Xbox Exec Clarifies Comments About DLC Exclusivity and More

@Aleperez75: I would have thought after building a commanding lead in which you can't be cuaght, they would stop trying to buy a piece of damn near every game or better yet allow cross-play.

@Aleperez75: and M$ did it with Tomb Raider an entire game as opposed to just optional content. Nintendo did it with Bayonetta 2. All 3 major console companies are guilty of it.

@Aleperez75: XB were actually the ones who created the idea last gen with the 360.

@nhowell14: It's Phil Spencer saying this, he wasn't in charge during the 360 era.

@nhowell14: Let's ignore that fact that he wasn't running Xbox back then, did you even read the whole article? He literally addressed that.

@7tizz:

My point is that these companies only want your money and if they see something that works, usually, instead of innovation...they copy. More of a monkey-see, monkey-do type model of the current business era. Mostly with American companies ironically.

or to paint this in a light you'd comprehend, we shouldn't be loyal to anything any company does, but its ok to be a fan of a great product. So far it's usually Apple, Nintendo or Sony that makes great products. as sales #s reflect. Does it mean you should mindlessly purchase anything from these companies? no...duh. The ps4 pro is a mistake and the Wii U was a joke along with my opinion on Apple and the iphone 7 or anything post jobs era isn't really that great.

Having said that, absolutely nothing Microsoft has done in at the very least, the last 2 decades, has been worth the time even typing about. There's endless negative internet memes about windows for a very very solid reason. It's always been crap, we just have to endure it as part of our servitude

How can you not get that?

@Lacerz: So are you going to post Sony's bought exclusivity or are we just bashing MS?

@Lacerz: I think microsoft should cut minecraft support for playstation 4. Also they need to put their money to use, and make all dlc exclusive to xbox. Sony will die so fast lol.

@Lacerz: There is a pretty big difference between purchasing exclusivity and paying to publish the game. Half of those games you listed were specifically published and funded by Microsoft so it makes perfect sense that they would be exclusive.

Dead Rising 3, Ryse and Sunset Overdrive were all funded by Microsoft and possibly would not exist without their funding. Sunset Overdrive for example was turned down by Sony so it could have been in the opposite circumstances for example if Sony had decided to fund it. I'm not even sure you could include fighter within in that list, it was designed as a Kinect game so it makes sense it would be on Xbox.

The only games I would really consider an issue would be Tomb Raider, Titanfall and maybe Plants vs Zombies since they were all expressly purchased exclusivity for periods of 6+ months but then again Sony have things like Destiny exclusivity so its not like either company can particularly be blamed. I have less issue with shorter deals like the 1 month DLC shit though, its hardly long enough to worry about.

@Lacerz: TItanfall was solid

@Lacerz:

I'm going to say this again Lacerz. When you publish a piece of content you aren't just paying for marketing rights. You pay for development costs, licensing, localization, etc. Yes, the content is exclusive, but they are distinctly different. In one scenario you have a game that is already made, with DLC that is likely close to completion. On the other you have a game whose development is being funded so the game can actually be sold and played.

If you wanted an argument you could have used the Division exclusive DLC.

Also, Sunset Overdrive and Titanfall aren't really "meh" at best. Those two games are fun to play, and had generally positive review scores. Sunset Overdrive is like Infamous combined with Ratchet and Clank.