I don't know, but that is an example of only one of an extremely long list of bafflingly stupid decisions that have been made within the industry in the last 5 years or so.
Well this news about Far Cry 3's DLC only being on the PS3 just surfaced:Zhukov said:I struggle to see why this is a big deal.
Some other people will get some DLC a month before you? The horror. Oh, the horror.
I don't think it's a good move on their part, but I also don't see why anyone would bother pitching a fit over it either.
Mr.K. said:They are doing you a favor honestly, with all this hype around every new scrap of DLC no one holds to think for a moment if any of it is worth it, sofar all Skyrim DLC has been greatly overpriced.
Consider this a breather where you can collect your thoughts and buy things properly.
I certainly agree that the Skyrim DLC is overpriced but they still were fun to play and a good excuse to go back to Skyrim.
What I'm most excited about is the assets that the next DLC will bring and how mod makers can use them.
Well that isn't the goal at all, the goal is to benefit Microsoft, you see every time the less educated consumer will look at the console roster they will see Xbox gets more games and sooner, ergo they are far more inclined to stick with Xbox rather then any others.ohnoitsabear said:The problem with timed exclusivity is that it really doesn't benefit consumers in any way.
Yes, both Microsoft and Bethesda benefit from the DLC deal.Phlakes said:If you were in their position (EDIT: experience included) you'd do the same.
Microsoft gets exclusivity for one month, and Bethesda/Zenimax get large sums of money, which (obviously) puts them in a better position financially and means bigger budgets for future products. That's not "evil". That's being good at their jobs.
They do not owe you anything. You do not owe them anything.Maxtro said:It's still very disrespectful to it's fans.
M$? Come now.Maxtro said:What I'm not sure of is if the money Beth gets from M$ is enough to cover the loss of sales from frustrated PS3/PC gamers. I'm sure this was decided by men in suits or something.
Does it really please any fans? I can't imagine 360 owners gloating that they got 30 day exclusivity. I bet most don't even realize that they have exclusivity.Zachary Amaranth said:They do not owe you anything. You do not owe them anything.Maxtro said:It's still very disrespectful to it's fans.
Skyrim sold as much on the 360 as it did on both other platforms combined, closer to three times that in the US. I'm betting the exclusivity pleases more fans than it alienates.
M$? Come now.Maxtro said:What I'm not sure of is if the money Beth gets from M$ is enough to cover the loss of sales from frustrated PS3/PC gamers. I'm sure this was decided by men in suits or something.
I agree, writing M$ is just plain lazy.Zachary Amaranth said:M$? Come now.Maxtro said:What I'm not sure of is if the money Beth gets from M$ is enough to cover the loss of sales from frustrated PS3/PC gamers. I'm sure this was decided by men in suits or something.
They are. So apparently they do realise it.Maxtro said:Does it really please any fans? I can't imagine 360 owners gloating that they got 30 day exclusivity. I bet most don't even realize that they have exclusivity.
As upposed to UNnatural human nature?It's natural human nature
It all seems rather childish to me. No offense to the people who are having a problem, but this doesn't seem like the kind of outcry that people should be having over a game where you're supposed to be an adult just to purchase it.to be upset when forced to wait for something when you know somebody else is getting it. Hell people get upset when the show they want to watch is time-delayed three hours.
Come now. Only Microsoft is a business. These others are charitable organisations who make games out of the goodness of their hearts. >.>Jamash said:I agree, writing M$ is just plain lazy.Zachary Amaranth said:M$? Come now.Maxtro said:What I'm not sure of is if the money Beth gets from M$ is enough to cover the loss of sales from frustrated PS3/PC gamers. I'm sure this was decided by men in suits or something.
The proper way to type Microsoft (an international company that trades in many different countries and currencies) is:
Mi¢Ro$o?₮
Let us also not forget the correct way to type the names of the other international money grabbing bastards, namely $o₦¥ and ₦i₦₮?₦₫o.