DeepEnigma
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At least it's getting some sort of engagement, just not the monetary success kind they set out for.
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Square Enix: PlayStation offered a better deal than Xbox for Final Fantasy 16 (windowscentral.com)
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SEGAvangelist
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I don't think its a problem for them. It's their business model. I just think it makes it much more expensive to do the traditional money hat like in the past.
Mr Moose
Gold Member
Not this shit again. It lists Bloodborne... Can completely ignore that shit. Stop trying.Because it never expired
Microsoft: Sony Has "Xbox Exclusion" Agreements With Third-Parties, Includes FF7 Remake
A new document via the UK's CMA has Microsoft stating that Sony has entered what it calls "Xbox Exclusion" deals with certain game companies.mp1st.com
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Captain Toad
Banned
It's become the poster child for Phil Spencer's comments about the lack of importance of quality software in the console competition.
James Sawyer Ford
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Phil “That’s On US” Spencer
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Where did those numbers come from? That isn't even close to the split %s.
Captain Toad
Banned
adamsapple
lives in his own world. Everything is a conspiracy. I wouldn't be surprised to hear that the Russian government is trying to sabotage Xbox next.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
What mask? I always called Phil Spencer a doublespeak king. Sorry that hurts your feelings.
#MasksAllTheWayOff
Homeboy goes on record talking shit about these types a deals, while he is trying for them behind the scenes.
A Most Virtuous Cat
Banned
This.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I don't know how but somehow you've managed to turn a statement or article that has nothing to do with Phil Spencer, into a dig on Phil Spencer.
I tip my hat to you, *slow clap*
Btw. If we're dismissing that MS slide because it mentions BB (a game that is developed by a third party, mind you), Jez erroneously mentions DQ12 as a game from Square on Xbox, a game that hasn't even been formally shown or any listed platforms. He doesn't know shit about what exclusivity agreements and terms are active at the moment.
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DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Phil Spencer claimed he was against this sort of thing. Even his lawyers whined about it in the CMA filings you tried sharing.
Keep going though, the dude is gaming's politician.
*pats ass*
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bender
What time is it?
SEGAvangelist
Member
What exactly did he say about these kinds of deals? I think I remember him saying he didn't want to do them very often (understandable given the double standard reaction to Rise of the Tomb Raider compared to FF7 Remake and SFV which weren't even timed exclusives). Personally, I don't hate money hats, as they often result in better games. What I hate is the double standard reactions to them.
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PeteBull
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Its not so simple, say if ps5 has 2x bigger instal base from xbox, and on top most of the sales are on playstation anyways(and i remember especially japanese games can reach 75-85% on playstation, vs 15-25% on xbox ) then ofc sony basically has to fork up cash for that lost 15-25% of sales xbox owners would provide, microsoft on the other hand would have to fork up cash equivalent to losses from 75-85% of sales that playstation gamers are responsible for.
In other words moneyhats are always much cheaper/better deal for market leader =D
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
No, it shouldn't surprise anyone. Square are probably getting an incredibly good lucrative deal and development incentives here.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
What? Phil is the head of xbox, he decides what to spend money on.
We know he has the money. He spent $2.5 billion on Minecraft. $8 billion on zenimax and $76 billion on Activision. Of course, this is on him. This has everything to do with him.
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
Salty Popsicle
Banned
Square has been shafting Xbox since the 360 era. Let's not pretend XSS is the reason they chose Sony LMAO.
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
…and more assistance developing the game and less versions of the game to build for launch. All that does help… it will be a timed exclusive very likely anyways.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Just lovely, and you?
I’m good, thanks. maybe you should read the article before you spaz out. SE approached MS, and who knows if they even offered a deal.
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
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SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Exclusives Are ‘Completely Counter To What Gaming Is About,’ Xbox’s Phil Spencer Says
Kotaku | Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More.
Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More.
www.kotaku.com.au
This was 2 months before he went out and bought zenimax and made Elder Scrolls, Redfall and Starfield exclusive.
Dick Jones
Gold Member
We are quoting you fellow ambassador who wrote just now it's expired...so it's fucking expired.Because it never expired
Microsoft: Sony Has "Xbox Exclusion" Agreements With Third-Parties, Includes FF7 Remake
A new document via the UK's CMA has Microsoft stating that Sony has entered what it calls "Xbox Exclusion" deals with certain game companies.mp1st.com
MS mixed up Superman and Spider-Man and also thought Sony didn't own the Bloodborne IP. Have you anything else more credible?
The Pleasure
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DeepEnigma
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So, then Sony didn't moneyhat or take anything away, MS just didn't want it.
Can't have both arguments exist at the same time.
These are also both from the article, which shows they were offered something.
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Riky
$MSFT
Isn't there a PC version? If so that makes their claim a bit embarrassing.
SEGAvangelist
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Compare the things you mentioned to this FFXVI deal. What's the main difference? They got ownership of the other stuff. I really think the only thing financially feasible Xbox could have done was to get FFXVI to release day and date on Game Pass. I also think it's more than a financial issue because even a deal like that also strains the relationship between SE and Sony, and SE doesn't want to do that.
