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[ripjoel]

Spoiler

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Well, here it goes!

"Inside' developer originally had a deal with PlayStation, but Phil Spencer called the studio and said “Listen, we need to make a deal”

It's okay but we can make it better:

 

[solidus12]

 

[drganon]

Phil "Do as I say, not as I do" Spencer.

 

[K2D]

Congratulations OP! I take it you see this a W?

*blink twice if you are in tire straights*

 

[TheRedRiders]

For Christ's sake, this is the second time in the week we've had an emoji filled thread title lmao funny but also concerning.

Blud actually removed emojis, thank you OP.

 

[Porticus]

Thanks mod for removing those cringy things.

 

[gokurho]

Wait!
Where is my emojis in title ? MOD ?

 

[Bungie]

This sounds like fan faction... guess Phil just doesn't mess around when he wants something.

Also how he got PSO 2 to finally release in the West. My hero

 

[Shane89]

you can do whatever you want with $$$$$$, it doesn't matter if it sucks or not, you just can.

 

[Evil Calvin]

So I'm looking forward to the Phil worshippers to now turn against him for doing something they seemed to despise so much.

What am I saying, we know they have no integrity when it comes to actual principles and it's mostly just corporate cheerleading.

No, just saying they all do it. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

 

[M.W.]

Who the fuck would do "anything" for an Indie game? No wonder MS is toilet water lately.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Also how he got PSO 2 to finally release in the West. My hero

Hmm, I totally forgot about that. Have to give PSO 2 a try one of these days.

 

[RoboFu]

And redfall was born!!!

. Needed an ending ….

 

[skit_data]

Colin Moriarty has mentioned Inside and Limbo a few times, IIRC Sony supposedly wanted the rights to the IP in exchange for publishing/funding but the devs didn't like the deal so it ended up multiplatform.

 

[Team Andromeda]

Why is this such a issue?. Its happens all the time in the industry and goes all the way back. I seem to remember SONY demanded that Herdy Gerdy come to the PS2 when some at SONY Europe saw the game running on a DC or how MS looked to steal Abe from the PS2 and have it on the Xbox.

The number of bullshit threads lately is silly and all because MS bought StarField

came to

 

[DeepEnigma]

Phil "Do as I say, not as I do" Spencer.

Gaming's politician.

 

[poodaddy]

I think it is tongue and cheek since another thread started using it. I don't think they are being serious.

To be honest I don't care, this trend isn't even worth noting in jest and it's goddamn awful to look at. Our next generation legitimately write like this, and I'm telling you it is nothing less than the dumbing down of our children's generation. It's just sad and gross.

 

[intbal]

Who the fuck would do "anything" for an Indie game? No wonder MS is toilet water lately.

Limbo and Inside are both fantastic games. Better than a lot of big budget trash that we've seen the last couple of years.

 

[Chukhopops]

- Sony makes deal with indie
- MS makes what I suppose is a better offer
- Indie pulls back on deal to go with MS

Somehow people blame MS for that when the only dodgy behaviour is the developer himself?

Spoiler

And remember when people said MS should simply outbid Sony if they didn’t want them to have moneyhats, what happened to that?

 

[azertydu91]

Why is this such a issue?. Its happens all the time in the industry and goes all the way back. I seem to remember SONY demanded that Herdy Gerdy come to the PS2 when some at SONY Europe saw the game running on a DC or how MS looked to steal Abe from the PS2 and have it on the Xbox.

The number of bullshit threads lately is silly and all because MS bought StarField

came to

And whom of them complains publicly about discreet deals hurting competition?

 

[Sorcerer]

"Phil can make anything happen?"

How come Phil can't get Xbox out of 3rd place?

 

[Slicker than your average]

Well that's how Sony does it too. Thant's how most timed exclusives work.

Hold on a minute.

According to you Xbox fanatics. This is the exact reason why it's okay for Xbox to buy the entire industry and stop gamers having access to ips that have been multiplat for a long time. Reee Sony pays for timed exclusives, Xbox too poor to compete reee.
Proceeds to buy the entire industry.

Turns out Xbox has been doing since the 360 era.

Which is it?

 

[balls of snow]

All we have is a few trailers, but Cocoon looks like the indie with the best chance at getting in many top 5 or top 10 lists this year. Hope it's good.

Too bad it needs to be as good or better than Viewfinder to be remembered this year.

 

[Sorcerer]

This sounds like fan faction... guess Phil just doesn't mess around when he wants something.

Phil's dual wielding with a water in the left hand and a coffee in the right hand. Meanwhile the three on the left (water side) look like they are asleep.
Phil and the woman on the right (coffee side) look super caffeinated.

 

[Matsuchezz]

Phil lying… god bless him

 

[Sweden85]

Phil the thrill "I don't buy exclusivity"

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Phil will bend over backwards to make any deal!!!! . . . as long as it's cheaper than some mid AA that's going to get overlooked like Outriders.

