Dead Rising 4 is timed exclusive

[TheSting]

SWORDF1SH said:

TheSting said:

40M wouldn't buy the game though so that can't be how that works. No one would pay for exclusives if it were like that. Does anyone know exactly how these deals get worked out or are we all just assuming? 

I didn't mean 40M would buy the game, just that there are 40M PS4s out there. 

And I'm assuming deals like this can go various ways but you would also think a company would work out what most profitable. For instance, if Capcom projects 2 million DR4 sales on XB1 which brings in, let's say, $60M and 3M on PS4 which brings in $90M, you would think that MS would have to pay at least $90M to make up for lost sales and a bit more for the privilege of exclusivity. If it's timed and the project to only sell 1.5M on PS4 when released a year later, MS would only have to pay $45M for the lost 1.5M unit sales to have it timed exclusive plus extra for the privilege. 

That how I'd assume a healthy deal would work. Since Capcom are desperate, they might not be getting the going rate.

That seems plausible actually.