| SpartanFX said: ^^many games on 360 also started on other paltforms (DMC ,FF,tekken,....).it's just the nature of the business |
ME is different than those games. In those cases, the games were developed solely by companies such as Capcom or Namco, and the exclusivity was decided by them. ME was a joint project by MS and Bioware from the get go, and MS published the first one, letting it slip that it was meant to be a trilogy, all before EA bought Bioware. The fact that MS had such a heavy presence in the development suggests financial support, as well as gaining a strong IP in a area they used to be lacking in. That suggests that MS had to have signed a deal with Bioware regarding the future of the franchise, and if such a deal exists, EA would be legally obligated to honor it.
My assumption basically hinges on the belief that a corporate entity such as MS would have a deal in place if they're spending millions of dollars on development and marketing, that would prevent the franchise from simply being able to jump to another console.
