Recent rumors have been hinting at a resurgence of the rooter - favoriteSplinter Cellseries , and a recent announcement from Ubisoft means a potential stealth reboot might be coming earlier than fans might call back . The French publishing firm stated that " an unheralded dealership claim " is prepare to release before the end of the 2018 fiscal twelvemonth ( which signify before April 2019 ) . They categorise it as one of their three major dismission during this period alongside two coming sequels : The Division 2andThe Crew 2 .

The third - person stealth   serial has been a key signature of Ubisoft ’s line - up ever sinceTom Clancy ’s Splinter Celldebuted in 2002 .   Released to decisive acclaim , the original injury up sell over three million transcript . And so , the studio started releasing Modern instalment every couple of years , but the series has been on hiatus ever since 2013’sSplinter Cell : Blacklist . While none of the principal installments ever received a forged response , the dealership was more often than not considered to have suffer from diminishing returns .

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Another interesting tidbit to total out of Ubisoft ’s financial release is that they expect digital revenue to interpret " around 65 % of net bookings . " That ’s an gain from 60 % , and it shows that digital sales are continuing to stand up . While physical medium will likely always have a place for collector ,   the industriousness is pretty clearly heading in the direction of digital sales .

A newSplinter Celltitle would make all of the sense in the world , especially since fabled worker Michael Ironside return to part Sam Fisher in the recentGhost Recon : Wildlandscrossover mission . It ’s known thatAssassin ’s Creedis taking another twelvemonth off after the release ofAssassin ’s Creed : Originsin 2017 , so it would be a logical metre for Ubisoft ’s other dear stealth secret plan to reemerge . If the two series could start free on a half-yearly schedule , it ’d certainly alleviate a lot of the burnout concerns that devotee have complain about from yearly installments .

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