EA: "Mirror’s Edge will not be a timed exclusive for PS3."

[jman8]

ZenfoldorVGI said:

jman8 said:
Common sense wins again. Why would Sony ever buy Mirror's Edge exclusivity? There is no reason.

 

The same reason Sony would want MGS4 exclusivity, I'd assume. It looks like it's going to be a good game.

There seems to have been some anti-Mirror's Edge posters that popped up because of this controversy, I don't get it. When the game trailer premiered, everyone was in awe. I'm still relatively excited about the game. Are there people who aren't?

Common sense, to me, dictates that a console wants as many exclusives as it can get its hands on. Especially hyped exclusives. "Sony just didn't want it," is bull. Everybody wants it. Who doesn't want it? What console manufacturer doesnt' want a hyped 3rd party exclusive on their console? That's bogus, and runs contrary to common sense.

I'm not hating on Mirror's Edge. I'm really excited for it too. Exclusivity on it just doesn't make sense. First off, it's an EA internally developed game. But the reason Sony wouldn't want it is because it already has so many of its own internally developed exclusives. Sure every console maker wants as many exclusives as possible, but the law of diminishing returns certainly applies in this case. When you already have LBP, Motorstorm, SOCOM, Resistance, Wipeout, etc., one more exclusive coming out in the same time span of those games isn't going to yield great returns for Sony. Plus, Sony has to market all those games I mentioned, especially LBP, which is what they're depending on to bring in the casuals. Could they really afford to add Mirror's Edge to the mix and spend their marketing time and dollars on it? It's not really worth spreading your marketing dollars thin. And why add a game that will potentially take away sales from your own first party games?