Soundwave said:
It's really only an issue for games that can't get funding though to begin with, and those games are likely not going to sell anyway. I'm sure Microsoft and Sony officials would glad run around the street naked if they could get say an exclusive GTA or COD for just covering the development cost. That's an easy yes. Most developers understand their franchises have an oppurtunity cost too, even if a console maker is willing to pay for exclusivity, are they also willing to pay for the lost sales you incur from missed sales on competing platforms? That's the bigger issue. The games that generally end up getting secured for exclusivity are games no publisher is willing to finance on their own, because they're likely going to sell like shit. I loved me some Bayonetta 2, but that game sold like crap (and is heavily overtracked on this site). |
We don't have factual informarion so I can't make points without info so we will see, I think NS is going to have a lot of exclusive content by Nintendo and other publishers, just like the 3ds. That's the only solution if third party games are not on par with the ps4 and xbox one version, although the mobility is a feature.
And btw if Nintendo wants a from software exclusive, they will have a from software exclusive, it's about the money. About the gta and cod comment, yeah sony and ms are not going to pay hundreds of millions for the development and marketing of those games, that's why they fund smaller games like bloodborne and sunset overdrive, plus it doesn't make sense for the owners of those big franchises. Now something like bg&e, game like bloodborne, stuff like that are not money makers.
