sharky974 said:
Too be honest I'm sure MS would have no problem if EA continue to support the DS (MS has published games on DS before themselves I think, and MS doesnt have a handheld so theyre not competing).
Wii, I'm not as certain as with DS, but I could see MS allowing EA to support Wii as well. In fact it would make MS $. Wii and 360 are not really in direct competition, 360 and PS3 are. I can see MS gladly selling Tiger Woods Golf on Wii and taking the $.
PS2 is rapidly dying and doesnt account for much sales even now.
PSP sells very little software and is middling popularity at best. No meaningful loss.
PS3 is the biggie, but considering that it costs a lot to develop for since it's so complex, it would probably be fine to drop it. IF ms does buy EA, then PS3 is probably dead anyway, so the sales will just increase a lot on 360 along with not having to worry about expensive development on two consoles anymore.
And you forgot PC, EA can still make games on PC.
Overall I dont see this happening, but I dont think the argument that MS cant do it for multiplatform reasons is an insurmountable one.
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The difference in multiplatform development cost and exclusive development cost arent that much different, Ive heard some people on here say as little as 10% increase. For most companies the cost of HD development is too expensive to limit it to one console, thats why alot of 3rd party games have gone multiplat.