 

[Bungie]

Phil the thrill "I don't buy exclusivity"

Xbox One era was a little more desperate but sounds more like he made a deal that was better for Xbox gamers sure but we all still got to enjoy it rather quickly. Whatever Sony had proposed we could of not seen Inside ever on multiple platforms. So I'm just happy we all got to play it & not have another FF7 remake situation.

 

[Kataploom]

How many times we'll get these "was gonna be PS5 exclusive until Xbox stepped up" news? Sony is always one step faster than MS to moneyhat, that was unthinkable 10 years ago lol

 

[DeepEnigma]

How many times we'll get these "was gonna be PS5 exclusive until Xbox stepped up" news? Sony is always one step faster than MS to moneyhat, that was unthinkable 10 years ago lol

Blame your Pure Xbox boys for these articles.

 

[cireza]

Microsoft negotiated an exclusive deal. Wow.

 

[Unknown?]

Microsoft negotiated an exclusive deal. Wow.

Yeah, we all love money hats, call the FTC!!

 

[cireza]

Yeah, we all love money hats, call the FTC!!

Inside was offered to all Xbox users during an E3 event by the way.

Edit : maybe it was Limbo.

 

[Team Andromeda]

And whom of them complains publicly about discreet deals hurting competition?

Well you got to play SONY at their own games. I remember when SONY did a deal to keep Tomb Raider series off the Saturn.

Still, both SONY or MS have anything on Nintendo and when they got up to in NES days

 

[azertydu91]

Well you got to play SONY at their own games. I remember when SONY did a deal to keep Tomb Raider series off the Saturn.

Still, both SONY or MS have anything on Nintendo and when they got up to in NES days

And still complain about the others when you are arguably the worst offender of it...but I'm sure MS did it to get revenge for the saturn somehow validates this shitty behaviour at least to you it is enough I guess...Maybe sony moneyhatted Tomb Raider to get revenge from ...Atari?

 

[Warablo]

- Sony makes deal with indie
- MS makes what I suppose is a better offer
- Indie pulls back on deal to go with MS

Somehow people blame MS for that when the only dodgy behaviour is the developer himself?

Spoiler

And remember when people said MS should simply outbid Sony if they didn’t want them to have moneyhats, what happened to that?

This is all that needs to be said

 

[Gojiira]

Its really hard to like Spencer at all, such a slimy creep, he is the biggest console war proponent going smh

 

[bitbydeath]

When everybody plays, we all win goddamn it

It says “no consoles”, we’re allowed to have one.

 

[Team Andromeda]

And still complain about the others when you are arguably the worst offender of it...but I'm sure MS did it to get revenge for the saturn somehow validates this shitty behaviour at least to you it is enough I guess...Maybe sony moneyhatted Tomb Raider to get revenge from ...Atari?

They all done it, it's makes no difference who's done the most or the least. Fans just don't like it when its.done against their side ..Like when a sports player signs for a different team at the last min and changed their mind for signing for your club

It's all down to money

 

[DeepEnigma]

They all done it, it's makes no difference who's done the most or the least. Fans just don't like it when its.done against their side ..Like when a sports player signs for a different team at the last min and changed their mind for signing for your club

It's all down to money

They all do it, yes, but only this guy complains to the public through the media like a hypocritical politician drumming up warring from his true believer base.

 

[RCU005]

But Phil can really make anything happen… except games

Exactly! It’s a shame that they’d do literally anything, they’d sell their souls to the devil, they’d kill if they could, but somehow they just refuse to do the first thing they should be doing: GAMES!

 

[lh032]

eh fair play.

 

[jm89]

This was the middle of last generation.

Spencer was basically fighting for scraps.

 

[Team Andromeda]

They all do it, yes, but only this guy complains to the public through the media like a hypocritical politician drumming up warring from his true believer base.

I think SEGA America may have complained about some of Nintendo practices in the Old days . Deep down some SONY fans don't like it, because they've never really been used to it

Like how Man Utd fans hate the fact that Man City can our bid then for players and now attack the best . Something Man Utd Fans were used to see them club doing others; able to outspend and attract the best .

 

[azertydu91]

I think SEGA America may have complained about some of Nintendo practices in the Old days . Deep down some SONY fans don't like it, because they've never really been used to it

Like how Man Utd fans hate the fact that Man City can our bid then for players and now attack the best . Something Man Utd Fans were used to see them club doing others; able to outspend and attract the best .

 

[drganon]

Dude is still bitter about tomb raider 2 not coming to Saturn 25 years ago. People who've lost limbs got over it faster.

 

[Hudo]

Yes, both Microsoft and Sony make deals like that all the time. And why is this a thread?

 

[azertydu91]

Dude is still bitter about tomb raider 2 not coming to Saturn 25 years ago. People who've lost limbs got over it faster.

I have had 2 ablations in the past 15 years and got over it before this guy got over Tomb Raider.

 

[lynux3]

Desperation at its finest.