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Splinter Cell’s pretty-spry-for-an-old-guy hero Sam Fisher may be a master of tip-toeing about, but when his massive multimedia franchise takes even the slightest step, everyone notices. So when Ubisoft announced that an Xbox 360 Splinter Cell Conviction demo’s quickly closing on its March 18 release date, PC gamers immediately began asking about their slice of the pie. And, for better or for worse, Ubisoft answered.
“Sorry guys, tomorrow’s demo is for X360 only. There are no plans for a PC demo,” tweeted community developer Li Kuo.
On one hand, it’s just a demo. On the other hand, this happened. Whether it’s simply a case of bad timing or a purposeful disregard for PC gamers, Ubisoft’s certainly going to town on that hornets’ nest. We’re thinking it’s only a matter of time before they get stung.
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KaosTheory
March 24, 2010 at 12:49am
Just gonna add my input, I'm a 16 year old highschool student who is OBSESSED with Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed 2 and now Splinter Cell: Conviction. I have never bought any Splinter Cell games, I hadn't even heard of Splinter Cell before the hype on Conviction. But Ubisoft was like a god to me, until I found them leaving things out for PC users and this new connection required business. Then I pretty much hated them. The same with Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and it's Steam application. It sucks. Mid game, perfect shot, lining up and WHAM! Failed Steam connection but the internet is still running, missed the shot, exited the sever. :( Assassin's Creed 2, assassination, lining up, perfect jump, go to make the kill, just before contact, game window dissappears and shuts down AC2. Internet still running. Load back up, apparently the mission's done and I can't redo it :(
Ubisoft needs to move away from those sorts of things. PLEASE. I love the games, and I can see why they want these applocations (in most cases), but they aren't needed and no one likes them!
I'd also like to say that I will still get SP:C though I will hate the application business.
AND I WANT A DEMO >:(
zepontiff
March 19, 2010 at 2:16pm
The best thing in this day and age is we can take it one step further and become buyers and sellers of 360 and ps3 Ubisoft titles on the used market!
QUINTIX256
March 18, 2010 at 1:50pm
There is much I am willing to suffer through in order to enjoy some BG&E2 on the PC.
You can have your recession. I'm not participating.
Trooper_One
March 18, 2010 at 12:45pm
Me thinks Assassin's Creed was my last game purchased from Unisoft.... I am not impressed by their antics as of late and they will have none of my business.
I Jedi
March 18, 2010 at 11:27am
I think, from the reactions in here, that we can assume a great many PC gamers feel Ubisoft should just gtfo of PC, and leave it to those who actually care for the platform.
habuza
March 18, 2010 at 9:09am
They are their own brand of ass-hattery. But I don't have any doubt that they are all in on the DRM thing together.
habuza
March 18, 2010 at 7:17am
Ubisoft can tongueshovel my stinkditch. DAO was a huge disappointment to me, glad I played it at a friend's house first. The DRM thing has gotten way out of hand. I refuse to abide by any DRM scheme out there that is that damn invasive.
pepper_roni
March 18, 2010 at 7:01am
lighting didnt work, carshed all the time freezing, game was un fucking playable peice of shit
Tekzel
March 18, 2010 at 6:17am
This hardly matters at all. Ubisoft seems set on making sure I never play their games, so why would I need a demo for a game I refuse to buy due to retarded DRM schemes?
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You know users... Buncha bitchy little girls.
Vegan
March 18, 2010 at 6:12am
What else is new? Demos on PC seem to be rarer and rarer, while they always have them for the 360 versions. And they're needed more on the PC, to judge how well a game will run on your system.
Bluntknife
March 18, 2010 at 7:38am
And they are also needed to see if you will actually like the game.
I see alot of torrents in this games future.
nekollx
March 18, 2010 at 9:38am
Ubisoft's new DRM
Take everyone's money and then hand pick who gets the game they paid for.
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Coming soon to Lulu.com --Tokusatsu Heroes--
Five teenagers, one alien ghost, a robot, and the fate of the world.
Caboose
March 18, 2010 at 12:45pm
"Congratulations user! You have just won the completely random Ubisoft DRM lottery! You will get to play $insert_game_name for 1 hour on Thursday September 20, 2013..."
-= I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive! Or... a cowboy! =-
