mrstickball on 15 July 2008
You forget the bad impact this has on Sony:
Xbox 360 owners do not need to buy a PS3 for XIII anymore. We've already seen 3-5 X360 owners on these forums already state that XIII would of been the deciding factor in getting a PS3, and now that's not the case.
So because of this, it hurts Sony pretty bad: 10,000 consoles, 50,000 consoles, maybe more, won't be sold because of this announcement. Those consoles can't give Sony any sort of positive revenue, and gives Microsoft positive revenue since the X360 owners that stay X360-exclusive buy their software for the 360, not PS3.
And again, this cost Microsoft $0.00 USD. This wasn't a moneyhat by MS. This was S-E desiring more cash, pure and simple.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
