lmao
They constantly used to do this with PC games from companies like S-E. You'd get a port exactly one year later and you'd see in the steam database that it was there for one year untouched.
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Apparently Sony paid for Monster Hunter Worlds time exclusivity & blocked crossplay [Claim unsubstantiated]
- Thread starter Chairmanchuck (另一个我)
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Honestly, the chances for Rise having cross-save/cross-play are pretty good with how often it does happen for Switch SKUs. What it will ultimately hinge upon is if any of the event quests will be for Nintendo IPs, which I could see being the kind of thing that Nintendo would frown upon in terms of okaying both features.
I think they were intending for that to come across as a fact not a joke.
It's a standard industry practice, as you'll probably find out with Monster Hunter Rise.
Repeating myself from another thread but I'm already not fond of exclusivity deals, but good god spending money to prevent crossplay/cross save making the game worst for everyone in the long run... I don't know who I hate more the company giving the money or the company taking the money ( even thought the licence really didn't need it to be profitable ).
I'm guessing that's also why Genshin impact doesn't have cross save/progression on playstation.
I'm guessing that's also why Genshin impact doesn't have cross save/progression on playstation.
I doubt they paid for them not to include it, they likely would have simply not allowed it.
Color me unsurprised.
Can we not? For just one thread. Not everything needs to be about who's better or worse.
Can we not? For just one thread. Not everything needs to be about who's better or worse.
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Depends on the market. If they wanna have good PS4 sales in China, where MH is huge, Sony would want that.
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Sony knows that Xbox has cultivated a better eco-system and they're afraid of people jumping ship to the other platform for 3rd parties unless they hold data hostage.
I think Phil alluded to them having to intervene to get an Xbox SKU period, so that was likely a separate deal as well.
Maybe Capcom simply doesn't offer delays for other consoles in cases of multiplatform releases?
I doubt Sony wouldn't at least try to give the money for this.
I doubt Sony wouldn't at least try to give the money for this.
I don't get it, paying to keep crossplay/cross progression out just fucks over your own consumer base anyway?
I guess In many of their markets, PC is the bigger competitor compared to Xbox.
Japan maybe? PC is probably much more competitive there with PS than Xbox.
This seems to be their M.O. these days. Instead of make their players experience better they'd rather ruin everyone else's.
Didn't MS paid to have MHW on Xbox?
This game has been moneyhatex everywhere lol
Didn't this just happened with Rise too?
Capcom just takes money from everyone that wants to give them.
Capcom just takes money from everyone that wants to give them.
Common practice but really pisses me off. Especially the bit about crossplay. I good Capcom accountable just as much as Sony. Hopefully with the massive success of these titles they no longer have to pull this nonsense.
Because of MS.
Foregoing all that money would have cost a lot more.
But it is literally the opposite of what these deals typically look like. When Sony buys timed exclusives, it's with it coming to PC day and date. This would go completely against every other timed exclusive deal that they have done
Another thing to add to how amazing and consumer friendly is sony #4thepayers, I wonder how many more games could have cross play / progression implemented if weren't for them, at least these timed aren't holding PC ports hostages.
Was a problem, this deal was made back in 2016 or 2017. Before all the Fortnite and Sony giving up thing
Timed exclusivity is one thing but this is bullshit
Congrats on making the game worse for everyone
Congrats on making the game worse for everyone
This deal was likely made at least 2 years before Jim Ryan, Layden was the one against crossplay.
You really can't flip this as a positive. Buying a dev shows commitment for your userbase. Paying millions to deny releases elsewhere for a time period is just awful business practice and a giant waste of funds.
Lmao this would be insane if true
Makes no sense to do this with just the PC version rather than the Xbox version... like, when Nintendo moneyhatted Rise they made sure NO other consoles got it in addition to delaying the PC version.
Go big or go home I guess... I dunno.
Go big or go home I guess... I dunno.
After you pay to delay the PC version so the bulk of the customer base shows up on your platform, it makes sense that you wouldn't allow them to move seamlessly to PC at a later date.
On what planet is this "a giant waste of funds"? Marketing deals work, very well in fact.
Is the guy in the OP trustworthy? Never heard of him before, just seems like a rando from Twitter.
I prefer these deals to purchasing publishers though to be honest.
I prefer these deals to purchasing publishers though to be honest.
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