How Michael Jackson Singstar will boost PS3?

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superchunk said:

outlawauron said:
Superchunk, that's like saying no Sony game should be exclusive because they'd make more money making every game multiplatform.

While that may be true, that is not my point on *this* particular product.

MJ is absolutely HUGE! Since Sony owns the rights they could be doing as Soriku suggests and making Singstar for themselves and then shortly afterward allow Rockband or whatever to make a MJ version as well. That would be smart.

But, to only allow a Singstar version on the limited PS3 userbase is a poor business decision imo.

Other general games can and need to be exclusive to cause a need to purchase your hardware, however, with a property like MJ that is a time when maximising potential return is far outweighed by leasing to a 3rd party and swimming in royalties.

What other games would work with a MJ license?  Neither Rock Band nor Guitar Hero make any sense.  Isn't Singstar the most popular/best selling karaoke game this generation?  

Also, as others have said exclusives by their nature limit sales of software at the expense of increasing hardware value.  I would love to see PS3 versions of Mario Kart and Halo, but I'm not holding my breath.