jarrod on 25 May 2010
| MikeB said: @ nightsurge And you have proof MS bought all those? Would it surprise you if Micosoft pays publishers for (timed) exclusivity? You want to believe the XBox 360 is so immensely popular in Japan that Japanese companies would develop exclusives just like that for Japan? That's fine with me (but I don't agree), I am ending this off topic discussion now... |
Microsoft rarely funds projects unless they publish them (ie: Blue Dragon). They "buy" windows and exclusives the same way Sony and Nintendo do, through developer/publisher incentives like development support, co-promotion, reduced royalties, hardware bundles, etc.
The real reason 360 got a big upfront push from Japanese developers is that the platform came early, Microsoft pushed hard with incentives, and it was generally seen as good "warm up" for next gen before moving to PS3. Which is more or less how it worked out, only PS3 didn't take over the world as expected so most Japanese devs have repositioned to multiplatform R&D for the HD twins (where as they were likely planning to just lessen or phase out 360 R&D originally).
