Sony's Jim Ryan interview: 'We don't need to buy exclusivity'

[VanceIX]

ClassicGamingWizzz said:

VanceIX said:

Financial support.

That is all.

And good someone did that, cause these guys had their studio floded( i think this is the word xD ) and a lot of their work was lost, sony might helped them a bit with money, some people say sony its trying to buy their studio but they dont want.

I don't deny that it was a good thing, I'm happy that Sony stepped in to help them make the game, it's easily my most-hyped game for next year.

But financial support goes hand-in-hand with moneyhatting. You could make the case that "financial support" was what Microsoft gave to Square Enix with Tomb Raider, by helping them with the development, optimization, and advertising of the game. 

If, and a big if (there's no way to truly prove it) Sony demanded that the PS4 version of No Man's Sky be a timed exclusive in exchange for said financial support, it would be an example of moneyhatting.