me or are Jedimastermalik's comments toning down a bit as of late,the rabid Sony fanboyism that used to spew from every single comment has all but gone :/
    But it seems there's a newcomer,another almost unbearable twat snapping at his heels,Foxclose,I mean input like this...
    ''We get this at launch with Six Axis control; Xboxers have to wait until the end of 2007 to get VF5! LOL! It probably won't even be in 1080p!''
    ...seems almost to easy to take the piss out of,like he actually wants a flaming....Well I'm going to control myself and ignore it,one of my NYR's is to be more tolerable of people on internet forums :)

  • JediMasterMalik #45 5 years ago

    I was never a rabid fanboy, you must be confusing me with someone else.

  • admir #46 5 years ago

    Ps3 Euro launch looks good good to me at least they made it up for the ps3 delay

  • Foxclose #47 5 years ago

    @captainrentboy

    I see you picked up a hint of truth in my last post. ;)

  • JayPee #48 5 years ago

    Xbots

    hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahha.
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    ,
    hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

  • captain-future #49 5 years ago

    What launch? Launch was in November... oooooh riiiiiiight. OK.

    Personally I think SCDA was nothing special but the Eurogamer staff seemed to like it so I'm looking forward to the review.

  • Takeuchi_Riki #50 5 years ago

    And here please people-->
    http://ww w.petitiononline.com/basw/petit...

  • davisorle #51 5 years ago

    On PS3 launch.. LOL that was extra funny. I think you all should even feel ashamed on mentioning it as "launch" anymore! WOW tilt for their controller and extra skin. No shit. half a year the least for all that? Damn, that surreal.... Way to go Sony