As for the idea to sell games with betas of better games to increase sales and raise awareness of the better game: It has been done before Crackdown/ Halo 3 so there's hardly any point in arguing.
Now for the whole 'ripping off' ideas from a competitor: Where have you been living? It happens all the time and is done by everyone. Microsoft pretty much took the avatar idea from Nintendo without bloody changing it. 100% rip-off. You know what? No one cares, it's buisness.
Now for the whole 'ripping off' ideas from a competitor: Where have you been living? It happens all the time and is done by everyone. Microsoft pretty much took the avatar idea from Nintendo without bloody changing it. 100% rip-off. You know what? No one cares, it's buisness.