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Kilau
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Not yet, 6 months is the exclusive period but SE said it will take longer.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Well, MS doesnt have to put up 2x more money than Sony (even though id argue they can easily afford to). they just have to match their offer to keep it from going full exclusive just like Peter Moore did with GTA4 and FF13.
If sony pulls back their support because MS is matching their offer than fine. It will be a great marketing exclusive that they can then maybe put on gamepass. Sony would never allow that so they will be back in the picture immediately.
All MS had to do here was make sure FF16 was not an exclusive. They fucked that up.
SEGAvangelist
Member
My guess is he's talking about true console exclusives and is referring to locking out of PC as well. Even if he's not, if you acquire a publisher like Zenimax, they are first party and no longer a money hat type situation.Exclusives Are ‘Completely Counter To What Gaming Is About,’ Xbox’s Phil Spencer Says
Kotaku | Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More.
Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More.
This was 2 months before he went out and bought zenimax and made Elder Scrolls, Redfall and Starfield exclusive.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
What are you on about? Your first post was an emotional outburst about how MS is doublespeaking and approaching Square for exclusives because you didn’t read the article.
SEGAvangelist
Member
It would be nowhere near what it was 10 years ago.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I wasn't emotional at all. Stop projecting.What are you on about? Your first post was an emotional outburst about how MS is doublespeaking and approaching Square for exclusives because you didn’t read the article.
That's not embarrassing, this is embarrassing,
On a more serious note, they already came on record saying the PC version will be a while past the 6 month exclusive period, due to those very things mentioned.
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SEGAvangelist
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It's kind of a bad precedent to set, though. Suddenly all these publishers would start expecting checks from MS just for their games to be released on the console at all.
StealthGoblin
Banned
They can’t sit and whinge about Sony’s deals making it difficult to Xbox to be Xbox when their current model is what is partially hamstringing them.
Hearing Phil Spencer complain about that was ridiculous.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
They created it themselves with their devaluation/sub model, and the software splits growing wider and wider each month.
But yes, I would not like a gaming world like that.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Why? No, seriously. Does any time Xbox get a timed exclusive third party game get counted as a Jim Ryan failure? or any time a third party game launches on GP day 1, do we say Jim Ryan fucked up
?
Square continuing their business arrangements with Sony for the last 2, 3 generations isn't Phil Spencer's doing lol.
So you think Jez has definitive knowledge that it's expired?
Microsoft scored some support from Square Enix a few years back, with Dragon Quest 12 and Kingdom Hearts
this guy? I hope you retain faith in his journalism for future articles as well.
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PeteBull
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I remember back in og xbox and early/mid days of x360 gen microsoft forked up plenty cash and got many timed or fully exclusive japanese games, that was valid reason to chose their console, not anymore ofc
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Still have an unopened copy of The Last Remnant.I remember back in og xbox and early/mid days of x360 gen microsoft forked up plenty cash and got many timed or fully exclusive japanese games, that was valid reason to chose their console, not anymore ofc
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Then that precedent was set in 2006 when Peter Moore went on stage and showed off GTA4 and FF13 tattoos.
Guess what? they went on to have their best gen. They managed to get two big GTA4 DLC exclusives that they spent $50 million funding. They went on and signed marketing deals with Activision and got timed DLC exclusives for all CODs for the rest of the gen which is basically writing checks for the most successful game of all time.
It's the cost of doing business. MS has literally billions to spend. They just spent it on the wrong things.
SEGAvangelist
Member
I imagine he's most upset about the deals to make the games exclusively not on Xbox or the ones that stop games from coming to Game Pass. I would be upset as well if that stuff was going on and my only option outside of building new teams (this is not exactly easy as Sony would do it too) was to acquire developers and publishers and suddenly the publisher I tried to acquire was considered anti-competitive to acquire. It's a tough situation to be in, and Sony is taking advantage of it in shrewd ways (I don't blame them at all. Jim Ryan is ruthless.).
Myths
Member
Microsoft just shot themselves in the foot.
I don't know how much the rest of you know about Japanese culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in America where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in Japan, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.
What this means is the japanese public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to purchase FFXVI for either system, nor will they purchase any of Microsoft’s games. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Microsoft has alienated an entire market with this move.
Square, publicly apologize and cancel FFXVI for PS5 or you can kiss your business goodbye.
I don't know how much the rest of you know about Japanese culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in America where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in Japan, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.
What this means is the japanese public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to purchase FFXVI for either system, nor will they purchase any of Microsoft’s games. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Microsoft has alienated an entire market with this move.
Square, publicly apologize and cancel FFXVI for PS5 or you can kiss your business goodbye.
fallingdove
Member
It doesn’t really matter to me because I own all three consoles, but these are timed deals and Xbox has never been the place to play Final Fantasy titles. If someone truly loves SquareEnix titles, they are buying into the wrong eco system by purchasing an Xbox.
SEGAvangelist
Member
It's all a numbers game, I feel. That's a LOT of money to spend just to get a game released when that money can go into acquisitions that keep the Game Pass games coming.
DeepEnigma
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SEGAvangelist
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And this is why it's just not worth it for Xbox to pay up.
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