S.T.A.G.E. said:
Let me ask you a question. If the PS2 had not sold as many consoles as it had from the start (coming of the last gens dominant victory) that Rockstar wouldn't have accepted Sony's moneyhat? If Sony had competition and the sales were more evenly spread, the answer is hell no (unless they were essentially paying for the development itself).
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I've no idea how many consoles sony and MS had sold, but is it safe to assume that gap was much higher? Also I've never said marketshare doesn't matter at all, everyone can see that console that sold 1000 units for example isn't in a position to negotiate deals against console that sold 100 million units :P But my question to you is, would Rockstar accept Sony's moneyhat with 24 vs 13 million units sold and how much $$$ Sony would have to pay to make next GTA exclusive?
Interesting article btw. Not very surprising tho that companies want to dominate marketshare, but MS had very questionable methods of doing so if that article is true.
And for ArchangelMadzz, yeah I'd imagine after Minecraft deal they're not too keen on throwing money everywhere. 1st party, 3rd party, exclusive deals.. They have to let something go or profits won't even cover the loss I quess.
