Microsoft Allegedly Paying Publishers to Not Show PS4 Games at E3

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Microsoft is allegedly paying many third-party publishers so that they won't show off their PlayStation 4 games at E3 2013, according to a new report.

E3 2013, the most important games convention out there, is set to begin next week, and both Microsoft and Sony are expected to focus heavily on their next-gen consoles, the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, respectively.

In order to gain the upper hand on Sony, Microsoft is apparently resorting to some unorthodox practices, like paying a lot of money to third-party publishers so that they won't show their PlayStation 4 games either on stage or at their actual booths.

The report arrives from a source on NeoGAF, which posted a lot of true rumors in the past, so it's possible that Microsoft really is resorting to such tactics ahead of E3 2013.

The company emphasized that at the event it's going to focus only on games for the Xbox One, so it could try to create a false sense that more games are coming to Xbox One than PS4.

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XeX_RelaxPosted:

BallerStatus07
XeX_Relax I will buy Xbox One, Every one hate it i just don't understand why.


how do you sound?


What do you mean?

VintageePosted:

ShadowBoltDashie
SkipEverything this is a sh*t console and I guarantee that's why their doing this. because no one is going to buy this PoS console.


Personally they killed it at the reveal showing off the TV so much. A lot of people aren't satisfied with what they have done with the new console. E3 is honestly their last chance to impress a lot of people but after this, they more and likely destroyed it for themselves.

That's just how I see it. I'm still waiting for E3 to decide whether I get the Xbox One or PS4 but PS4 looks like the one I will be getting so far.


It will be interesting to see how this all plays out. I am going to be curious how many people actually will purchase and play online on the new xbox. We will have to see.

kotana1990Posted:

SweetTealsGood A lot of people will be purchasing the PS4, I am still sticking with X-Box.


I am as well I am getting the Xbox one for free anyway but I do not hate Sony I just prefer the Xbox just like anyway would have there fav I have mine

JJmodernPosted:

When your the 4th biggest company in the world you can do what ever the f you want lol

BallerStatus07Posted:

XeX_Relax I will buy Xbox One, Every one hate it i just don't understand why.


how do you sound?

XeX_RelaxPosted:

I will buy Xbox One, Every one hate it i just don't understand why.

GoldPeakTeaPosted:

A lot of people will be purchasing the PS4, I am still sticking with X-Box.

ZinqShockzZPosted:

Shows how much Bette ps4 is

TaigaAisakaPosted:

SkipEverything this is a sh*t console and I guarantee that's why their doing this. because no one is going to buy this PoS console.


Personally they killed it at the reveal showing off the TV so much. A lot of people aren't satisfied with what they have done with the new console. E3 is honestly their last chance to impress a lot of people but after this, they more and likely destroyed it for themselves.

That's just how I see it. I'm still waiting for E3 to decide whether I get the Xbox One or PS4 but PS4 looks like the one I will be getting so far.

CheeseStuffedPizzaPosted:

SkipEverything this is a sh*t console and I guarantee that's why their doing this. because no one is going to buy this PoS console.


A lot of people will buy the PS4. The features are way better than xbox.