Assassin’s Creed on PS3 AND Xbox 360?

Now it can be told! Assassin’s Creed, which was supposed to be a PS3 exclusive, is… not! When it was shown at the Tokyo Game Show in September last year, the game was positioned as a PS3 title. But at the Game Developer’s Conference held in March, Assassin’s Creed was hyped as a PS3 and Xbox 360 title. Then at the E3 2006 last June it was a PS3 exclusive all over again. Which is which?

A leaked internal Ubisoft memo on its upcoming list of games classified Assassin’s Creed as a multi-platform game. This tell-tale list was supposedly certified “100% legit” by the company’s release schedule plans. Sources close to Ubisoft said the game will definitely be on Xbox 360 although officially the company denies this.

The question is, why is Ubisoft taking the 5th amendment on this? The possible short answer is…could be a contract thing with Sony. Ubisoft may have intended Assassin’s Creed to be a multi-platform title from the start but sold the rights to Sony to announce (just announce) the game as an exclusive for the press mileage for its upcoming PS3. It’s supposedly a win-win situation for both parties. Wait, since Assassin’s Creed is coming to Xbox 360, make that a win-win-win proposition.

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Now it can be told! Assassin’s Creed, which was supposed to be a PS3 exclusive, is… not! When it was shown at the Tokyo Game Show in September last year, the game was positioned as a PS3 title. But at the Game Developer’s Conference held in March, Assassin’s Creed was hyped as a PS3 and Xbox 360 title. Then at the E3 2006 last June it was a PS3 exclusive all over again. Which is which?

A leaked internal Ubisoft memo on its upcoming list of games classified Assassin’s Creed as a multi-platform game. This tell-tale list was supposedly certified “100% legit” by the company’s release schedule plans. Sources close to Ubisoft said the game will definitely be on Xbox 360 although officially the company denies this.

The question is, why is Ubisoft taking the 5th amendment on this? The possible short answer is…could be a contract thing with Sony. Ubisoft may have intended Assassin’s Creed to be a multi-platform title from the start but sold the rights to Sony to announce (just announce) the game as an exclusive for the press mileage for its upcoming PS3. It’s supposedly a win-win situation for both parties. Wait, since Assassin’s Creed is coming to Xbox 360, make that a win-win-win proposition.

Via 1Up