landguy1 on 24 August 2013
| Scoobes said: I think the OP needs to define "moneyhatting". What Sony has done with Indies is to reduce costs and obstacles to development (e.g. free dev kits). That's not moneyhatting. What Nintendo have done with Bayonetta 2, MS with Gears of War and Sony with Journey, is not moneyhatting. That's simply publishing and investing in a product. Moneyhatting is specifically payment to remove a game from your rivals lineup and that's the sole benefit. No development, no partnership, just money changing hands to not invest on a rival platform. |
What I find most interesting from this thread is that everyone has a different view in their mind as to what it is. I had my thoughts, but it seems clear that mine are different than many others. Ithink that even if I were to pick a definition for the topic, it wouldn't change their minds on that. So, best to let them play it out and maybe we can create a definition from the conversation.
