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S.T.A.G.E. on 26 August 2014
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McDonaldsGuy said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:


Final Fantasy was going to be exclusive to the PS3...not the PS4. Its obvious Microsoft was able to squeeze through the contract because the contract of exclusivity was for a specific platform.This leads me to believe one of two things.

1) Square could not complete the game in time for the PS3's gen thus voiding the FF Versus contract and thus voiding the contract.

2) Microsoft paid Square to drag out the duration of the contract until expiration while feeding them money, thus making the game the development drag out into next gen territory and no longer being apart of the Nova Cyrstallis Universe and officially becoming FFXV.

 

As for Sony not having the money to moneyhat, you're right.....Sony put their money where their mouth is...first party. MS should try it.

No, Final Fantasy XV was going to be PS4 only but Sony couldn't cough up the money to do so.

There was no "contract" and Microsoft isn't some evil being squeezing through anything. You act like Microsoft is some evil company out to ruin everyone's lives while Sony is the knight in shining armor, and this narrative is very popular on the internet.

MS is doing fine with first/second party games.

Every exclusivity deal has a contract between two companies. It needs to be legally binding.

I never said Sony is a knight in shining armor but MS makes them seem that way. Thats how bad MS is. You must've missed the start of the generation. Them not stooping to Microsofts level with DRM and caused a lot of Xbox gamers who were going to shun their Xbox Ones to stay loyal to MS so in the end they should thank them for Sony giving them the blue print on how to save face when you show people you true colors. 

Also, what first party games is MS making that are so "fine"? Most of their best franchises were purchased and not made. When Phil Spencer was talking about moneyhatting Uncharted they admitted they tried to make one but failed to and they wish they had an uncharted. MS admitting that they cannot create a game of Uncharteds stature internally at the time being.