Is it all about the money though...Some developers do care about their work being 'groundbreaking' and staying fresh. Do you think Take-two wants to upset the Housers and watch another IW scenario unfold - you can bet they have a say in things.
Good move? I can't say.. it opens the door for companies to extort Microsoft with a figure that big. If you have a big franchise, make it ps3 exclusve and wait for MS to pay up. I seriously doubt Microsoft made a penny off GTAVI/Ep. from lib city, with that kind of deal they forfeited all profits from the game or barely broke even. You got to wonder if Microsoft is in this business to destroy Sony - they don't seem to care what Nintendo does.
Exclusives are much better than Multiplats in my opinion because the developers can take advantage of the hardware, especially on PS3 - paying that much to dumb down a game is a loss for gamers - not a win unless you're casual and can only want one system.
Since they paid 75mil for GTAIV, there will likely be a bidding war between Sony and MS on GTAV (or probably has taken place), and one which Sony can get away with a much lower figure, and if Sony loses it only goes multiplatform. There is probably a reason LA NOIRE hasn't officially announced it's platform yet, and it is tied to the same type of thing. Putting a blue-ray drive in the console does have it's hidden back room benefits.
