I just recently purchased the game, and am glad I did. Its one of the best ports I have seen in a while. 99% of the time, and the game turns out best for the console it was designed for, and this time its no differant, but considering how well it turned out, says alot. Its a pretty game 90% of the time, runs fairly smooth (occasional slowdown and framerate drops), and the gameplay has stayed intact. From what I can tell, the experience has made the transition. The game might not be quite as polished as the one for X-box, but still turned out extremely well. You wont be needing an X-box to get the experience that Splinter Cell has to offer.