This has quite a precedent in the console gaming world. Microsoft paid Rockstar to release GTA IV DLC exclusively on 360 for a year, pay Activision to release C

This has quite a precedent in the console gaming world. Microsoft paid Rockstar to release GTA IV DLC exclusively on 360 for a year, pay Activision to release COD maps a month earlier on 360, and pay Bethesda for timed exclusivity on Fallout and Skyrim DLC. Sony for their part pay for "extra" levels on stuff like Assassin's Creed that only appear on the PS3 version. While certainly a legitimate business tactic, I can't help feel it is bad form to pay for someone else not to (temporarily) have something, much better to actually fund unique stuff.