SkyerIst_Huiesos said:
you are wrong, the last example is RoTR. As rumours say, it had to be presented as a multiplatfrom on E3, but MS gave SE more money to make it timed-exclusive, nothing to do with partial funding. |
What do you think a time exclusive is. Its not full development its partial funding to get a window of 6 months to a year. The deal happen because of risk in the market place for the reboot of the franchise. There are stories how the reboot was preceived and how well it sold and Square wanted some money upfront to mitigate the risk and also fund the project allowing for a bigger budget. The deal helped to solidify the funds needed for the game while it allowed the developer to concentrate on one system thus getting it to market on time and with all the trimmings they wanted to add. It also provided money for the PC and PS version. As always gamers believe every decision is personal but in reality it just business which some times is needed in a risk market where millions can be lost. The problem for MS is that they cannot get free exclusives like Sony. They do not get the Japanese exclusives that are freely given to Sony because they have a Japanese console and thus they must work harder or probably even pay way more. Its the nature of the beast they face in the market.
