Machiavellian said:
Its the business model for the gaming industry but who actually started this moneyhat situation. Was it Sony when they first entered into the industry or was it before that, Not sure. The only reason MS does not go down this route is that its cost prohibitive. Meaning what they get from trying to secure 3rd party games from Sony cost way to much for the actual benefit which is small if not nothing at all. I believe the securing 3rd party content from other platforms is only good if both parties are either even in marketshare or not to far from each other. Once one gets to far ahead, the its way more effective for the market leader. Also it seems MS strategy now is to push more towards getting games day one on GP which I believe has a better avenue for their money has it gears towards adding value to GP then trying to stifle a game from their competitor. |
I'd easily bet that was long before Sony entered. Nintendo was notorious for stuff of that ilk in the 8-bit days, which trickled into the early 16-bit days. You could even read about stuff like it in magazines of that time.
Regarding Game Pass, agreed!
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