Sony on 3rd party exclusivity

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makingmusic476 said:

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Yes, Sony is paying for these exclusives, but in the end there are more (or at least better) games to play as a result. Through Microsoft's actions with Bioshock, Tales, etc., we don't get anymore games than we would've had otherwise.

One adds to the mix. The other simply detracts from the mix for a certain group of people for a select amount of time. You can make a case for grey areas like Heavy Rain, but for the most part the two strategies have markedly different end results.

Microsofts actions with Bioshock were to help the studio develop the title, and considering their trouble with development it wouldn't have been nearly as good if it were multiplat. In relation to Tales, The PS3 owners got subsidised game development. I don't see how anyone lost out with those two examples.