LegitHyperbole said:
G2ThaUNiT said:
With how much money Microsoft has invested in in their gaming division, they want to bring in as much money as possible. There's a reason why the overarching division is calling Microsoft Gaming. Xbox only being a division within that hierarchy.
Indiana Jones didn't surprise me once we saw how much Disney's licensing fees are. It's so insane it had Sony bundling Spider-Man 2 for free when the game launched with consoles to help ensure the game reached a certain number of sales. But also, Satya Nadella has made it clear that he hates exclusives, and other companies such as Sega and Square Enix are echoing that same sentiment of focusing on multiplatform releases going forward.
So with how much money has been invested, MS is trying to minimize the risk of losing money. And it seems to be working. It's pretty clear that going forward, all first party releases will be timed exclusives. |
Will we see PS games on Xbox? Will we see Nintendo games on Steam? |
We already do with the former with MLB The Show, Destiny 2, the upcoming Marathon, and now with Death Stranding. Sony even releasing a couple of games on a Nintendo platform. As far as major first party IPs? If we do, it wouldn't be anytime soon. Sony is still in the middle of tearing down their walled garden for PC. Although I can see Sony warming up to the idea of live service games going to Xbox to avoid too big of a loss on another Concord.
Nintendo is really the lone exception to the rule. The only way we would see Nintendo games on another platform is if Nintendo drops down to the levels of another Wii U since they wouldn't have a 3DS to help keep them afloat. Unlike Xbox and PlayStation, Nintendo doesn't have a multi-billion dollar corporation backing them.
