First Splinter Cell Essentials screens. (PSP)

[Andy]

Damn. I'm really starting to wonder if Sony unlocked the PSP's full spec for developers.

[marwan]

looks good. i hope it doesnt have a shitty frame rate though!

[Glass Joe]

Any word on multiplayer? That is the only reason I play Splinter Cell games.

[Jetman]

So is this like a port of the upcoming 360 Splinter Cell or an entirely different game?

[Joust Williams]

I don't know if there is any truth to this "unlocking full spec" that has been floating around for almost a year.

[StriderKyo]

Damn. I'm really starting to wonder if Sony unlocked the PSP's full spec for developers.

Since it looks worse than the PS2 version, I'd say no. UBI Montreal (or whoever's working on this version) just seem to have amazing visual designers who outperform on every platform.

[Glass Joe]

That doesn't really make sense Strider since the PSP at full specs isn't quite on par with the PS2.

[Giga Power]

Since it looks worse than the PS2 version, I'd say no. UBI Montreal (or whoever's working on this version) just seem to have amazing visual designers who outperform on every platform.

IBTN

[outRider]

First gen games 'suck' because usually the hardware developer can only provide mostly unoptimized libraries and incomplete documentation to 3rd parties, I expect the latest revision of Sony's PSP SDK to be much better than what was used on launch stuff, so yes... 'unlocking the full spec of the PSP' has some truth to it, but it's true for all consoles.

That and I do believe the machines are deliberately underclocked in the firmware to save battery life, but I don't think that's changed lately.

[Andy]

So is this like a port of the upcoming 360 Splinter Cell or an entirely different game?

According to Jeux-France, Ubisoft is saying it is an entirely new game in the series, and not a port or remake.

Finally. Take note, PSP publishers/developers.

Since it looks worse than the PS2 version, I'd say no. UBI Montreal (or whoever's working on this version) just seem to have amazing visual designers who outperform on every platform.

What does that have to do with it? Regardless, I don't know if you've actually seen the PS2 version, or are just going by the Xbox titles and taking a wild guess, but I'd say this stacks up very favorably, if not in some respects being more impressive, than the PS2 version.






Mind you, those are from the original SC on PS2, but I think it is only fair to compare the the first PS2 SC versus the first PSP SC.