Legend11 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Microsoft has done timed exclusivity before and it killed everyones buzz for Bioshock on the Playstation. Its pretty sound in strategy but screwed up at the same time. At least we know with Sony and SF that Sony is funding the game. MS isn't doing the same. Tomb Raider 2 was planned out the second the first game dropped.
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The biggest difference is that gamers on other systems are getting completely screwed and the SF deal while RotTR is just a timed deal. In the end both companies are giving millions of dollars to the companies developing the games. The only time an exclusive deal is a good thing for everyone is when the game would have been cancelled or never made with the added money. Does anyone really think a new Street Fighter game wouldn't have come out without Sony's moneyhat?
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Capcom stated that Street Fighter 5 was to risky in it's current financial state before the deal took place. We would have *NO* Street Fighter 5 if it wasn't for the deal. That is one less game anyone gets. The Tomb Raider deal just takes away a game from an audience. Two different scenarios.
Do you remember how long it took between Street Fighter 3 and Street Fighter 4? The situation is much worse for Capcom this time.
