Project Athia is a PS5 console exclusive (Will come out on PC day 1 but on other platforms in 24 months)

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Don said

The Fury said:

Why would Sony spend money to time exclusive something that is completely unproven? Could be a pile of crap?

Maybe there's more to it than splashin cash like they are helping with dev?

Would you prefer Sony snagged The Evil Within 3 instead? With a new IP is there is little room to get up in arms over it. There's no personal investment from any gamer in a new IP.

or the game was having development issues. 

You have to remember that somehow it is worse that Sony pick a new IP that no one knows will be good or sell well and pay for it to have timed exclusivity than MS buying in a single year 15 studios and keeping the whole portfolio forever. Get on with times.

And of course Sony picking up this timed exclusivity will force MS answer into buying another 8 studios.

It’s a very simple argument: Don’t treat a 1st party and 3rd party the same. 

One is obligated (for the most part) to make games for their owner. The other has no hard ties to anybody and therefore their games are multiplatform. 

Anybody being salty over Bethesda holds the same weight as me complaining Uncharted isn’t on Xbox. Doesn’t matter how you get there: you become first party you aren’t 3rd. Expectations suddenly change. 

So yes, it is worse Sony locks a multiplat 3rd party game for 2 years which is unheard of. Again I say just buy the studio and make it legit.