Vi har manglet Splinter Cell lige siden Blacklist, men nu lader det til at serien vil gøre comeback hos Ubisoft, og at den bliver med den ikoniske stemmeskuespiller, Michael Ironside, tilbage i rollen som hovedpersonen Sam Fischer. Rygtet kommer fra en troværdige kilde hos NeoGAF, der har sagt følgende:
"Regarding other games, I haven't been involved with Steep or Wildlands, but I was surprised Splinter Cell didn't appear at E3. I know Ironside is back. He was in the studio, I said Hi to him and his daughter. He was shooting a movie with Amy Jo Johnson, and I know someone who worked on that set and Ironside confirmed to him he was doing the new Splinter Cell. I know Toronto has the mocap studio for it.I'm hoping to hear or see something unofficial, if not official, this year, but its been hard to get anything beyond "It's Happening"."
Splinter Cell: Blacklist blev mødt med kritisk fanfare, men formåede ikke at møde Ubisofts salgsforventninger.