How Microsoft saved Vita

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DialgaMarine said:

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

DialgaMarine said:

Wright said:

 Actually, they couldn't. The deal to have Mincraft on a Playstation was a contract made before MS's purchase. When MS purchased Minecraft, the purchased the contract as well, and are legally obligated to hold their end of it. The same applied to Skype on Vita. 

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.

 That contract was only temporary from the begining. I guarentee if MS still somehow owned the original ME, they would've sued the shit out of EA.

The original contract was only subject to the sole console exclusivity and publishing rights to Xbox 360 version of the game. The terms were to keep the franchise from Sony. They did the same thing until Mass Effect 2 and then EA broke the contract. Essentially this is what Microsoft Did:

Microsoft: Hi Bioware!

Bioware: Whats up?

Microsoft: Watcha doin?

Bioware: Making a badass game.

Microsoft: Looks good. Think you can put it on the 360?

Bioware: I dunno, it would cost quite a bit. We did help you out last gen but you'll probably have to fund it.

Microsoft: No problem. Theres only one catch......keep the game from our console competition...namely Sony. 

Bioware: Sure.

(fast track to EA purchase)

EA: Oh look...the PS3 is catching up in sales. Lets expand our userbase.

Microsoft: Oh fuck! I knew we should've renewed the contract! Oh well, I guess since people percieve Mass Effect to be an Xbox 360 game its just as well.