Posted Sep 02, 2006 at 02:35PM by Jex H. Listed in: Interviews, Assassin's Creed, Games Tags: Ubisoft, Dolby Digital
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After Ubisoft has finally confirmed that Assassin's Creed will be released for the X360, Gamespot scored an interview with the game's producer, Jade Raymond. The interview tackled relevant issues regarding the game's release for the 360, allow us to go through them as quick as we can:

Why bring AC to x360?: Ubisoft aims to give gamers a whole new gameplay experience on a new console, with their ambitions for graphics, animation, A.I., and physics. And just recently, they were able to prove to themselves that they can bring Assassin's Creed, in all its visual goodness, to both PS3 and X360 without sacrificing their original concept for the game.

When Gamespot asked how long the 360 version has been in the development phase, Raymond revealed that a team started working on the game's concept and technology over two years ago, but updating the game for a different console took a longer time. They had to analyze the system's strengths and weaknesses and effect changes in the game in such a way that would emphasize the game's features and downplay whatever flaws there may be.

Differences between 360 and PS3 versions:
For the control functionality by console, Raymond said that they are still currently prototyping this but whether the prototypes will make it to the final game, they're still unsure. They want every aspect of the game, including controls, to be perfected for the console and create a different level of gaming experience for the Assassin's Creed. Raymond refused to disclose any information regarding possible differences in the game's content for PS3 and 360. However, Raymond confirmed that the game will have online features such as downloadable content, achievements, etc.

HD resolutions and audio support: 720p and Dolby Digital 5.1

Marketplace demo?: Raymond won't say anything about it, but we get the feeling that there will be a downloadable demo of the game (or maybe its wishful thinking?).

Although Raymond refused to comment on game content differences for the PS3 and X360 and whether a game demo will be available for download, she did assure gamers (well, Gamespot, at the very least) that the game will make you guys engage in fierce competition with your Xbox Live friends.


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   by UnrealPunisher - 2006-09-02
 » what a waste

why release for the xbox 360. if this game was coming to the playstation 3 I'm pretty sure that ubisoft will make the game 1080p and 7.1 just like resistance fall of man. The game does not interest me anymore its just another stealthy type of game with to much violance.

   by Shini (Unregistered) - 2006-09-02
 » ....

They released it for the xbox 360 to make more money....

duh.

Funny thing is, if it was a PS3 exclusive, you'd be masterbating to the screen shots...but since its coming out to teh 360, "who cares"

   by jubberstobber (Unregistered) - 2006-09-02

this game looks pretty cool and i was hoping it would come out for the 360. i was thinking about getting a ps3 a while ago but i am not paying no $600 for it and so far im not seeing anything great from it.

   by lawl (Unregistered) - 2006-09-02
 » yeah, it's a real let down.

when i heard this was ps3 only, i thought they would support 1080p. now with supporting two consoles, they had to go for the lower specs of the xbox and only achieved 720. I was planning to buy this, but maybe i'll just rent it and see if the quality is still good.

   by q (Unregistered) - 2006-09-02
 » #4 your an idiot

first off, not getting a game because its graphics arent number one is retarded. then you spit your ignorant bs like you know what you are talking about when in fact you dont. the 360 does in fact have a BETTER gpu than the ps3 and the ps3 has a better cpu than the 360. they will not have to sacrafise the 360 version or the ps3 version. 720p is due to the fact that most do not have 1080p tv's and it would be a waste of power and would also force them to sacrafise other graphical things. fact is the ps3 is not powerful enough to do a game like AC at 1080p. if you realy want to get specific then the 360 can actualy achieve an overall better visual fidelity while the ps3 can do more physics and complicated ai. this is due to the ps3's "powerful" cell and the 360's better use of texture compression. their is simply more room for higher grade textures with the 360 while the ps3 can process more things at a time (but just a little slower per line of code)

   by iceatcs (Unregistered) - 2006-09-02
 » Nooooo!

Stupid Xbox 1.5

I wish I can play it on my new 42" HDTV with 1080p.

   by hush404 - 2006-09-02
 » Her name isn't Jane Raymond

It's Jade Raymond.

   by C3K - 2006-09-02
 » Stop riding the short bus to school

You're not getting it because it's 720 instead of 1080?

Wow.....that's really idiotic. I wonder if you just bought Xbox games instead of PS2 games because the graphics were so much better? You missed out if you did.

