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TheChrisDV t1_j1k2yve wrote

Reply to comment by blargh29 in Why Call of Duty game matters to the FTC in Microsoft-Activision deal by Sorin61

Xbox players don’t get those games because Sony paid for them to be made.

It’s literally the same situation as Mario and Halo being exclusive to their respective platforms, but it’s only a problem when Sony do it.

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KaboodleMoon t1_j1kpmna wrote

No, it's only a problem because Sony does it MORE.

The article even states it.

"Sony has 286 exclusive games, while Xbox has 59"

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TheChrisDV t1_j1lej2a wrote

So it’s Sony’s fault that Microsoft are completely incapable of producing worthwhile exclusives beyond Halo, Forza, and Gears?

They certainly aren’t lacking for studios, even if you ignore the ones they acquired when they bought Bethesda.

It also begs the question - what are Microsoft claiming as a PlayStation exclusive? Are they just going by PS4 & PS5 games? Are they including defunct franchises like Twisted Metal?

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KaboodleMoon t1_j1lf5lc wrote

It's more that they cross platform with PC more. All three of the things you mentioned aren't even exclusive fully anymore, so I'd give Sony a pass on done of their recent choices to do pc too. The numbers are still quite strikingly different

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TheChrisDV t1_j1lfy1w wrote

That’s why I’m not talking about PC - Sony are gradually releasing more of their games on PC, but they only started doing that in the past year or so.

Microsoft are arguing from a position of bad faith by just throwing numbers at us without providing any sort of context.

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leftnut027 t1_j1kx9ab wrote

What are you talking about?

Halo is on Steam.

It is not exclusive to Xbox.

You claim it is literally the same situation so please send me a link to purchase Bloodborne on PC.

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TheChrisDV t1_j1lf1da wrote

We’re not talking about whether Bloodborne or Halo can be played on PC.

We’re talking about their availability on console.

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Agreeable-Meat1 t1_j1kvjw5 wrote

And that's what Microsoft is trying to do here. Pay for the games to be made.

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thepronoobkq t1_j1khmy4 wrote

smartest playstation shill

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yubnubmcscrub t1_j1kkziw wrote

Ahh yes. Anyone who makes a salient point is a shill. Go touch grass.

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thepronoobkq t1_j1nw2aa wrote

mmm yes microsoft only allows halo on the xbox and not anywhere else i concede

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yubnubmcscrub t1_j1nwetl wrote

That’s not what he said. He said x box players don’t get them because Sony paid for them. Same way Nintendo games are only released on Nintendo consoles. Because they produce them.

Hell as an edit because it needs to be said. Microsoft only releases on multiplatform since Microsoft is in the computer industry and has been for 30-40 years. You know who hasn’t been creating operating systems for 30-40 years for computers? SONY AND NINTENDO. Also the only reason they are able to operate at a loss and operate as a platform through game pass is because they are a giant megacorp 20X the size of Sony. They thought they could buy their way into Japan in the 2000s and failed and had a much less popular system. So they fell behind. This they have to continue to throw money at it at a pace they know Sony and Nintendo can’t keep up with. But we all want to laud the super mega corp that is “pro” gamers. They aren’t pro gamers. They do it all for the bottom line a subscription numbers.

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