WHO is more selfish Sony or Microsoft ???? >>>POLL

The last couple of days iv heard a lot of people bashing sony for not allowing xbox to the rights of sony and its related studios movies...but isnt microsoft just as selfish for not allowing GTA4 to share the new DLC in february to all ps3 owners, they paid the 50million and got the exclusive rights and im sure if they pay Sony the right price sony would gladly let xbox360 users download its movies.

business is business

What do you guys think?

Sony is the most selfless company in the world, they released the most expensive system in the market so other companies could grab over 75% of their former marketshare with cheaper consoles and practically gave away all their former third party exclusives, no exclusivity deals, contracts etc, thus renouncing to their advantage.

They realized that winning two gens in a row was too selfish and stepped down so Microsoft and nintendo could surge this one regarless of the billionaire losses, that my friend is NOT a selfish company.

The last couple of days iv heard a lot of people bashing sony for not allowing xbox to the rights of sony and its related studios movies...but isnt microsoft just as selfish for not allowing GTA4 to share the new DLC in february to all ps3 owners, they paid the 50million and got the exclusive rights and im sure if they pay Sony the right price sony would gladly let xbox360 users download its movies.

business is business

What do you guys think?

caligamer

Just so you know, that 50mi was a LOAN that MS made to R* in exchange, they agreed to make DLC, if the DLC doesnt make at least 50mil, then R* has to repay the balance!!! Why does everyone still think MS just outright paid for it???

"Microsoft basically said that it's happy to pay [Take-Two] in advance $50 million in revenue that [Take-Two] is going to receive from GTA IV downloads," he said.

Microsoft takes about a 30 percent cut from Xbox Live Marketplace content sales, according to Pachter.

Taking that 70/30 split (publisher/Microsoft) and the $50 million advance into account, Microsoft is apparently confident that GTA IV download revenues over Xbox Live will be at least $70 million.

If revenues don't meet that figure, Take-Two will have to return some of the advance"

Sony is the most selfless company in the world, they released the most expensive system in the market so other companies could grab over 75% of their former marketshare with cheaper consoles and practically gave away all their former third party exclusives, no exclusivity deals, contracts etc, thus renouncing to their advantage.

They realized that winning two gens in a row was too selfish and stepped down so Microsoft and nintendo could surge this one regarless of the billionaire losses, that my friend is NOT a selfish company.

AgentA-Mi6

MS donates computers to schools. Bill gates donates money to charity.

:lol: @ anyone that says MS.

Sony is the most selfless company in the world, they released the most expensive system in the market so other companies could grab over 75% of their former marketshare with cheaper consoles and practically gave away all their former third party exclusives, no exclusivity deals, contracts etc, thus renouncing to their advantage.

They realized that winning two gens in a row was too selfish and stepped down so Microsoft and nintendo could surge this one regarless of the billionaire losses, that my friend is NOT a selfish company.

AgentA-Mi6

MS donates computers to schools. Bill gates donates money to charity.

:lol: @ anyone that says MS.

Truth_Hurts_U

guys microsoft didnt just give rockstar 50 million and tell them to make excusive content..it was a loan.

they expect that money back

guys microsoft didnt just give rockstar 50 million and tell them to make excusive content..it was a loan.

they expect that money back

lawlessx

[QUOTE="lawlessx"]

guys microsoft didnt just give rockstar 50 million and tell them to make excusive content..it was a loan.

they expect that money back

nervmeister

I voted Microsoft just because you have to pay for online when I think it should be free. mhsdrake

MS donates computers to schools. Bill gates donates money to charity.

:lol: @ anyone that says MS.

Truth_Hurts_U

MS is selfish...

-online pay

-charge for themes, gamer pics

-charge for supposed to be "free" maps or other DLC's

-charge to change gamertar

MS donates computers to schools. Bill gates donates money to charity.

:lol: @ anyone that says MS.

Truth_Hurts_U

[QUOTE="Truth_Hurts_U"]

MS donates computers to schools. Bill gates donates money to charity.

:lol: @ anyone that says MS.

skektek

Seriously? A company is horrible for donating its own products to a school? WTF should Microsoft donate then? A fukin zoo?

Any private company is "selfish." Their only goal is to gain revenue, nothing more. Of course, they need to follow customers' feedback in order to sell more, making fanboys think they "care for them." It's not whether which one is more selfish, it's whether which one can gain the most out of its customers ("milking" in sw terms).cabjnico

Very well said !

