So apparently Xbox is requesting Sony documents dating back 11 years relating to timed/full 3rd party exclusivity agreements and timed exclusive content in 3rd marketing deal game agreements it seems. If Sony is actually forced by the judge to release those, will definitely be a bad look for Sony, across 11 years I'm sure there are over 30 timed/full 3rd party exclusive deals, I can think of quite alot off the top of my head from just the last few years:
- Deathloop
- Ghostwire Tokyo
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake and FF7R2 (presumably the deal included FF7R3 as well)
- Final Fantasy 16
- Forspoken
- Silent Hill 2 Remake
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic Remake
- Godfall
- Babylon's Fall
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Stray
- Jett: The Far Shore
- FNAF: Security Breach
- Solar Ash
- Stellar Blade
- Genshin Impact
Go back even further and you can find quite alot more timed and full 3rd party PS exclusives.
Then you've got the timed or full exclusive content or timed exclusive beta deals on 3rd party marketing deal games, which are even more numerous. Some of those I can think of off the top of my head include:
- Hogwarts Legacy
- I believe every single Call of Duty since the marketing changes hands from Xbox to PS in 2015 had either timed exclusive modes or a timed exclusive beta
- Assassin's Creed Syndicate
- Control
- Marvel's The Avengers
- Lego Marvel Avengers
- Destiny and Destiny 2
- Batman Arkham Knight
If the judge forces Sony to release these, regulators will finally see exactly what tactics Sony uses to keep themselves at the top.
Last edited by shikamaru317 - on 04 February 2023
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