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Edited by ZUN36:
1/5/2015 3:07:48 PM
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EXCLUSIVES TO SONY, BUT HERES THE REAL QUESTION.
WHY?
GOOD QUESTION. Obviously a contract was made between Sony and Bungie to guarantee exclusives for playstation, BUT. The question is, WHY. Clearly, Sony paid some cash for that, in hopes it would sway a many a folk to buy a playstation, to have the "superior" destiny console. What I don't understand is that, WHY, did Microsoft not make this deal. Now let's get something straight, Microsoft is SO F*CKING RICH, the second wealthiest company in the world (behind apple), Bill Gates who helped to found it, is so f*cking rich, he alone could buy out sony, bend it over a barrel and ride that f*cker into the ground, and he would still be one of the richest men in the world, no sweat. SO, Just imagine how much cash the entire company has. It seems Microsoft could have easily made that contract right? But there's more to it, now I'm not sure about what happened exactly. No one knows if Microsoft just didn't see the opportunity as feasible or outright decided, F*ck you Bungie, for even considering another console as your exclusive outlet. And the latter makes more sense to me, because listen up. Obviously Halo was an outstanding franchise that "defined a generation" and popularized first person shooters, made them mainstream. But did you ever think to realize who made Bungie!!!?, F*cking MICROSOFT MADE BUNGIE WHO THEY ARE TODAY, without Microsoft taking a leap, signing Bungie in to the squad and taking them under their wing, guiding them to greatness, you likely wouldn't know what the f*ck I was talking about when I said Bungie, you'd probably think I was some weird assmotherf*cker talking about trampolines or some sh*t. Bungie owes EVERYTHING to Microsoft. So it begs the question, WHY, WHY did Bungie choose Sony over Microsoft, over the company that nurtured and cared for their frightened newborn baby of a company in Bungie? I DONT KNOW. But it pisses me the f*ck off and poses as a monumental curiosity in my eyes! Thank you for your time.
#nintendo?¿(•.•)¿?
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14 RepliesEdited by DrudgeAngel: 1/5/2015 4:00:01 PMSomething to consider is that Bungie/Activision may have made the exclusive offer to Sony first (and possibly to Sony only). You're correct that Microsoft put Bungie on the map, but you're forgetting that Bungie was often not particularly happy with the relationship and broke it off as soon as they were feasibly able too. You also might remember that before Microsoft Bungie was an up and coming studio in it's own right with a few critically acclaimed games under it's belt. Halo likely would have been a hit even without Microsoft, although possibly not as big of a hit (and it's arguable that the XBOX would have been a complete failure without Halo). Bungie would have very likely continued to be a successful company even without Microsoft's support, although it's hard to say if a multiplatform or Sony exclusive Halo would have been as popular. Halo's reputation (accurate or not) as the only XBOX game worth playing* certainly helped focus a huge amount of attention on it. The game might not have gained as much attention in the much richer Playstation and PC libraries. Anyway, characterizing Microsoft's treatment of Bungie as nurturing and caring is pretty inaccurate, at least according to many reports. It's also worth pointing out that Bungie reportedly had a good relationship with Sony prior to being bought by Microsoft. * Despite popular opinion, teh XBOX did have a handful of really great games besides Halo. I'm very fond of Panzer Dragoon Orta and Jet Set Radio Future (both of which were wildly unpopular and sold poorly).
