[QUOTE="kingtito"] Tin foil hat time. Hold on I have to make a new one. tormentos
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Downloadable games must ship on Xbox Live Arcade at least simultaneously with competing platforms or Microsoft may refuse to publish them, Eurogamer can reveal.
Microsoft also demands publishers release games with at least the same content "on-disc" across platforms.
Speaking to Eurogamer in a new interview, European Xbox boss Chris Lewis confirmed and defended the policy.
"We're a little biased, so obviously we're going to look to protect our own space as best we can and get exclusivity," he said.
"Whilst I can't be specific about the terms and conditions, you can be very confident we seek to maximise our own advantage to ensure the playing field is even, and certainly plays to our advantage wherever possible.
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http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-08-24-why-microsoft-wont-publish-psn-firsts
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But but the tinfoil hat...
You better buy 3..:lol:
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Microsofts policies that are designed to protect the Xbox 360 platform are to the detriment of the wider industry and the consumer, Sony has claimed.
The attack comes after it was revealed that Microsoft has a number of strict policies in place for potential publishers, including an unwillingness to publish games on Xbox Live that have previously been PS3 exclusives.
In the spirit of competition, more than anything, we look for ways to give our consumer reason to have the PS3, SCEAs senior VP of publisher relations Rob Dyer told IndustryGamers.
I think what [Xbox European boss] Chris Lewis and the other representatives at Microsoft are doing is protecting an inferior technology.
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http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/sony-ms-policies-are-protecting-an-inferior-technology/084221
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Sony even attacked MS for this,and MS was in deed protecting their inferior DVD format..
So yeah i don't know how things will play out this gen,but if MS try that again it may lead into a policies war between sony and MS,MS demanding parity and sony demanding developers to take advantage of the hardware..
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None of that has anything to do with the TCs article. We're talking about devs downgrading PS4 games because MS paid them off or something along those lines. Try harder El tormented.
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