[QUOTE="peacebringer"][QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="peacebringer"][QUOTE="mijkil"]MS already released a press release stating it won't effect the release of ME and that the future of ME is in the dark and they will have further discusions with EA later in the week(but EA won't budge cause MS isn't gonna pay them the 200 million they can make going multiplat. MS also stated that Mass Effect is owned by Bioware not MS.Pre EA buyout - Mass Effects was a 360 exclusive, this kinda suggests some form of agreement was in place.
Now its certainly obvious that EA will be looking to put the game on other platforms given their record, but the possibilty of this depends entirley on what agreements MS has in place with Bioware.
Just because EA bought out Bioware, it doesnt mean that they can rip up existing contracts.
jg4xchamp
Halo 3 has a legendary edition at 120 and a special edition at 70 bucks.
And it only got 300 million dollars on 2.4 million in sales.
Where did u get 200 million dollars from ur rear.
At most this game would cost Microsoft 100million tops for exclusive rights. THe franchise, EAs great relations with Microsoft, Biowares relations with Microsoft, the chances of the franchise being successful on the 360 anyway.
Splinter Cell Conviction isnt going to the PS3 and is exclusive to the 360 and PC. Because ubisoft sees no reason to make the game multiplat. Same with Haze being exclusive on PS3.
So why cant Mass Effect be exclusive. ANything is possible.
Microsoft is greedy, EA is greedy. Microsoft likes to spend moneey. EA likes money.
How is that a hard scenario to see. That same scenario has worked with Epic, Tecmo, take 2, Rockstar, etc. tell me last time outside Battlefield (for pc)series did EA make an exclusive game to help a console? they don't do that your right EA loves money and MS would have to take a lose to pay EA enough money $60 x 4 million is what? 240 million dollars now 4 million is what ME would sell on the Xbox alone. Imagine another 4 million sales if you combine CP and PS3 sales. thats potentially another 240 million dollars ME can make of of just $60 copys. So your telling me MS is gonna give EA $240 million to keep ME 1 exclusive? why would they have to do that if it's already gonna come out first on the console and was gonna hit PC anyways. i don't see things changing i guess i'll wait till it's official and bump my threads when it is official and own everyone who disagrees with me.
this whole 3rd party exculsive thign is getting ridiculous on MS side SOny makes there own games so does Nintendo why can't MS spend that money they pay for timed exclusives and make there own studios and make there own games that way there no worries about key franchises going anywhere.
ME 1 is published by Microsoft. the contract for that game cant be breached wether EA likes it or not.Thats the thing, the contract won't be breached. MS is not losing the rights to publish ME. They will be the publishers for the 360. BUT, that doesn't mean EA can't publish ME for other platforms. MS does not own the IP like they do Halo. Bioware owns the IP, and now EA does. EA likes money, and by your own admission, the game will not sell that well on the 360. EA is not going to let that ride. If it only sells 1 million on 360, then adding another million for PS3 doubles their profits. That is all EA is concerned with is the bottom line, the profits. I'm sure ME carries a hefty development price tag. EA wants to profit off this game.
I'm not saying it will go down this way, but it could. Even still, it would be at least a year before PS3 saw ME. Even if its a bad port, they will still make money off of it. Again, i am not saying this is what is going to happen. Honestly I don't care seeing as how I'll be playing it on 360.
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