SWORDF1SH said:
MS parity clause - http://bgr.com/2015/01/16/xbox-one-indie-games-parity-clause/ MS admitting the parity clause with cringy quotes from Phil Spencer "Millions of people own Xbox One and I want those people to feel like they're first class, because they are" http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-10-10-microsofts-indie-parity-clause-exists-so-xbox-one-owners-feel-first-class What we do know is that MS has strict parity clauses they've admitted to, to get it removed you have to give them explanation. As far as I'm aware they don't have anything like this in place for AAA budget games. "Sorry Activision, those COD maps that were on PS first, we don't wan't them". You can imagine how a big company would react to that sort of restriction. An Indie developer can be pushed around more and MS exploit this. |
They often ask for a bonus map or something. The parity clause states there must be something different. It's the only thing they ask. It is also presumably the reason why KH 2.8 and FFVIIR won't hit the XONE (because there won't be any difference, though for the latter, a "Collection" game might be different enough...
