disolitude said: Its funny to read this...especially after Metro 2033(THQ), Splinter Cell Conviction(Ubisoft) and Mass Effect 2(EA) are coming out for the 360 with no PS3 versions in sight. |
MS paid for Splinter Cell like four years ago, back when the situation was entirely different.
Had they decided to make Splinter Cell today, it'd be a lot harder for MS to bargain for an exclusivity deal. Which is the point Dyer's trying to make. Hence why Bioshock, Lost Planet, and others were all timed exclusive (initially thought to be 100% exclusive), but their sequels are not.
As for Mass Effect 2, nobody really knows what's going on behind the scenes there, and Metro 2033 is just another quick PC > 360 port by a struggling, no-name developer.