How Microsoft saved Vita

[S.T.A.G.E.]

teigaga said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:

MS could've broken the deal, bro. Rememeber when they tried to keep Mass Effect from Sony by having a contract with Bioware and then EA bought Bioware? EA chose to break the contract because the contract was not between the new owners and Microsoft, but the company they purchased, which no longer matters if Bioware no longer own their IP's.

Why are people arguing over this? No ones  knows the specifics of any contract and they each can be very different. The contract the developers agreed to may have specifically stressed that MS could not withhold Minecraft from already planned platforms. In the case of ME, Mass Effect 1 didn't come to the PS3 till years later... There could be numerous reasons for this i.e time or resources but equally could have a been a legal matter regarding the contract relating to that game (not future ME titles).

In any case people are taking the OP far too literally, its just ironic that the Vita most successful title since launch is coming from a company owned by MS, sony's main competitor.

MS could've...they had nothing to do with it to begin with, but they allowed it to complete its process. Somethings should be honored even amongst enemies or competitors.

Contracts are subject to change based on IP holders though. The deal is was made between Sony and the former IP holder. Once MS stepped in, though late in the game it was decent of them to honor it and allow the natural progression to pass.