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I don’t understand why Microsoft doesn’t build up their exclusive library the way Sony does. Yes, it’s riskier but so what. Sony could do it. Microsoft definite
by worrycue 3y ago
I don’t understand why Microsoft doesn’t build up their exclusive library the way Sony does. Yes, it’s riskier but so what. Sony could do it. Microsoft definitely has the money to do it.
Not to mention making former multi-platform franchises exclusive to their machines just makes everyone who isn’t in their camp hate them.
- kenjackson 3y agoHow does Sony do it? By paying smaller companies to do exclusive deals?
- worrycue 3y agoTo my knowledge, Sony mostly fund the development of games and keep the rights to them - e.g. Demon Souls and Bloodborne were funded by them, they own the rights, and of course they are exclusive to PlayStation; maybe they will appear on PC if Sony feels like it. It’s hit and miss. Some games become big hits. Some flop and they just wasted a few million. IMHO it’s a better model. More games get created. No one loses out by having a franchise they have played for years denied to them because they own the wrong console.
- hbn 3y agoThey had a dedicated studio making or collaborating on many of their famous exclusives, Japan Studio[1]. Though in a 2021 org restructure they were seemingly merged into another first-party Sony studio, Team Asobi[2] who hasn't been credited with anything particularly noteworthy. Just a bunch of tech demos. Not sure what that move was about. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Studio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Studio [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_Asobi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_Asobi