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   by Vecha - 2006-09-02
 » HAHA...

you ps3 fanboys are hillirious....don't get me wrong i'll be getting a ps3...


but if you MORONS really think it would be on 1080p then I have lost faith in hummanity.


About 99% of the ps3 games won't support 1080p...just like with the 360...99% don't support 1080i.


please...if you can...list the games that DO support 1080p....and it better be alot.

   by Vecha (Unregistered) - 2006-09-02
 » Please!

Do you have a time machine?

How do you know that 99% of the ps3 games won't support 1080p?

Maybe 90% or less will be sound more reasonable.

What a thinko!

   by Vecha - 2006-09-02
 » do some research dumbass...

"Do you have a time machine?

How do you know that 99% of the ps3 games won't support 1080p?

Maybe 90% or less will be sound more reasonable.

What a thinko!

"

the ones anounced so far for the ps3 have said "720p"

go look. this game is only one of many.

Just like with the 360 thus far.

   by aaa (Unregistered) - 2006-09-02
 » aaa

F_uck sony

   by Vecha (Unregistered) - 2006-09-02
 » yeah but...

...what are you trying to say?

It is not PS3 game. Multi-consoles title.

PS3 exclusive can be made in True HD (1080p) therefore the game will only can running 1080p on PS3 with 1080p supported.
Xbox 1.5 can't do that, nor other systems. But PC also able to do that too.


   by zanz (Unregistered) - 2006-09-02
 » umm

"PS3 exclusive can be made in True HD (1080p) therefore the game will only can running 1080p on PS3 with 1080p supported."

warhawk is ps3 exclusive... and it is only 720p..


   by Monte (Unregistered) - 2006-09-03
 » pwn'd

Vecha just got pwned by zanz XD, anyway, its pretty sad that you ps3 fanboys no longer want this game cause its no longer exclusive.

   by comedy - 2006-09-03
 » i wonder why they took so long to confirm this...

maybe they are behind on the 360 version relative to the ps3 version?

ok, for those who were going to use this game as a reason 'ps3 is better than 360' you've all lost out. for those who simply want to play the game it was never confirmed to be in 1080p (if they had announced it was 720p without announcing it for 360 you wouldn't have moaned much) so you've basically not lost much, just a few pixels.
one thing though, it could be that they kept it to 720p with the 360 in mind because of the differences between ps3 and 360 (not only the gpu). firstly, bluray holds a lot more content than dvd, but if you're thinking of saving space you'd cut down texture sizes and overall resolution. also, ps3 has the hdd included, and that may play some sort of part, they may have to sacrifice stuff so that the game can run without using the hdd (in order that it can work on 360 as well).

this is not a 'bad news' article for ps3, it's a 'good news' article for 360. try not to take it too hard, ps3 will have a lot more than just AC... i'm still hoping for a wipeout, we have RRRRIIIIIIIDDDDDGGGEEEE RRRRRRAAAACCCCCEEEERRRRR......

   by zinger (Unregistered) - 2006-09-03

I really have the impression that the 360 version will be better looking. Devs have had more time to get used to the 360 developping tools than the PS3 ones.

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   by squid (Unregistered) - 2006-09-03
 » you dont know what you are talking about^^

but I like the general point you were trying to make.

fact is that 360 has a better gpu and on top of that they would not cut the higher resolution for the ps3 version if the ps3 could in fact handle it. look at this past generation, many multiplatform titles supported higher resolutions on the xbox. they would not have increased it if it was exclusive. ps3 is not a super computer, it is a game console. same as the 360 in almost every way. pick your system for the games and stop *****ing. ALL TRUE GAMERS should consider this a positive.

   by silencer (Unregistered) - 2006-09-03
 » Lol @ the a$$ses who wont get it cuz its 720p

If you really think a game this big and being released so early in the PS3's life could run at 1080p natively (even 1080p30, which is what most PS3 games will run in, if they support 1080p at all), you're out of your head and the world would be better off if you just didn't buy a PS3 at all.

Lol like a lot of people before me said, you wouldn't be saying sh*t if it was announced as a PS3-exclusive and runs in 720p.

Either get a fu*king clue or don't touch videogames ever again. Seriously, wake up and think about what you're doing. If you truly aren't going to buy it simply because it's no longer exclusive, that really is sad

   by BlueViper (Unregistered) - 2006-09-03

it's bad that they have to sacrifice the graphics and sound for the xbox 1.5 but at leat hope that they make the online play as good with the ps3's free version as they do with the 1.5's pay version...

   by clyk (Unregistered) - 2006-09-03
 » mmmh...

