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Braid was Microsoft exclusive for over six months. Peggle is a pretty good counter-example, although it did add local multiplayer and good Live integration. M

Braid was Microsoft exclusive for over six months. Peggle is a pretty good counter-example, although it did add local multiplayer and good Live integration. Microsoft is extremely aggressive with exclusivity agreements with XBLA these days.

chrischen 17y ago
I'm particularly annoyed by that being a ps3 owner. You'd think they would spend their resources making xbox better, not screwing over people with PS3s. In any case this just makes me avoid Microsoft products more.
- stcredzero 17y ago
  Someone was predicting a more Balkanized and much less open Internet awhile back. In fact, IIRC, they were predicting this through increased reliance on proprietary walled gardens. We see it coming true right here. Being in one corporate camp or another trumps beauty and excellence.
  - chrischen 17y ago
    Who said I'm in a corporate camp? So am I supposed to go out and by both a 360 and a PS3 to remain neutral? That's ridiculous. I bought a PS3 because I needed a blu-ray player for my 12 foot projection screen, and I also happen to play some games. Now I find out microsoft is trying to f me up the ass by paying to withhold shit from me. I'm just saying why don't Microsoft go take that money and integrate a blu-ray player instead. Maybe then I would consider a 360. I'd only avoid microsoft products which employ similar tactics. Tactics which are anti-competitive.
    - stcredzero 17y ago
      I'm talking about the developer perspective. "Being in a camp," means developing for platform X or Y because platform X won't license you because you're on Y. This is a bad situation and I'm against it.
- qw 17y ago
  Sony has plenty of exclusive titles as well. God of War will never be ported to other consoles.
  - chrischen 17y ago
    That's developed by a sony owned company right? So sony is not paying to keep it out of Xbox owner's hands. They're just not doing extra work to help out microsoft owners. There's a difference. But that doesn't matter, I didn't say Sony is free from such tactics. I said I own a PS3, not that I'm a PS3 fanboy...
teamonkey 17y ago
Peggle is published by PopCap. The other multi-platform example mentioned here, Battlefield 1943, is published by EA. Braid was an indie title that went straight through Microsoft. I think it's the direct route that Microsoft are trying to cut down on. They'd prefer to deal with publishers, or at least to use publishers as a buffer between them and the developers.

chrischen 17y ago

I'm particularly annoyed by that being a ps3 owner. You'd think they would spend their resources making xbox better, not screwing over people with PS3s. In any case this just makes me avoid Microsoft products more.

stcredzero 17y ago
Someone was predicting a more Balkanized and much less open Internet awhile back. In fact, IIRC, they were predicting this through increased reliance on proprietary walled gardens. We see it coming true right here. Being in one corporate camp or another trumps beauty and excellence.
- chrischen 17y ago
  Who said I'm in a corporate camp? So am I supposed to go out and by both a 360 and a PS3 to remain neutral? That's ridiculous. I bought a PS3 because I needed a blu-ray player for my 12 foot projection screen, and I also happen to play some games. Now I find out microsoft is trying to f me up the ass by paying to withhold shit from me. I'm just saying why don't Microsoft go take that money and integrate a blu-ray player instead. Maybe then I would consider a 360. I'd only avoid microsoft products which employ similar tactics. Tactics which are anti-competitive.
  - stcredzero 17y ago
    I'm talking about the developer perspective. "Being in a camp," means developing for platform X or Y because platform X won't license you because you're on Y. This is a bad situation and I'm against it.
qw 17y ago
Sony has plenty of exclusive titles as well. God of War will never be ported to other consoles.
- chrischen 17y ago
  That's developed by a sony owned company right? So sony is not paying to keep it out of Xbox owner's hands. They're just not doing extra work to help out microsoft owners. There's a difference. But that doesn't matter, I didn't say Sony is free from such tactics. I said I own a PS3, not that I'm a PS3 fanboy...

teamonkey 17y ago

Peggle is published by PopCap. The other multi-platform example mentioned here, Battlefield 1943, is published by EA. Braid was an indie title that went straight through Microsoft. I think it's the direct route that Microsoft are trying to cut down on. They'd prefer to deal with publishers, or at least to use publishers as a buffer between them and the developers.