SC Conviction PC Slipped From April 16 To April 30

Ubisoft just slipped the PC version of Splinter Cell: Conviction from April 16 to April 30.

The 360 version remains unaffected at April 16.

The news comes after another turbulent day for Ubi's PC games, with Assassin's Creed II and Silent Hunter V being removed from Steam in the UK as the result of a " Business Discussion " between the publisher and Valve.

Ubisoft has been well-reported recently in relation to DRM on its PC titles, which now need a constant internet connection to be played. EA decided to follow the model this week with C&C4.

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With DRM, I am definetely not buying the game.

It seems like a new trend to release a game on console and then delay the pc version.

delays are inevitable where ubisoft are concerned. im willing to overlook them and the drm too because im a big sc fan and my pc is always online but if this game turns out to be another let down like pretty much every ubi title since double agent has been then thats it for me, i wont be buying any more games from them, ive wasted a small fortune on their games these past few years

Ubisoft just slipped the PC version of Splinter Cell: Conviction from April 16 to April 30.

The 360 version remains unaffected at April 16.

The news comes after another turbulent day for Ubi's PC games, with Assassin's Creed II and Silent Hunter V being removed from Steam in the UK as the result of a " Business Discussion " between the publisher and Valve.

Ubisoft has been well-reported recently in relation to DRM on its PC titles, which now need a constant internet connection to be played. EA decided to follow the model this week with C&C4.

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NoctisCaelum52

I have a sneaking suspicion that the sudden delay is to do with the DRM. The DRM business has been one huge PR catastrophe for Ubisoft and I can only imagine that they're looking to avoid repeating it.

I can't imagine them being able to strip the game of it in two weeks however. From RTM to GA usually takes anything between three weeks for a minor title to six for a major one...

After playing the 360 demo they would be better off to cancel the game and start over, it feels more like Gears of War than Splinter Cell.Levrar

Wut

1. The 360 vers. come out on the 13th, not the 16th.

2. They screwed PC gamers AGAIN

After playing the 360 demo they would be better off to cancel the game and start over, it feels more like Gears of War than Splinter Cell.Levrar

C&C4 takes atvantage of the DRM by keeping track of you stats. Assassins Creed 2 just saves your games online.

I wasn't buying it anyway so I can't say I am affected too much.

Ubisoft just slipped the PC version of Splinter Cell: Conviction from April 16 to April 30.

The 360 version remains unaffected at April 16.

The news comes after another turbulent day for Ubi's PC games, with Assassin's Creed II and Silent Hunter V being removed from Steam in the UK as the result of a " Business Discussion " between the publisher and Valve.

Ubisoft has been well-reported recently in relation to DRM on its PC titles, which now need a constant internet connection to be played. EA decided to follow the model this week with C&C4.

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NoctisCaelum52

They might as well chain themselves to some heavy rocks and jump into the river.

New super DRM? :P

I knew that a PC version simultaneously launching with thee 360 was too good to be true.

I was interested in the stealth part of the game, but with the DRM it has become a no sale

After playing the 360 demo they would be better off to cancel the game and start over, it feels more like Gears of War than Splinter Cell.Levrar

does it has more action than stealtj? i havent play any splinter cell game because i dont like stealth games. The ONLY stealth game that i played was Velvert Assasin and i cans say it was good enough. Is Splinter cell convction a stealth or a action game? And the DRM is not a reason to not buy the game. DRM works ok as long as those **** pirates dont attack ubisoft servers

I hear it runs at 576p on 360, so its worth the two weeks wait . Yet another 360 game that they couldnt get to run right.

I knew that a PC version simultaneously launching with thee 360 was too good to be true.

Gamerz1569

They're doing this to boost console sales...rmfd341

[QUOTE="Gamerz1569"]

I knew that a PC version simultaneously launching with thee 360 was too good to be true.

kevy619

[QUOTE="kevy619"][QUOTE="Gamerz1569"]

I knew that a PC version simultaneously launching with thee 360 was too good to be true.

STOCKMAN22

[QUOTE="kevy619"][QUOTE="Gamerz1569"]

I knew that a PC version simultaneously launching with thee 360 was too good to be true.

STOCKMAN22

Metro 2033 and Mass Effect 2 weren't published or developed by Ubisoft. How do they matter to the release date of SCC ?

This is only a European delay, the American version is still scheduled to come out on April 13, 2010.

Its only a couple of weeks. And guys STOP complaining about ONLINE DRM! Look at Mass Effect 1 that required constent connection to the net inorder to play so stop complaining already.Hekynn

[QUOTE="Hekynn"]Its only a couple of weeks. And guys STOP complaining about ONLINE DRM! Look at Mass Effect 1 that required constent connection to the net inorder to play so stop complaining already.kevy619

[QUOTE="STOCKMAN22"][QUOTE="kevy619"] ya ubisoft seems to be against doing that.PublicNuisance

Metro 2033 and Mass Effect 2 weren't published or developed by Ubisoft. How do they matter to the release date of SCC ?

