Microsoft demands simultaneous multiplatform releases
"If these conditions are not met, Microsoft reserves the right to not allow the content to be released on Xbox 360."
The terms apply to Xbox Live Arcade games, too, with Microsoft's online content terms stipulating that games "must simultaneously release on Xbox Live Marketplace in all regions where the game is available." Demos, too, "must ship within the same week of its launch on other videogame platforms or via magazines."
Microsoft's vice president of interactive entertainment, Chris Lewis, defended the policy, saying: "We're a little biased, so obviously we're going to look to protect our own space as best we can and get exclusivity…we seek to maximise our own advantage to ensure the playing field is even, and certainly plays to our advantage wherever possible."
Lewis goes on to sound a familiar refrain by saying that the company's restrictive terms benefit its users. "Honestly - and this is going to sound a bit contrived - we just want what our consumers want from us," he said. "We want to be where they want us to be.
"We want the quality bar of what they experience from us to continue to go up. I think it has to happen; everybody's got to do that. If we want to continue to command healthy average selling prices, which we all do, that which we offer our consumers has got to keep getting better."
One publisher, speaking on condition of anonymity, strongly disagreed. "Microsoft is suggesting that anything but parity will result in them not carrying a title," the source said. "They may think this is competitive, but it's not. They are killing any creative exposure of titles to make up for their own platform's shortcomings."
While it is no secret that Microsoft demands exclusivity for Xbox Live Arcade games included in promotions like Summer Of Arcade, the news that it demands feature and release parity across the board is something of a surprise. The claim that it motivated by the needs of its consumers, too, seems a little odd, as it seems designed not to reward those who own Microsoft platforms so much as punish those that do not.
Source: http://www.next-gen.biz/news/microsoft-demands-simultaneous-multiplatform-releases
Posted:
Related Articles
Comments
thomazPosted:
Greedy? There trying to get us more content that is the same as there rivals, who may have more stuff in the package, for the same price and "there" greedy? I honestly hope this goes through.
VillainPosted:
gtapro151 that dum seeing as they get everything first when it comes to call of duty (maps etc....) so whats the big deal.
Stole that out of my thoughts.
They are greedy bastards, they already have first rights to a couple of the largest console franchises.
Cod, and (i think still) Fallout
gtapro151Posted:
that dum seeing as they get everything first when it comes to call of duty (maps etc....) so whats the big deal.
Latest Downloads
- 01. Jalopy: SaveGame (Pumped up LaikaGT)(0)
- 02. Assassin's Creed 3: Save Game (Game completed 8%, until Chapter 4)(2)
- 03. Supermarket Simulator: SaveGame (Quick start, 172 day, 65lvl)(0)
- 04. GoreBox: SaveGame (Ancient village of the Paleozoic era)(0)
- 05. Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005) - SaveGame (0% career, 2 BMWs in the garage)(0)
- 06. [EU] CARX DRIFT RACING ONLINE - PROGRESS SAVE 6 SP DUO (CUSA15633)(5)
- 07. Fallout Shelter Modded Save PC(1)
- 08. Remember Me: SaveGame (The Game done 100%)(0)
- 09. The Long Drive: SaveGame (American pickup)(0)
- 10. Goemon's Great Adventure (US / NTSC) - Nintendo 64 Game Save(1)
- 11. The Long Drive: SaveGame (blue VW Beetle)(0)
- 12. Deadly Creatures | Complete Savegame(1)
- 13. Driift Mania | 100% Savegame(0)
- 14. LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias | 100% Savegame(0)
- 15. Lost Winds | 100% Savegame(0)
Latest Tutorials
- 01. The Redress Of Mira 100% Walkthrough | Trophy & Achievement(488)
- 02. Russian Pinocchio Quick Trophy Guide(590)
- 03. Venatrix Quick Trophy & Achievement Guide(583)
- 04. Call of the Sea 100% Platinum Walkthrough(695)
- 05. Wire Lips 100% Platinum Walkthrough(674)
- 06. The Expanse 100% Platinum Walkthrough | Trophy & Achievement(653)
- 07. Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality - PS4 Platinum P/Thru(573)
- 08. Doctor Who:The Lonely Assassins - 100% Guide(516)
- 09. DAYMARE 1998 PS4 - Full game 100% TROPHY WALKTHROUGH(489)
- 10. Stray Platinum Walkthrough | Trophy & Achievement Guide(475)
- 11. Raji: An Ancient Epic | Complete Gameplay Walkthrough(648)
- 12. Corpse Killer: 25th Anniversary Edition - Longplay(650)
- 13. Song of Horror: Complete Edition Gameplay Walkthrough(428)
- 14. Remoteness 100% All Trophies Walkthrough(638)
- 15. Detective Inspector Mysterious Clues Platinum Walkthrough(535)
"Microsoft demands simultaneous multiplatform releases" :: Login/Create an Account :: 13 comments