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Darc Requiem on 17 June 2007
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Entroper said:
Bodhesatva said:

This is basically Sony's game, guys, which is why I personally find it so intriguing to see Microsoft beating them at it.

Sony was the first company to succesfully open the wallet to pull out exclusive titles. Paying direct cash, paying for development, advertising... its worked wonders for Sony in the past.



A lot of people don't realize the truth of this -- this strategy is how Sony completely trounced the Sega Saturn. With Nintendo's arrogance driving away third parties, Sony scooped them right up with exclusive and timed-exclusive contracts. It's how Sony got their foot in the door, and now Microsoft is using their own strategy against them, because this time, it's Sony's arrogance driving them away.


QFT. I can remember Tomb Raider 2 specifically. The games was shown at E3 for PS1 and Saturn. Sony paid Eidos not to release the Saturn version. Since they didn't have the in house development power or franchise recognition of Nintendo or Sega, Sony bought a lot of exclusives. That was how they made up for lack of 1st Party software. When FFVII began development the Saturn was actually outselling the PS1 in Japan. Heck the PS1 and Saturn were dead even until FFVII was released. Then the PS1 took off in Japan and never looked back.

My biggest fear of MS entering the console market X-box was that they would follow Sony's strategy. I didn't like the idea of the gaming industry being ruled by two companies that did not focus on games. Of course Sega mismanaged themselves into oblivion, the PS2 took off, and now we are seeing a war of attrition in gaming market.