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HesAPooka on 07 June 2013

While this is just a rumor it should come as no surprise as they paid spike to not air Sony's E3 last year. Actions like these pretty much confirm that Microsoft knows that Sony has the upper hand and they are scared. 

 

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Paying-Third-Party-Publishers-to-Not-Show-PS4-Games-at-E3-2013-Report-359264.shtml



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Mmmfishtacos on 07 June 2013

Yet another reason to hate MS.



Goatseye on 07 June 2013

Now everything is being thrown in the mix. Innocent until proven guilty.
But MS deserve to be put on the spotlight and be criticized. I'm very disappointed.



bananaking21 on 07 June 2013

i wish they would just use that money for something else.... you know, make their own games?

i honestly dont understand this, instead of buying third party exclusivity (mostly timed) why just not throw your money at making new studios? making new FIRST party games? yes, they have a few more studios. but it will never hurt to have even more



osed125 on 07 June 2013
bananaking21 said:
i wish they would just use that money for something else.... you know, make their own games?

i honestly dont understand this, instead of buying third party exclusivity (mostly timed) why just not throw your money at making new studios? making new FIRST party games? yes, they have a few more studios. but it will never hurt to have even more

I thought it was pretty obvious that MS focus aren't games.



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gooch_destroyer on 07 June 2013

Oh Microshaft, relying on dirty tricks to get one over Sony. The worst thing is that the general gamer won't know anything about this. Since they don't visit sites like this. Microsoft is afraid of Sony.



pokoko on 07 June 2013

Well, they said they were going to kill Sony.

Still, I'm not going to assume this is true without confirmation, though it wouldn't surprise me, either. Microsoft has never been known for being passive.



Cj2i3 on 07 June 2013

Not a terrible idea, attempting to give the illusion that some 3rd party games are exclusive. Even just attempting to show consumers their favorite sports game or shooter and than the Xbox logo at the end of the trailer may work wonders,
Good sign for Sony if true shows that Microsoft is worried, right now they have a good amount of momentum all they need to do is play it safe and make MS pay for their mistakes come November.



IamAwsome on 07 June 2013
bananaking21 said:
i wish they would just use that money for something else.... you know, make their own games?

i honestly dont understand this, instead of buying third party exclusivity (mostly timed) why just not throw your money at making new studios? making new FIRST party games? yes, they have a few more studios. but it will never hurt to have even more

More studios?? They have 23 gane development studios, and 6 more for other stuff. How many do tthey possiblly need? They HAVE thrown their money at opening studios. They also hace more than Sony and Nintendo. They are all developing for the Xbox One, so if you think there will be a lack of 1st party games, you have another thing coming. 



BluGamer23 on 07 June 2013

ha!... this is war!.. how will sony respond?..