Splinter Cell 5 is "solely" on the Xbox 360

1up.com reports that Ubisoft is exclusifying the next better-than-Metal-Gear-Solid game to our beloved Xbox 360.

Commenters have already claimed there's less gray area here in comparison to the Assassin's Creed confusion. Here's the quote from the press release:

"Ubisoft confirmed that the next Splinter Cell title, the installment after Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent, will be exclusive to Xbox 360, a testament to the ability of the powerful next-gen game console to deliver experiences no other console can match."

Good news. The Xbox versions always played better than the Playstation versions anyway. My guess is this will be a timed exclusive, just like GTA:SA and Resident Evil 4.

Apologies to those who insist that Snake's hiding-in-boxes-and-stabbing-alligators antics are the greatest thing ever.

09/28/2006 Update: Changed the title as it was misleading