Sony: "We don't buy exclusivity."

[Nev]

Sony: "We don't buy exclusivity." by Neville

PALGN News: SCEA president Jack Tretton sets the record straight.

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[poweroffarts]

They dont? Seriously how they're getting exclusives then.
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[Jellyfish]

Says he who owns the AFL licence. Then there's suspicions about Metal Gear Solid 4.

[RAMPAGE]

Geez sony stop bullsh*ting us.

[Crestfallen]

Bah! I am so OVAR this political crap!

Just give us some polished games and we'll give you our money. Deal? Deal.
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[DancesInUnderwear]

Well no wonder they have none then.
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[matrix-cat]

Do they really think people care about them being noble? This is business, not Feudal-era Japan.
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[A13x]

I wish that they would start buying exclusivity, as the only PS3 games for the next half-year I'd be interested in are cross platform, and I would probably buy the 360 versions for achievements and extra content. At this stage, my PS3 interest has next to no games on it.
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[poweroffarts]

[jecht_raiden]

What arguments can arise from company's releasing information!
It must be remembered that they release information in a particular manner for specific reasons (and good ones at that). SONY nowadays has a reputation for presenting seemingly false information or a sort of cover up; poor excuses. It is a shame. And again with this new information most see this as poor.

Sony may need to revise its strategies. They are not achieving as was envisioned.

[Sol_Bad]

Sony don't need to buy exclusives. They have more then enough in house studios.

Lair
Warhawk
Heavenly Sword
Singstar
Ratchet & Clank: Future Perfect
Everybody's Golf 5
Foul Soul
Uncharted: Drakes Fortune
Little Big Planet
Wipeout HD
SOCOM: Confrontation

And all of these games will be out before end of year.

[the doag]

^ Agree entirely. Sony are certainly covered for exclusivity this year. Further into the PS3 lifecycle we will no-doubt see an increase of platform-specific games being developed for this console and indeed all consoles. If the PS2 is anything to go by, there will be enough exclusive content till 2012. I think it has something to do with the past being a good indicator of the future.
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[john_solids]

well it shows that sony arent worried about the competition. be good if they could some gta exclusives without paying millions of dollars. (wishful thinking)

[Cookie]

"We don't, for lack of a better term, bribe somebody to only do a game on our platform" ..... A better term would be "partnership".

Give or take 10% PS3 & XBox 360 are fairly evenly matched with computing power, graphics, and internal storage all being in the same realm... Both have a certain level of difficulty to program and the market has the same expectations about what the games should be like. For this reason it makes sense for publishers to become good at porting their titles across both platforms to maximise their market share. Most games will become available and will look & feel the same on both brands. The differentiator being some fine tuning and extra content developed for each respective platform and it is fair that the developer provides these at a cost to the console vendor who can directly profit from distributing it through their online communities.

To develop an entire product exclusively for one of the platforms is obviously more risky and it is fair in these instances that the console vendor assume some portion of that risk in compensation. The only reason Jack Trettin is not doing deals himself is that Sony doesn't have the spare cash to partner with any of the big development houses the way Microsoft does. They can't compete. They also cant afford to pay for external studio time as they will be using whatever resources they have keeping their company owned studio's afloat who by the same economic models have to make money by getting enough sales to cover costs. Sony is now very dependent on the success of its own studio's which flies in the face of what Jack is saying in this artical. In reality Sony does not have the mix it once did.

Right now Sony is busy looking too attribute cash flow from potential advertising, online distribution of content etc... They need to do this because they expect losses to continue and they need to present future earnings to shareholders as upside. Nintendo's net worth being greater than Sony is not so much about how good a job Nintendo has done, but more how bad Sony is traveling.

Nintendo is clever in that they have successfully translated the success of DS and brought it to the lounge room. Because the expectations of how games will appear on Wii are quite different - the cost to produce titles are less. In addition the Wii market coverage is overlapping the others as well as bringing reach to new audiences so the "risks" are less and the potential gains are great. It is inevitable that more exclusives titles should appear on Wii.

[Rob_Jedi]

Sony producing a Metal Gear Movie wouldn't have anything to do with that games exclusivity would it?
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[Cobla]

It seems a little stupid to say "we don't fund development" when they create plenty of first party games.

He's trying to split hairs there IMO.

[Jim Dash]

Of course the Wii will have its exclusive titles. Do you really think Raving Rabbits (or whatever its called) is going to be enjoyable on the 360 or PS3 like it was on the Wii?

The only reason the Wii will get is exclusives are because they're designed around the remote, generally. Besides the big 3, the Wii can shove its exclusives.

[john_solids]

i dont think he is talking about first party games, i think he is talking about the likes of gta and other parties, not their own.

[LeonJ]

Seriously don't think Sony's first party titles are enough. Nintendo can reply on this because they make AAA+ games. They won the last two generations because of the 3rd support. Big name games only available on their console is the reason they were number one.

They will sink if they think they can get away wtih this. In fact, it might be too late.
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[SMASHED]

So when they struggle they start criticizing? And who cares if they buy exclusivity? It might make the PS3 a little less crap.
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[Sol_Bad]

[TheAnswer]

What a load of bs, I guess Microsoft buying the exclusive rights for the GTAIV content really hit a nerve with Sony
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[Nexus]

A few years ago when the PS2 had a wealth of exclusive games and content it would have been understandable for comments like this to have been made. But the PS3 doesn't have market dominance like the PS2 did and if Sony want to catch up they are going to need exclusive content/games on the PS3. Even if they have to pay for it. First party Sony titles may be great titles but they are not great enough to win the console war by themselves.

They can make these sorts of comments but in the end the consumer is going to decide with thier wallet and if they want GTA4 then they'll probably buy the 360 for that. The "comeback" comments like this are really immature and reflect badly on the company and the industry.

[ugh the boot]

[Crestfallen]