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Report: Sony Contacted All Major Third Parties for Exclusivity Deals, Offered More Money Than Microsoft
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
Why not buy a few studios with this money?
Mister Wolf
Gold Member
They targeting majors while Microsoft going after the smaller studios with potential smash hits like they did the Cuphead developers. Wouldn't be surprised if Scorn, The Medium, and Stalker are exclusive to Xbox for more than a year. Took Cuphead almost three years to come to the PS4.
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JLMC469
Banned
Wonder if its DLC, 1 year exclusivity, console exclusivity or all 3.
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bender
What time is it?
This is less expensive and less risky.
Chiggs
Member
Then this generation will be even more of a blood bath than the last.
MiyazakiHatesKojima
Banned
Abriael_GN
RSI Employee of the Year
Lol. Some sites would turn into "articles" whatever some dude says in a podcast to grab some desperate weekend clicks.
I guess it's hard to be a platform fanboy site. You have 75% less actual news to write about and have to resort to rumormongering and hearsay to keep the boat afloat.
I guess it's hard to be a platform fanboy site. You have 75% less actual news to write about and have to resort to rumormongering and hearsay to keep the boat afloat.
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JLMC469
Banned
You won’t see COD be PS exclusive if that is what you are inferring.
Mister Wolf
Gold Member
All the more reason to have a PC this gen so you aren't caught in the timed exclusive wars. As someone who enjoyed the others and Metro I wouldn't want to wait a year or more to play Stalker. Especially if it releases to critical acclaim. Behind Cyberpunk, Scorn is my most anticipated game for the rest of this year.
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mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
They already have done that.
Chiggs
Member
Yep. PC gaming seems to be the place to be, but it’s going to be hard to avoid the PS5.
Hawking Radiation
Member
McHuj
Member
No recurring costs. This is a one time expense vs having to continually pay people.
Mister Wolf
Gold Member
I'm going to do the PS5 like I did the PS3. Catch it 2-3 years down the line on a black friday bundle.
PresetError
Neophyte
No way! Microsoft offered money for exclusive content? How very consumer unfriendly of them.
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Hobbygaming
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I agree but they do have one unofficially announced studio in California and I think they will buy more
And they got Insomniac Games ❤
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Rhazer Fusion
Member
I’m thinking because new studios while always good to procure generally don’t have selling power or games that will sell systems like an established third party game. Major third party games are literally guaranteed to bring attention and even improved sales to your console. It’s kind of like having GTA6 or Witcher 4 exclusive to your new system or opening up a new studio creating a new IP that doesn’t have a reputation yet.
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mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Or by one of the consoles and just wait to play the other games due to a back log that's 10 miles long.
Thicc Enigma
Member
Fuck off Sony
So anti consumer
So anti consumer
Hobbygaming
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Some of these deals will likely be for lifetime exclusives too. Sony ain't playing 
Bolivar687
Banned
It gives you a reason to buy multiplatform games on PlayStation, which they need since Microsoft has the power proposition.
I hated all the timed exclusivity deals Microsoft had at the beginning of the 360 era but when Sony started to play ball, I guess I just had to accept that it's
I hated all the timed exclusivity deals Microsoft had at the beginning of the 360 era but when Sony started to play ball, I guess I just had to accept that it's
AmuroChan
Member
From a business perspective, it's a safe and low-risk move. They pay a one time fee to partner with a major third party on a game that they know is probably going to do well commercially. Also, doing these deals doesn't preclude them from making acquisitions. I'm sure they're always open to acquiring a new studio, if the fit is good. Though their track record has been pretty hit or miss on that front. Insomniac and SP were great acquisitions, but on the other spectrum you have BigBig and Zipper which were failures.
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You mean Sony goes to publisher with money hat. Publisher calls Microsoft for bigger money hat they say no. This is 100% Sony trying to eliminate the last competitor via content starvation. There is only one bad guy here Jim Ryan. Andrew house never had to stoop to this level of scummyness. Go on about some Microsoft money hat from a decade ago or some xbox live arcade level games lol. Using 750 million dollar money hats to buy a monopoly only sounds good to a warrior. Anyone else knows companies with monopolies treat customers like crap and can raise prices at a whim. I'm sure someone will mention some magical company who will spend billions to complete after Sony knocked Nintendo and Microsoft out of the market lol.
Hawking Radiation
Member
As a PlayStation user, this excites me.
Sony is doing their best to keep me on their platform. Thank you Sony.
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Let me re-phrase this. Please, do continue to 'add more value to my PlayStation games'
Sony is doing their best to keep me on their platform. Thank you Sony.
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Let me re-phrase this. Please, do continue to 'add more value to my PlayStation games'
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Blond
Banned
The fact that OG Saints Row is regulated to the 360 STILL annoys me to this day.
Thicc Enigma
Member
Xbox has historically been stronger and Sony still always on top. Power ain't shit without content and Xbox ain't got no gaymezz
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Member
I'm confused, if they have all these exclusive deals why would they pack half of their console game reveal with indies?
Thicc Enigma
Member
Try harder
Hawking Radiation
Member
No dear Sir. No.Xbox has historically been stronger and Sony still always on top. Power ain't shit without content and Xbox ain't got no gaymezz
They have games. They just don't have a diverse compelling 1st part exclusive games library. Well not yet and that can always change.
SirTerry-T
Member
Jim Ryan reminds me of an 80's stand up comedian from the glory years of British light entertainment television, since his corporate makeover. There's a bit of Cheggers in there, a smattering of Stu Francis and a soupcon of Dustin Gee....Gonna enjoy this gen.
Crush them, Sony.
...and anyone under the age of 40 and not from the UK won't have any fucking idea who or what I'm talking about.
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Blond
Banned
I hate 3rd party exclusives. Especially when permanent or for an unreasonable amount of time. But there are certain things you can do as a small entrant into a market (trying to gain market share) that would be frowned upon if done by someone who already has a stranglehold on the market.
People cheered MS because they were the underdog trying to gain market share and challenge the market dominant Playstation. And we are all the better for it looking at how Sony started kicking ass with the PS4.
Sony appears to be taking this to another level with the PS5 and it’s rightly being frowned upon Now that they are the market leader by such a significant margin.
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Bo_Hazem
Banned
Well, he strikes me as a shy man, but lately I knew that he's a sadist.
Such news only confirm that.And yes, I don't know what you're talking about, if it's football then I'm on board.
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