Square Enix prefers MS over Sony?

[Lone_Canis_Lupus]

kn said:

Lone_Canis_Lupus said:
@kn
The thing is Square is being pretty hypocritical. Saying this is the age of multi-platform and then only having one title go multi-platform while SO4 is still exclusive to the 360 and Versus still exclusive to the PS3 is a bit strange if you ask me.

 

Not really... It very well could be a resources issue.  The PS3 is a newer architecture.  The 360 is a bit more mature and is more PC-like.  It's very possible SE just doesn't have enough experienced and talented PS3 developers to develop every game.  The same can be said in reverse.  Perhaps the business decision is something like this:  Develop versus for the PS3 and see how it goes.  We'll consider the 360 version later.  Let's do one for the 360, too, and see how it goes.

FFXIII is certainly their flagship title and will sell more than both versus and SO4 combined (worldwide).  It makes a ton of business sense to go multi with that game.  Maybe resources aren't there for them to make ALL games multi.

Look at Bioshock.  Everyone says MS moneyhatted that as an exclusive to the 360.  2K, however, came out yesterday and said the decision was etirely 2K's and had more to do with resources and time.  That's kind of a pin to the moneyhat bubble.

In the end, fanboys will always say MS is evil for moneyhatting -- whether true or not.  It's a business decision, however, and all the personal indignation from fanboys on all sides is really quite comical.

 

Then why go out and say "this is the age of multi-platform" if they're not going to hold to that? I'm just saying it's hypocritical and misplaced.