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CGI-Quality said:
chuckyj1 said:
This would have been a huge exclusive well (console) exclusive... 25 years ago.... By todays standards it's nice... but you wont have people buying PS4s to play this game.... Nowhere remotely close to a system seller... I wonder how much money they had to pay to tie this exclusive up... Probably better money spent elsewhere.

I would agree with you, if Street Fighter IV didn't sell the same amount that Street Fighter II did on the SNES. Don't underestimnate the franchise or fighting fans! The exclusivity is a HUGE deal! 

OT: Because of cross-platform play, I highly doubt it was "moneyhatted". Then again, I don't care either way, I'm glad it's coming!

I'm sure Sony paid something to keep it off Xb one, but not all that much since it will be co-released on PC, and I doubt the exclusivity extend to the "upgrade" versions of SFV. It will probably have relatively light PC specs meaning it'll be quite accessible for PC by Xboners.

At this point in the console cycle any game that is guaranteed to sell >2 million is a system seller. So it's just sour grapes for people to be saying it won't sell consoles. Faact of the matter is this game will get SF fans who went with XB360 last gen back onto PS.

It is blindingly obvious why the outcry isn't so big. The vast majority of SF fans are covered by PS and PC, so the size of the audience who will be pissed at this is small. Neither Sony or Capcaom put out stupid condescending PR about the deal to try to convince Xb one gamers they aren't really being shafted because they're still getting a spin off XBLA game. It's only a console exclusive, so there being a PC version co-launching it's kind of hard to get too pissy at SOny because, "hey, you don't want to buy a PS4? No problem the best version will be on PC at the same time and there is crossplay, so whatcha whining about?" And as everyone is pointing out it's highly likely that SSFV or whatever iteration of SSFV comes next will be multi.

Also, the meltdowns for TR were as much about the PR BS coming from MS and CD with the non-statements regarding the type of exclusivity as about the exclusivity itself. TR is a timed exclusive (or at least it is until now, and maybe MS will look to pay extra and make it a permanent Xb one/PC exclusive like SSF) and it will come to PS4 some time.



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