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.
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In short...Microsoft fell into the same trap Sony did 8 years ago and their overconfidence and ego got the best of them. Consider this: After the success of the PS2 when Sony was in the lead and XBOX a distant 2nd, Sony announced their PS3 would sell for a massive price of $600!!!! When questioned about why so much, Sony said people will pay it. Microsoft saw that as a chance to pounce and priced their system lower and came out a year sooner. This resulted in a huge win for XBOX and allowed them to secure 1st in 'next generation' consoles (no I'm not counting Wii in this scenario although I know Wii sold more). Fast forward to years later and you have Microsoft that comes to the main stage, announces a $500 system requiring a Kinect purchase, the inability to share games (at the time), an online all the time system that eliminates the need for disc games after install. When questioned about the price and gaming strategy, Microsoft said the same exact thing Sony did. They claimed people will buy their systems and they leaned on the strength of their name brand to carry them through. What did Sony do? Exactly what Microsoft did the last console release. The system came out $100 cheaper and they didn't have mandatory features that Microsoft eventually backpedaled out of. They also positioned themselves in these exclusives so they could gain the ground they lost from the previous generation. That's why you saw $350 XBOX Ones on the shelves this Christmas. Damage control. These companies sometimes get too arrogant in their branding and they assume too much of the consumer. You'd think they would learn from each other.