From the article:
"Square Enix also noted that the deal also offers them high-level platform support with PlayStation engineers, to the implication that Xbox does not. Square Enix also emphasized the benefits of focusing optimization on a single platform."
and
"Square Enix would have to invest in a heavily optimized version for the Xbox Series S too, which requires its own version as part of Microsoft's licensing agreement. PlayStation has no such weaker hardware SKU to account for."
Lack of support (perhaps a byproduct of contractors and failing to hire best people????) and the pain of dealing with Series S. Shocking. Who would have thought?
There is alot to digest from that Windows Central article...but the Series S info comes from Jez, not the Tweak Town article. That said...if that Series S info is accurate.....oh my.
It requiring its own version....when pre launch so many were claiming "games can scale easily", "look at PC"....despite what some of us were saying would be wild. Might as well call the Series S the base console and the Series X the mid gen refresh...only it came at launch. Did we miss this nugget of info? Was this already known?
Jez does have a point....as minimum PC requirements go up for PC games....Series S versions will start getting more interesting.
The offer isn’t just “money”, it’s tech support, it’s install base, it’s marketing reach.
Meanwhile Xbox couldn’t even give Arkane tech support and resources.
Yup.
..or how about put them on both systems and make 30%-40% more profit from the sales.
If they said its easier to develop for one platform...remember some ppl used this as a good reason Redfall wasnt coming to PS5 when that Arkane dev let the news slip it was in development at one point....maybe the money Sony paid offsets it enough that it's not even worth it?
Does this surprise anyone? It was pretty clear that Sony paid for it.
Yeah, but as the article states, Sony offered the best deal...as in there were other offers.
No, it shouldn't surprise anyone. Square are probably getting an incredibly good lucrative deal and development incentives here.
At least you mention development incentives. So kudos for that. Because it also states that in the article.
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.
I will forever be amazed that a company that spent 7.5 billion for a publisher and in the process of trying to acquire another one for 69 billion....cant afford to outbid Sony for money hats or timed exclusives. MS can open up the check books for acquisitions...but not money hats?
On a similar note, I'm patiently waiting for Sommerville and Scorn to come to PS5. No mentions of it at all, but months later magically a PS5 version will get announced...like The Medium and The Ascent.
MS does get timed exclusive deals...but since they're smaller, obviously they don't count. For reasons.
The FF14 blurb is false.
Square essentially begged Microsoft since the 360 era to have the game on Xbox. When they had a better realtionship with the brand and this is well documented.
Microsoft wouldn't allow the game to release on Xbox due to cross-play I recall and then it got to a point the company said screw it then.
I believe this is a big reason why the relationship soured, as well as the fact the majority of the audience is on PS, Nintendo and PC for JRPGs.
Remember when it was said Sony doesn't do cross play
at all....all because MS finally decided to do it and went above n beyond what Sony did?
Fun times.
lol.
SEGAvangelist
comment about wanting Gamepass money, that's fucking sad if major third parties see selling on Xbox as a risk and want compensation. #waitforGamepass
Thirty7ven
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