Development

Initially, the title of a Ghost Recon release was revealed to be Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Predator by an OFLC release.[19] However in December 2009, "Ghost Recon: Future Soldier" was trademarked by Ubisoft, raising speculation that this could be the name for the upcoming Ghost Recon 4.[20] This was subsequently confirmed by an official announcement.[7] On August 16, 2010, it was announced that a separate PlayStation Portable release would be titled Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Predator.[21]
The release of Future Soldier was initially targeted for the 2009–2010 fiscal year;[10] publication was delayed to the 2010–2011 fiscal year,[22] and then to the "March quarter of 2011" in May 2010,[23] and then to the April 2011 – March 2012 fiscal period.[24][25] The PC version was officially declared as cancelled in December 2011 and replaced by Ghost Recon Online, citing piracy as the main reason.[26][27] However, on January 10, 2012, the PC version was officially reannounced as being in development along with its console counterparts.