Phil Spencer: Sony buying third party games, all to do with money, not market share

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thismeintiel said:

GribbleGrunger said:

OK, so I can see what's happening in the future from this statement just like I could when Nintendo made theirs. Spencer has just stated they need to focus on 1st party games and now he's trying to suggest ANY exclusive on the Sony platform is moneyhatted. Answer: MS are struggling to make deals with 3rd parties because of the 'MARKET SHARE' (Spencer) Sony have gained, so he's trying to help turn it into a negative for any future announcements from Sony that are seen as third party exclusives. MS play their fanbase like old fiddles.

This.  Looks like Phil is slipping back into old MS habits.  The fact is, the higher an install base is compared to its competition, the easier it is for the higher selling console to get 3rd party exclusives.  For larger companies, it could just mean helping them pay for advertising, or paying to include their game in a bundle.  For smaller/medium sized companies, it could mean giving them nothing more than a little promotion on their stage and/or Youtube page.  The reason being if your console is at 15m+ over the competition and quickly growing the gap, they can make all their money back just by selling to your base, while getting extra hype/interest by being an exclusive.  They also don't have to worry about spending extra money and time porting their game to a different system with different specs, then dealing with the requirements to launch on that system, too.

One-two combo right there. MS has gone back to stealth-tactics.