Why is moneyhatting frowned upon?

[VanceIX]

ICStats said:

VanceIX said:

You live in an ideal world where companies don't do sly moves for money. That's what most corporations do, and SE is at the top of them. They don't have a reputation of "building and preserving" reputation. The biggest companies out there (EA, Activision, SE) all don't, and they all are successful, for right or wrong.

Sony has had a personal relationship with SE for years. SE could easily have released FFX and XII on other platforms, but Sony owned almost 20% of their stock and had a decent amount of say in the partnership. Sony also got GTA III/VC/SA as timed exclusives back then, or did you forget that?

And no, no one will be shamed by this, not in the real world. This will get blown over in a month or two, and the devs will continue working for SE just the way they used to. They don't care about petty "betrayals" that some fans seem to be exaggerating, they care about paychecks and making a living. 

You don't quit your work for small things like that.

Ask MS what it's like to build up your brand to the level 360 reached, and then flush it down the toilet.

People at CD will be fully aware that their product will now sell only a fraction of what it would on multiplatform.  You think that will make them work extra hard to make a better game now?  I don't think you understand that good developers in the SF Peninsula (where CD is based) don't just care about paychecks.