MS paid them!!!!

[S.T.A.G.E.]

soccerdrew17 said:
i like the idea of buying exclusives but not buy multiplatforms. They are more often first come, first serve so its much less about money at teh very beginning. getting exclusives early is usually less expensive, but also gives greater creative freedom because they get extra money and can dedicate more to one system. exclusives are good for all systems as this gen has proven.

buying games to be multiplatform sucks because it becomes a bidding war which is not what i want for the industry. the best machine shouldnt have all the games, but the most games that had the best concepts and execution.

and yes, i believe ms pays for a lot of games. i also believe that sony "helps" devs who give them exclusives. so it goes both ways.

 Microsoft didn't pay them, they had a large installed base with great sales percentages.  They exclusives of old went to MS because of the fact that the Sony fanbase couldn't cover their hot games they way the once did in the past. If MS pays for a game..they're publishing it. If they pay to put their version of their game over a competitors version, they pay for DLC.