The ambiguous/evasive nature of the PR speak coming from the MS side and the refusal of SE to confirm/deny the nature of the exclusivity (whether timed or full) points to the potential existence of a gag clause on their contract with regards to the said nature. I guess if people don't know that something is timed for a long enough duration prior to launch, it might as well be fully exclusive in the market's mind. Which is a good idea coming from the business end, but ethically questionable.
The sad thing is, I was fully supportive of MS if they pulled a TF and saved TR from being cancelled by funding the title. But the fact that this is not looking like the case (as any such occurrence would no doubt be milked for its PR benefits), it is starting to make the first scenario seem more likely. And if the gag clause scenario is indeed proven true (by ROTTR being proven to be timed in the future), it signifies, at least to me, just how low MS is willing to sink to.
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