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shikamaru317 said:

rapsuperstar31 said:

Do we know these companies aren't going to both Sony and Microsoft and telling them whoever gives us more will get the timed exclusive rights to our next game?  These companies are going to take the best deal, they aren't going to make a game exclusive for money if they haven't explored every opportunity available to them.

All we know is that Phil claimed he would stop going for the really big AAA timed hat deals like Sony goes for after he received intense backlash over his Rise of the Tomb Raider 1 year timed hat deal in 2015, and that since Phil made that promise to stop going for really big AAA hat deal, Xbox hasn't hatted a single game from a truly big AAA series. We can't say for certain if Xbox is still making offers on really big AAA hat deals behind the scenes, but are being outbid on them by Sony, or if Phil really is keeping his promise. Only Xbox executives and the game publishers know the truth there, and they will never talk about it if it is happening, due to non-disclosure agreements. 

Given the absence of evidence of Xbox going around making big timed hat offers behind the scenes, I think it is only fair to believe Phil's claim that he has stopped going for them. 

I would lean on Phil keeping his promise. Xbox could outbid anyone if they wanted to. Not to mention the consistency of PlayStation AAA third party hatted games ever since Xbox tried doing the same.

Nintendo gets Monster Hunter Rise on almost 2 years of console exclusivity for only $6 million with little backlash. Microsoft pays $100 million for Shadow of the Tomb Raider for a Tabasco drenched dick full of criticism. So there’s a definite double standard when it comes to Xbox, but Sony by a mile leads in that department. 

If the ActiBlizz deal falls through, I wouldn’t be surprised if Xbox starts hatting games with a fury lol. “We can play that game too Sony” 

Last edited by G2ThaUNiT - on 11 December 2022