| SpaceJase said: "Right of first refusal", is very different to "exclusive rights" - as is touched upon in the article. I think there's a fairly good chance you'll see multi-platform games from Bungie in the future - what we're a lot less likely to see are exclusives on the PS3 or Wii - which is what I believe MS are protecting themselves against with the "First Refusal" clause. |
Right of first refusal gives MS the ability to publish any of Bungie's games, thereby making them exclusive if they choose.
Which is why I said "Bungie won't be making any PS3 or Wii games that MS doesn't want them to make".
I don't think this deal is so much about multi-platforming games as it is freedom for Bungie to create new IP. If MS still didn't control a significant portion of Bungie's publishing rights, they wouldn't allow this to happen.
It's really a win/win for both companies. MS doesn't have to worry about Bungie employees jumping ship to a third party (or creating a new company) while Bungie is allowed to distance themselves from the Halo franchise and work on some new properties, something that wouldn't happen under direct control of MS.
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