Why does Microsoft rely on timed exclusive DLC so much?

[the2real4mafol]

S.T.A.G.E. said:

the2real4mafol said:

JayWood2010 said:

Mmmfishtacos said:
Jay it dosnt work, and people like me avoid buying dlc that does this. Ill just move on to a new game. No big deal.

So youre saying that people who have both consoles wont buy let's say X360 version over PS3 version?  A few examples of this is Call of Duy which sells more on X360 and Assassin's Creed with PS3.

Not to mention you have diehard fans for these franchises that wants all content.  No it is not something that will sell as many consoles as say Uncharted/Halo but just like Halo and uncharted, Call of Duty/FIFA/Battlefield/Assassins Creed etc all has die hard fans as well.

Do you think that Sony/MSFT has just been wasting their money all these years?  Or do you think they have noticed a trend that includes more copies sold than competitors and more money banked from DLC.

Ill say this right now, businesses dont repeat failed attempts.  They repeat success.

Even if it successful. I still see it as a waste of money. I'm sure if MS didn't do this timed exclusive content over the years, Xbox 360 would still get decent 1st party support. I know Sony does this practice but for only one game, compared to 3 or 4 with MS. Since Playstation and Xbox share most 3rd party games, exclusives are far more necessary to distinguish which one to buy. Early DLC is not a good enough reason to buy a new console i don't think, while buying it for an exclusive game is. 

Microsofts first party support throughout the years has been pretty dismal when you tally it all up from day one to now. Only four games survived gen one and those were Fable, Halo, Forza and Project Gotham. Basically the same thing for gen 2 just take away Project Gotham and add Crackdown. 

It could of been better if MS would stop buying timed exclusive DLC. Think about it, they paid for a year exclusivity for GTA IV's DLC. Get Cod DLC one month early since MW2 and others. It all adds up. I dread to think how much they had to give to rockstar to get the lost and damned and the ballad of gay tony a year before PS3 or PC.