[QUOTE="skektek"][QUOTE="Truth_Hurts_U"]

MS donates computers to schools. Bill gates donates money to charity.

:lol: @ anyone that says MS.

MrSlippery39

Seriously? A company is horrible for donating its own products to a school? WTF should Microsoft donate then? A ****** zoo?

:) I want a Zoo!

They're both selfish.

Microsoft takes the prize since they've been muscling out the competition on a larger scale than Sony.

Lol at anyone who thinks these companies do charity for the sake of being kind.

They're both selfish.

Microsoft takes the prize since they've been muscling out the competition on a larger scale than Sony.

Lol at anyone who thinks these companies do charity for the sake of being kind.

[QUOTE="Mlauthemighty"]

They're both selfish.

Microsoft takes the prize since they've been muscling out the competition on a larger scale than Sony.

Lol at anyone who thinks these companies do charity for the sake of being kind.

Shattered007

Donations are a nice tax shelter.... Also it's great marketing since they will have silly nerds standing up for them on boards.

Edit:

http://txpress.blogspot.com/2006/11/sony-donate-playstation-3-power-for.html

http://www.mediabistro.com/mobilecontenttoday/ebooks/sony_to_donate_15_million_ebooks_to_schools_96308.asp

http://www.retailmenot.com/forum/charitable-causes/23765-sony-style-will-donate-50-000-bcrf.html

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DEEDE113DF934A35753C1A96F948260

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20030612a6.html

See? Sony can donate too. They must be saints right?

Actually, Norio Ohga donating his retirement benefits to Nagano town is nice.

MS is selfish...

-online pay

-charge for themes, gamer pics

-charge for supposed to be "free" maps or other DLC's

-charge to change gamertar def_mode

-Largest donator in the world. Yeah that has selfish written all over it.

MS is selfish...

-online pay

-charge for themes, gamer pics

-charge for supposed to be "free" maps or other DLC's

-charge to change gamertar def_mode

Yup, thankfully Sony never doesthat. Oh wait they do, they are starting to charge for themes, there are free ones (but there are free themes and gamer pics for XBL), Aslo sure they used to charge for maps that were suppose to be free. But right now the Gears maps are free and also the Halo 3 maps are free. Now how about those R:FoM maps...

[QUOTE="def_mode"]

MS is selfish...

-online pay

-charge for themes, gamer pics

-charge for supposed to be "free" maps or other DLC's

-charge to change gamertar Chaos_HL21

Oh wait they do, they are starting to charge for themes, there are free ones (but there are free themes and gamer pics for XBL), Aslo sure they used to charge for maps that were suppose to be free. But right now the Gears maps are free and also the Halo 3 maps are free. Now how about those R:FoM maps...

[QUOTE="Chaos_HL21"][QUOTE="def_mode"]

MS is selfish...

-online pay

-charge for themes, gamer pics

-charge for supposed to be "free" maps or other DLC's

-charge to change gamertar SolidTy

Oh wait they do, they are starting to charge for themes, there are free ones (but there are free themes and gamer pics for XBL), Aslo sure they used to charge for maps that were suppose to be free. But right now the Gears maps are free and also the Halo 3 maps are free. Now how about those R:FoM maps...

Yeah, but there are still some that are not free, people act like everything on the PSN is free and everything on Live cost money (that is not the case), and when Home hits I have a feeling there would be alot more stuff you can buy. That just seems like 'microtransaction heaven' to me. I missed the Legendary map pack my mistake (but I think it'll be free at somepoint maybe when the Mythic map pack comes out).

Both companies are as selfish as each other.

MS donates computers to schools. Bill gates donates money to charity.

:lol: @ anyone that says MS.

Truth_Hurts_U

there both stupid and will do any thing for moneypolishkid99

Why are we comparing Huge companies to one and other?

What does this have to do with System Wars?

Neither are selfish, as neither of them are a single entity. 

there both stupid and will do any thing for moneypolishkid99

Dear god they are both businesses and their aim is to take our money. Thats as far as it goes for them. If you think that a company is doing something for your benefit your blind, they are just trying to sell more stuff.blue_hazy_basic

so true, but its funny seeing fans of consoles trying to find sad excuses in order to prove that the company who's console they dont own is more selfish :)

how do you get rich if you're always generous?

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