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The Difference Between A Sony And Microsoft Exclusive by kosovo(m): 9:11pm On Dec 05, 2009 |
PSEcenter.com Writes Since the beginning of this generation, the argument of "exclusivity" has been thrown back and forth between PS3 and 360 fanboys alike. The PS3 fanboy argument is that if the same game is available on any other platform, it is not exclusive. The 360 fanboy argues that if a game is available on 360/PC only, it is somehow a 360 exclusive. This sheer stupidity then leads 360 fanboys to argue that a game is "Microsoft" exclusive, so they can feel like they have an exclusive. Well I thought it was time to show the difference between a Microsoft exclusive and a Sony exclusive. Xbox fanboys always argue that Sony fanboys hide behind the PC argument, and that not everyone has a gaming PC. There is however, a major flaw to this line of argumentation, and that is the fact that a gaming PC is no longer required to play games that are on both the Xbox 360 and PC. Yes, if you want the game to look great you'll need a gaming PC, but now the cheapest PC you can buy is good enough to play all the games that are on both a 360 and PC. Next we'll look at why PS3 fanboys "hide behind" the PC, and why they are right to do so. 1 Like
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Re: The Difference Between A Sony And Microsoft Exclusive by kosovo(m): 9:13pm On Dec 05, 2009 |
The main reason why PS3 fanboys hide behind the PC is because you don't need to own an Xbox 360 to play the best Xbox 360 exclusives. For example, before I owned an Xbox 360, I had already played Gears of War, Lost Planet and Bioshock on PC. In addition to this, even when I had a 360, I still decided to get Left 4 Dead on the PC. Many will argue that Microsoft makes money from all these purchases, but they'd be wrong, and here's why. Microsoft receive no royalties from PC games, at all, which is one of the main reasons why PC games are so much cheaper than their console counterparts. "Microsoft also created the Games For Windows branding program — pretty much, it's a logo on the box that lets publishers like Activision and EA sell their PC titles under the "Games For Windows" brand name without paying royalties." Kotaku "It’s also important to note that Microsoft does not get royalties off of PC game sales. The Games for Windows label doesn’t cost a publisher anything, but Microsoft is pushing it to try and become a singular voice for PC gaming." G4TV
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Re: The Difference Between A Sony And Microsoft Exclusive by kosovo(m): 9:14pm On Dec 05, 2009 |
So a Microsoft exclusive is completely useless, because Microsoft make no royalties off of PC games, apart from those that are made by Microsoft Games Studios. I know many of you will now say, "but you have to be using Windows, which means you already paid Microsoft," which again is a useless argument, because you could say the same about owning a Sony Vaio. PC gaming is therefore more important to Microsoft's survival as an operating system provider, rather than a format which they can make money off. On the other hand a Sony exclusive is available only on a Sony platform; PS3, PS2, or PSP. What this means for Sony is that all sales of games give them royalties, so games like MLB The Show or Singstar are Sony exclusives which make them royalties. In fact, even Sony's exclusive games will make them royalties on PC unlike those third party Microsoft exclusives, which Microsoft is putting all it's hopes on. You won't see a Sony fanboy saying the Agency or Final Fantasy 14 is a PS3 exclusive, but think about how many Xbox fanboys will say that about every game available for PC as well? |
Re: The Difference Between A Sony And Microsoft Exclusive by kosovo(m): 9:55pm On Dec 05, 2009 |
Let me add this from my little Research! Sony gets royalities and get payed for each and every game sold on the PC because they are the DRM protection for games to run SecureROM. Anyways sony makes good Money. Still i'm experementing when will this PS3 get hacked to boost sales! |
Re: The Difference Between A Sony And Microsoft Exclusive by ritchboy(m): 5:33pm On Dec 07, 2009 |
Hahaha. The idiot mentions "royalties" a million times, like a gamer gives an orbiting fukc how much sony/ms make from them. The difference between Halo3/GOW2(the 360's best exclusives which are NOT ON PC) and ps3 exclusives is i play them everyday. . . Mgs4, LBP, Heavenly Sword, Killzone2, Uncharted, etc have been rotting in my cupboard for ages! |
Re: The Difference Between A Sony And Microsoft Exclusive by texazzpete(m): 12:32pm On Dec 08, 2009 |
ritchboy: don't mind him! What concerns a gamer with stuff like 'royalties'? No wonder kosovo's busy trolling the phones section about Sony Ericsson phones. Of all the games you mentions, only killzone 2 will be played a month after purchase. At least millions are still duking it out on halo 3 and GOW 2. |
Re: The Difference Between A Sony And Microsoft Exclusive by kosovo(m): 10:14pm On Dec 08, 2009 |
texazzpete:Unfortunately, m using an iPHONE |
Re: The Difference Between A Sony And Microsoft Exclusive by Nobody: 2:21am On Dec 09, 2009 |
i'm kind of doubting that halo3 or gow2 will even make it to PC runaway piracy means that developers can barely break even full article verylooong. . .but quite interesting http://www.tweakguides.com/Piracy_1.html relevant excerpt PC Game Piracy Examined |
Re: The Difference Between A Sony And Microsoft Exclusive by stanlee303(m): 9:16am On Mar 26, 2013 |
Xbox vs ps3 graphics |
Re: The Difference Between A Sony And Microsoft Exclusive by jonesin(f): 4:37pm On Mar 30, 2013 |
wen it comes to gamin matters,it actually all about graphics wich for me, both microsoft and sony are intensly focus on dat,so d differences are not much |
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