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Machiavellian on 22 August 2013
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badgenome said:
Machiavellian said:

I know you state it as fact but is that what happen.  Do you know or have any proof that MS paid to have a PS4 version not made or did Respawn come to them and they made a agreement for exclusive rights both companies will do something for the other.  MS give Respawn dedicated servers, money for a year exclusive and Respawn put their game on all of their hardware.  Could this deal end up being like the one between MS and Epic.  A partnership that added greatly to both companies.  By all accounts, the deal between MS and Respawn is legitimate.

Yeah, I have proof: there is no deal between Respawn and Microsoft. Respawn has no say so in the matter. EA is publishing the game, and you can bet your bottom dollar that they would put it on every system under the sun* unless they were being paid not to. (CBOAT has also confirmed this, and his track record on Microsoft stuff is near 100%.)

The deal between Epic and Microsoft was a deal between a developer and a publisher. The deal between Microsoft and EA is a deal between an publisher and a publisher. Pretty different.

 

* Except for one... U know which one I'm talking about.

Actually you are very wrong about EA control on Respawn.  You need to read up on what agreement Respawn signed with EA. Its the EA partner agreement.  Respawn only gave EA rights to publish and distribute their games and thats it.  EA does not tell Respawn, who what or where they can sell their games.  Respawn is free to make any other partnerships they want and they did, they chose MS.

As for CBOAT, well I have not seen this statement from him can you find the link.  Also didn't someone show just how many things he has been wrong when it comes to MS.  Deals like this he could say anything because most of it is behind the scenes and neither company is going to come out and say yea or nay.

To your last point, Respawn is not owned by EA, Respawn own their own IP and they chart their own course.  The deal is a partnership deal for distribution and publishing with EA, so everything you just stated is pretty much conjecture.