Stan85 said:
Slimebeast said:
Stan85 said:
Before Bioware was bought by EA,MS signed an exclusivity contract for Mass Effect TRILOGY...therefore,EA had to ask MS for permission to publish ME1 on Pc. They are still negociating with MS for a Pc port for ME2 even if they OWN Bioware.
MS remains MS,the big corporation that can`t AFFORD to lose something that makes them money. They are a software company,so contracts are the bread and butter of what they do.
Gears 2 made a lot of people get 360`s...Fable 2 made a lot of people get 360`s... now Mass Effect 2 will get a lot of people to get 360`s because they played the first part on the Pc and now it`s exclusive to 360 so they NEED to buy a 360. How do you know that MS will allow ME2 to be on Pc? What about ME3 on Pc? They are not and will not be forced to own the IP/own the developer to have ME trilogy exclusive to the 360.
MS is smart and has a bunch of smart lawyers. What more can be said? |
That's how I would think if I was MS. I hope they choose that path and doesn't release ME2 on the PC (it'll just get pirated by people like me).
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LoL...people like you... EVERYONE can pirate Pc games,just click on a torrent and download.
The thing is that the developers/publishers get nothing,and by NOT being an xbox 360 exclusive,many will not buy a 360 and the game because they can pirate it on Pc later. It will be a bad move from MS.
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But a good move from EA, because they know the potential of PC's digital distribution.