It's clear now... Multiplatform companies know that PS3 is more powerful but they can't say it loud. M$ have money to give away to take the first place. It's like the xbox360 want to be like PS2 (with millions of games). But Sony is holding the key (wait for TGS you'll see).

Ah M$ it' s not because you name it xbox360 instead of Xbox 2 or xbox next .... we gamers will see less differences between the ps3.

If every multiplatform games run better on PS3 (+exclusives) maybe 100$ more expensive is the way to go. (ps3 499$ vs xbox360 399$).

But i did forget that xbox was better than ps2 (hardware) and didn't come close for the games.

   by snoop (Unregistered) - 2006-09-03
 » xbox 1.5

yeah its still not funny,xbox was way ahead of ps2 because of the time difference so when we got a new console we didnt need to change loads,so stop saying xbox 1.5 in a dikass way its not funny fanboys

   by BlueViper (Unregistered) - 2006-09-03

#22 yeah I know your right, the difference between xbox and 360 is just graphics and the difference between ps2 and ps3 is huge. But, your dont have to weep like a little girl because I called it 1.5:P

   by Jex H. (QJ. NET Staff) - 2006-09-03
 » Producer's name typo

thanks hush404 for bringing that correction to our attention, article will be modified.=)

   by BlueViper is gay (Unregistered) - 2006-09-03
 » Lol

#23 is so dumb. Explain in logical and coherent sentences (ie stop overusing the word "your") how it would be possible to have a 1080p-native game this early in the PS3's life.


   by haxx (Unregistered) - 2006-09-03
 » 23

So Blu-Ray is "huge"? Even though nobody needs it? Riiiight

Wow I can't imagine how pissed off PS3 adopters will be if Blu-Ray fails to become the standard. It'll be useless for movies, and the way things are going now (with most or all of the good games going multiplatform), it's useless for games too. The only games it might benefit are CG-heavy RPGs...

   by 26....idiot? or just fool...wait..same.. (Unregistered) - 2006-09-03
 » 26....idiot? or just fool...wait..same..

oh...eyah...at 26

hah?.....i personally don't care if blu ray fails in movie business... By the time i'll buy HD movies...the HD-DVD player will be dirt cheap (like DVD Player)...

Blu- ray is great for gaming....so who cares if it fails the damn movie...and RPG only? did u like live under the rock for past couple months...? Resistanse Fall of Man is utilizing 22 gig.... and it's a "lunch" title...and this game is FPS...and swapping ...DVD is retarded...(3 DVD disks...)
i don't get why people just speculate that blu ray is bad...if it fails as a movie...then it' gonna be just a ps3 ordinary game drive..so yeah...i'm still getting ps3....i'm not a fanboy..just in case u are thinking i'm..lol..

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   by last post? (Unregistered) - 2006-09-04
 » Lol ^

If you really believe that you're the only idiot/fool here. If it does really use 22gb of space, 20 of it is uncompressed 1080p video.

Explain how it would be possible to go from using 5 gb in an rpg like oblivion to using 22 in an fps. If a lot of the space is used for levels (like they claim), it'd cost more to make than the profit they'd get from it. Halo 2's levels are pretty big and look pretty good, and they're mostly under 200mb... the entire landmass in oblivion is under 1 gb...

Just marketing hype, don't buy into it.

   by lurker (Unregistered) - 2006-09-07
 » Sony fanboys have hit a new low

FFS. You sony fanboys are something else. I feel dumber for reading comments such ass.

1080p (True HD) - what a load of crap. The fact is that 720p is a true HD format. And heres another kicker for you morons. You will not notice a difference between 720p and 1080p unless you have a ture 1080p TV. Most donot support a native res of 1080p.

And the fact you will not buy it becasue its 720p just shows you are not a ture gamer. And ffs, its not hard to develop the game in multiple formats. So saying that its been downgraded becasue of the 360 is pure BS.

Why does every cross posted thread (Both 360 and PS3) get filled by a bunch of morrons.


And this great comment "yeah I know your right, the difference between xbox and 360 is just graphics and the difference between ps2 and ps3 is huge. But, your dont have to weep like a little girl because I called it 1.5:P"

Wow, i feel dumber for reading this. Words cannot explain how fanboyish and stupid this comment is, are you 12??


God Hates Fanboys.

Fanboys are children that can only aford one console/game etc.



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