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LudicrousSpeed on 10 December 2014
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S.T.A.G.E. said:

If MS didnt buy third party products the Xbox as a brand would be nowhere. The other two are not primarily known for that even though in their prime they all had exclusive third party.

And if Sony didn't use loads of money to buy their way into the industry (eating huge losses on hardware, cheaper licensing fees than anyone else, and 3rd party moneyhats) the Playstation brand wouldn't be anywhere either. Turns out you gotta spend money to make money.

S.T.A.G.E. said:
busbfran said:
Tomb Raider will no longer come to ps4 if this is the case


I know what this really is. Its bullshit and we've seen it before. MS did the same thing with Mass Effect. They believed in the project and paid for an Xbox 360 version to be ported from the PC. Paying for the port of a console version of a game and trying to keep it exclusive before the launch is nothing new to them.

You're right, we have seen it before. Hell, this isn't even the first time this very franchise has been bought to prevent other console versions. Sony did this same thing with this franchise during the PSone days. Just one of those moneyhat 3rd party scenarios I mentioned above ;)