Why do some people consider microsoft buying games as "stealing"?

[De85]

patapon said:

De85 said:

KungKras said:

Nightwish224 said:
Like I've stated before. If a company wants to spend money on the consumer to bring titles, then let them. We spend enough money on video games, why NOT allow this? It's fanboys who are the angry ones. Want the games right away? Get the right console.

So companies being a pain in the ass to the people that own the "wrong" console is not bad?

To put it bluntly, no.  What does Microsoft owe to Joe PS3 owner if Joe chooses not to support MS and the 360?

Answer: nothing whatsoever.

Your right, they don't owe anything to ps3 owners. But that's not the problem, it's what they take away... MS actively fucks over ps3 owners. Why would I choose to support them if I'm so disgusted by their unethical business practices?

 

I would be happy if they created a selection of 1st party offerings. But what do they do instead? They moneyhat not to have a game come out on the ps3 specifically. And thats bad in my book. 

I guess that's the difference between our ways of thinking then, because I don't believe there's anything unethical about it.  3rd party developers don't owe PS3 fans anything more than MS does.  In my opinion if they choose to take money from Microsoft instead of risking development resources on a port then that's their business.

On a related note, what do you think of cell phone companies locking their phones so they can only be used by one service?  In my opinion it's all the same, and it hasn't ever really bothered me.