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A more accurate comparison would be to force Sony to release their exclusive titles on Xbox. Sony does not own Square-Enix.
by manuelabeledo 3y ago
A more accurate comparison would be to force Sony to release their exclusive titles on Xbox.
Sony does not own Square-Enix.
- mighmi 3y ago> force Sony to release their exclusive titles on Xbox. How much do ports normally cost? How many units would they need to move to hit even?
- Jochim 3y agoIt depends on the engine but indy studios are frequently able to port to all of the major platforms: PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Switch. The exclusive addressable market for each is definitely big enough to outweigh porting costs. A good first step would be to ban exclusivity agreements, rather than mandate cross platform availability and to fine both parties heavily for suspected foul play. Exclusivity agreements are a great example of something that is directly harmful to consumers. It removes choice, increases cost, encourages electronic waste, and leads to an inferior experience.
- pjmlp 3y agoThey are the ones making the deals with the game devs anyway, doesn't matter if the studio isn't an internal one.
- johnnyanmac 3y agoIt's not illegal to make publishing deals in any way. And Square isn't beholden to anyone in particular. They have made deals with Nintendo and even Microsoft for various games, promotional material, etc. And that's not even getting into their game-adjacent deals (AMD, various cloud services) and the dozens of crossovers with the stragest companies (remember when Final Fantasy 13 released some Louis Vuitton fashion line?)