Metro 20033 and Mass effect 2 were pc/360 games too like SC C is a pc/360 game, Maybe Microsoft paid ubisoft to delay the pc version just to boost 360 sales. But dont worry we know that the pc version will be the best as usual

Actually it just needed online connection to activate.spiderman120988

[QUOTE="PublicNuisance"]

[QUOTE="STOCKMAN22"] The pc version of Mass effect 2 and Metro 2033 came at the same time ... so why they delayed pc version of SC? Just more dragonian drm?? But 2 weeks delay is realy nothing...STOCKMAN22

Metro 2033 and Mass Effect 2 weren't published or developed by Ubisoft. How do they matter to the release date of SCC ?

Metro 20033 and Mass effect 2 were pc/360 games too like SC C is a pc/360 game, Maybe Microsoft paid ubisoft to delay the pc version just to boost 360 sales. But dont worry we know that the pc version will be the best as usual

[QUOTE="STOCKMAN22"]

[QUOTE="PublicNuisance"]

Metro 2033 and Mass Effect 2 weren't published or developed by Ubisoft. How do they matter to the release date of SCC ?

dakan45

Metro 20033 and Mass effect 2 were pc/360 games too like SC C is a pc/360 game, Maybe Microsoft paid ubisoft to delay the pc version just to boost 360 sales. But dont worry we know that the pc version will be the best as usual

After playing the 360 demo they would be better off to cancel the game and start over, it feels more like Gears of War than Splinter Cell.Levrar

Totally agree. Not even interested in this game any more since its changed so much from the series.

[QUOTE="dakan45"][QUOTE="STOCKMAN22"]

Metro 20033 and Mass effect 2 were pc/360 games too like SC C is a pc/360 game, Maybe Microsoft paid ubisoft to delay the pc version just to boost 360 sales. But dont worry we know that the pc version will be the best as usual

kieranb2000

With DRM, I am definetely not buying the game.

Resistance_Kid

[QUOTE="kieranb2000"][QUOTE="dakan45"] Yeah double agent was definetly "the best" version.kevy619

All this DRM talk is starting to get boring. We went through the same thing with Securom for a while. People were whining and complaining about Securom, and would always feel the need to announce to the world that they wouldn't be buying such and such a title until Securom was removed.

As far as the delay is concerned - wow, two weeks, and some of you guys are saying that 'PC Gamers got screwed again'? Is this the so-called 'Me Generation' speaking here? You can't wait two weeks for a game?

What is it with people these days?

"I'm not buying this crap game because it's got an Ubisuck DRM on it!"

"Yeah, well I'm not buying this game because it's being released two weeks after the console!"

"I'm not buying this game because it has Securom on it!"

"I'm not buying it because it doesn't have multiplayer."

"I'm not buying it because it doesn't have co-op play."

"Well I played the demo, and even though the game promises 40 hours of intriguing gameplay, and 300 people spent three years working on it, I just found the whole thing to be meh... but maybe I'll pick it up for ten dollars later on."

People just can't wait to be critical of a game, and find a reason not to buy it. Or are these perhaps the excuses that people are looking for in order to justify them pirating the game?

[QUOTE="Resistance_Kid"]

With DRM, I am definetely not buying the game.

superclocked

All this DRM talk is starting to get boring. We went through the same thing with Securom for a while. People were whining and complaining about Securom, and would always feel the need to announce to the world that they wouldn't be buying such and such a title until Securom was removed.

As far as the delay is concerned - wow, two weeks, and some of you guys are saying that 'PC Gamers got screwed again'? Is this the so-called 'Me Generation' speaking here? You can't wait two weeks for a game?

What is it with people these days?

"I'm not buying this crap game because it's got an Ubisuck DRM on it!"

"Yeah, well I'm not buying this game because it's being released two weeks after the console!"

"I'm not buying this game because it has Securom on it!"

"I'm not buying it because it doesn't have multiplayer."

"I'm not buying it because it doesn't have co-op play."

"Well I played the demo, and even though the game promises 40 hours of intriguing gameplay, and 300 people spent three years working on it, I just found the whole thing to be meh... but maybe I'll pick it up for ten dollars later on."

People just can't wait to be critical of a game, and find a reason not to buy it. Or are these perhaps the excuses that people are looking for in order to justify them pirating the game?

WufusRainwright

[QUOTE="superclocked"][QUOTE="Resistance_Kid"]

With DRM, I am definetely not buying the game.

WufusRainwright

[QUOTE="WufusRainwright"][QUOTE="superclocked"]Same here. There are just too many reasons to list why I'm against this new DRM...superclocked

[QUOTE="WufusRainwright"][QUOTE="superclocked"]Same here. There are just too many reasons to list why I'm against this new DRM...superclocked

PC Gamer released statistics on this, and virtually all hard-core gamers have high speed. They also discovered, to their surprise, that the percentage of people who game on a laptop is an inconsequential percentage - it's nothing.

And by the way, how come nobody has pointed out that AC 2, and SC Conviction, both need pretty beefy rigs in order to run them well. These games were never intended to be played on laptops regardless of the DRM.

Sorry, but they weren't.

If there had been no DRM for Assassin's Creed 2 at all, and everyone loved the game, and some guy came in and posted how he was having a tough time playing on his laptop and that the game wasn't working too well, you guys would have trashed him... you would have utterly trashed him... you would've said: "Dude... dude, you can't be playing this game on a crappy laptop..."

I love the way that people will mix and match their arguments to suit them as needs be. Just some hilarious stuff being posted in these threads.