Microsoft Doesn't Want Sony's Sloppy Seconds

[Truly-A-Lie]

You're right and that makes them even bigger morons.
The ps3 is actually a really well made piece of hardware and it's unfortunate that it's been sandbagged so badly that they may as well have made it cheaper. It would be a great console if they would just give it half decent support. As it stands, I feel like I have a really nice sports car that wont pop out of first. I tried to be optimistic about it, I really did, but now the only good thing I can think about it is "hey, at least it didn't burst into flames."
Of course the alternative was the 360 which is of course crappy hardware (so bad that for a long while, half of them were spontaneously combusting) that actually gets good support.

This is why I'm not even going to bother getting a console when the next gen rolls around, I'll sink that money into my desktop and at this point probably get more bang for my buck... and the PC really does do everything.

You seem to have a pretty outdated view of the PS3. I don't know how you could say it's not getting any support, when Sony's studios are putting out a lot of great games and have been for at least two years now. PSN may not be as good as Live but overall the PS3 is a pretty solid console to have now, and it's just dropped its price even further. In what way would you like more support than it's getting?

 

[New Frontiersman]

That is a little childish of them, just because a game come on another platform first doesn't mean it's any worse than any other. And this was people who only have XBoxes lose out on a lot of great games. I think Microsoft should really rethink this policy.

 

[Jegsimmons]

i actually agree with this is an odd way, kinda makes sense. "Equal treatment or have your potential profit reduced significantly."

really it sounds like microsoft is just saying they dont want to be shat on in the game market.

 

[Ren3004]

Yes, next time there's a PS3 exclusive I want to play, I'm sure thinking about your policy will make me feel loads better. By the way, as a consumer what I want is to play good games. I don't care if they came out on other consoles first, or if they had one more little thing. And in case Microsoft hasn't noticed, this means that the PS3 and Wii will get the upper hand when it comes to exclusives.

 

[Sylveria]

Microsoft's Content Submission and Release Policy states:

"Titles for Xbox 360 must ship at least simultaneously with other video game platform, and must have at least feature and content parity on-disc with the other video game platform versions in all regions where the title is available. If these conditions are not met, Microsoft reserves the right to not allow the content to be released on Xbox 360."

I know in spirit this is probably meant to make sure that Xbox owners don't get the quality shaft compared to the other consoles, but it comes off as really petty and a childish "Me first!" mentality.

As he said at the end of the article:

They may think this is competitive, but it's not. They are killing any creative exposure of titles to make up for their own platform's shortcomings."

I can think of a number of titles that started out, or still remain, as Xbox exclusives and prompted a strong "WTF?" from me. Most of these being JRPGs, for a console who's general player base thinks anything Japanese getting near their Halo will give it the gay. Worst part? Some of those games never got ported to the PS3, likely because the 360 sales were far below expectations and didn't justify the expense of porting them, or, judging by the tone of Microsoft, they were probably bullied into exclusivity agreements.

Oh well, there's only a small handful of 360 exclusive games I've ever had interest in, never enough to prompt me to buy the machine. My launch PS3 never died on me, I can play 3 generations of games on it with almost no problems, and the number of PS2/3 exclusives that I've wanted is a much higher number. Maybe now that the price has dropped, and the odds of it suddenly bursting into flame are a little less than 100%, I'll pick one up on the cheap and try to find some of the games I've had to miss.

If only Sony didn't have network security the equivalent of a wet paper back *sigh* Well, can't have everything I guess.

 

[Falconsgyre]

So in other words, Microsoft wants me to buy a PS3? Well, alright then. I'll just give money to your competitor instead of you.

 

[Robert Ewing]

Seems very, very childish to me. I hate Microsoft.

 

[Sylveria]

This is why I'm not even going to bother getting a console when the next gen rolls around, I'll sink that money into my desktop and at this point probably get more bang for my buck... and the PC really does do everything.

Ohh there's a bad gamble. With the way DRM and other services *cough* http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/7.308968-Internet-Explodes-Over-Origins-Invasion-of-Privacy *cough* are going these days, people, players and developers alike, are dropping the PC like a sack of hot rocks. The few that don't generally just give you a half-hearted port that's swimming in DRM.

I love my PC, don't get me wrong, but outside of MMOs, using it as a surrogate SNES, and the occasional indie game off Steam, I hardly ever use it to game on.

 

[SaintWaldo]

Scorched earth seems a stupid move in an age of convergence. Just sayin'.

 

[liamardo39]

So that means Ratchet and Clank will never come to 360?

Fine with me Microsoft. I'll keep my PS3 nice and safe just so I can play the best 3rd person, funny, over the top, super fun, platformers ever made.

i completly agree with you on this finally someone who shares the same opinion on ratchet and clank

 

[xXAsherahXx]

A game on any platform should have the same content as the rest. I'm looking at you PS3 version of Arkham Asylum.

I think that exclusives should stay on their systems, and that third party games need to be for everyone.

 

[Tufty94]

...Nintendo are Customer's Bitches...

What are you talking about. Nintendo makes about five different games, and releases it about every 3-4 years which nothing more than a slight graphical update, and people still buy it. The world is Nintendo's *****.

 

[Sizzle Montyjing]

Isn't this the exact crap that gets dishes out to PS3 owners?
We have to wait months to get content when XBOX gets it first.

Kind of a douchey move ther Microsoft, way to screw over your customers as well as game designers.
Plus the whole petty childness competition you got going there.

 

[Firecane]

this is a great shame, im suprised microsoft havent thought this through better... if a game released later on xbox still does well then surely it would just mean the developer is more likely to release the sequel on both after seeing sales.

 

[Tanfastic]

How can MS get any games from Sony when the PS3 has no games?

In all seriousness though I find this simply stupid, I HATE how games being made have more content for some consoles than others (IE PS3s ME2... in fact it mostly happens with PS3 *cough*LA Noire *cough*) and I cannot stand this war for the better system (system side all PS3 has over Xbox is the blue ray. Xbox has the better motion activity, kinect. Can we stop this now?) imo xbox is more fun simply due to exclusives and the controller, but that doesn't mean I don't play the PS3 when I have the option to. They need to cool it with this thing and release games for xbox and stop trying to out due Sony when they both are equally beating Nintendo and its 49 out of 50 games being gimmicky and casual.