Namco Dev EXPLAINS why TOV was a Timed 360 Exclusive (SHOCK)!

[mibuokami]

heruamon said:

mibuokami said:
There is so much illogical hate towards Sony going into this thread that it's simply baffling.

People are actually blaming Sony for demanding extra contents on a year late port?

Namco went exclusive because MS bribed them with cash yet Sony is to blame for demanding extra content after Namco has made off with the cash and now wants another platform's userbase to have sloppy second?

What absurdity.

Namco made a business decision that they believe will make them the most profit. Cash from MS for the time exclusive and then extra profit once it gets ported to the PS3 which obviously has a larger fanbase for this game. It even seems to have paid off which is what really annoyed me.

Neither MS nor Sony are the villain in this case, the only one that I'm slightly miffed at is Namco who once again show their greed by wanting the best of both world and got it.

"Namco went exclusive because MS bribed them with cash yet Sony is to blame for demanding extra content after Namco has made off with the cash and now wants another platform's userbase to have sloppy second?"

and you wonder why there so much "sony hate"...

Lets try another selective quoting to justify 'sony hate'

'Neither MS nor Sony are the villain in this case, the only one that I'm slightly miffed at is Namco who once again show their greed by wanting the best of both world and got it.'

Well THAT didn't sound right aye?

It's as simple as that.

Lets put it this way, Namco had 3 choices on what to do with ToV.

Make it a PS3 exclusive to captalize on its market share - make the least money

Make it a multiplat - more money but probably not by much.

Make it a 360 time exclusive, reap the additional benefit from MS with the expectation of reduce sale, then port it to the PS3 for additional profit a year later, banking on the brand name to achieve good sale. A calculated risk that paid off.