wraggster
June 14th, 2013, 19:46
Ubisoft says it remains committed to the 25 million unit selling Rainbow 6 series, but whether that includes Rainbow 6: Patriots (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/xbox-360/fps/12498/rainbow-six-patriots/) isn't clear.
http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/dir_2782/image_278288_460.jpg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?id=278288&mode=article)Announced in 2011 (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/325089/rainbow-6-patriots-reveal-trailer/) as a squad-based tactical shooter with a storyline "that captures the reality of modern-day terrorism", the Ubisoft Montreal project will miss its intended 2013 release on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.
Ubisoft senior vice president of sales and marketing Tony Key told IGN (http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/06/13/e3-2013-rainbow-6-patriots-is-next-gen)that the Tom Clancy series is now headed to next-gen platforms. However, Key made no specific mention of Patriots.
In part, the project is thought to have been held up the restructuring of its development team (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/339085/heavy-rain-designer-takes-over-rainbow-six-patriots/) in early 2012. Later that year, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/378195/rainbow-6-patriots-could-be-pushed-to-next-gen/) "there's a good chance" the game could be switched to next-gen platforms.
Key told IGN: "We're absolutely making another Rainbow 6. We've already said so. We just, as we enter this new generation, have to make sure we make the right game at the right time with the right feature sets.
"Rainbow 6 got caught in the transition of going to next-gen and essentially we're figuring out 'well, are we making the right game for the right hardware systems?'
"We don't really have anything else to announce or say about Rainbow 6, but we will say it's a really exciting project for us and we can't wait to say more."
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/414432/rainbow-6-going-next-gen-as-patriots-misses-2013/
http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/dir_2782/image_278288_460.jpg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?id=278288&mode=article)Announced in 2011 (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/325089/rainbow-6-patriots-reveal-trailer/) as a squad-based tactical shooter with a storyline "that captures the reality of modern-day terrorism", the Ubisoft Montreal project will miss its intended 2013 release on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.
Ubisoft senior vice president of sales and marketing Tony Key told IGN (http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/06/13/e3-2013-rainbow-6-patriots-is-next-gen)that the Tom Clancy series is now headed to next-gen platforms. However, Key made no specific mention of Patriots.
In part, the project is thought to have been held up the restructuring of its development team (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/339085/heavy-rain-designer-takes-over-rainbow-six-patriots/) in early 2012. Later that year, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/378195/rainbow-6-patriots-could-be-pushed-to-next-gen/) "there's a good chance" the game could be switched to next-gen platforms.
Key told IGN: "We're absolutely making another Rainbow 6. We've already said so. We just, as we enter this new generation, have to make sure we make the right game at the right time with the right feature sets.
"Rainbow 6 got caught in the transition of going to next-gen and essentially we're figuring out 'well, are we making the right game for the right hardware systems?'
"We don't really have anything else to announce or say about Rainbow 6, but we will say it's a really exciting project for us and we can't wait to say more."
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/414432/rainbow-6-going-next-gen-as-patriots-misses-2013/