Rainbow 6: Patriots went silent after it’s initial announcement and reveal trailer in 2011. At the time, it was set to release for current-gen hardware, but now the title is leaving that behind in favor of utilizing the power of the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.
Speaking to IGN, Ubisoft’s senior vp of sales and marketing Tony Key confirmed that, yes, Rainbow 6: Patriots now how its sights set on next-gen.
“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,” Key said to IGN. “And 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?’’
“Sometimes you have to take a step back and go ‘you know, I’m seeing the possibilities, but it’s gonna take more time.'”