Whilst the filing acknowledges that"exclusivity strategies are not uncommon in the games industry", Microsoft seems to take issue with Sony's partnerships with third-party publishers, namely From Software, Square Enix, and Konami.
"Some prominent examples of these agreements include Final Fantasy VII Remake , Bloodborne , the upcoming Final Fantasy XVI and the recently announced Silent Hill 2 remastered [sic] ." For now, there's been no clarification from any of the warring factions on whether or not we'll see Silent Hill 2 Remake or Final Fantasy 16 pop up on Xbox Series X, but, as always, we'll keep you posted.
Fantastic!
An exaggeration to be sure, the exclusivity contracts can only last so little ng(unless they renew it)
That really sucks...
Like I've said before, it's time for Microsoft to play Sony's bullshit games with 3rd party devs and get some exclusion tactics of their own. They have the money to throw at these dick head companies that gladly exclude a console (yeah I'm looking at you SquareEnix) for cash
Good xbox will make there own
Good, serves em right for getting Spider-Man
Xbox will get Starfield. No need for either of these games.
Sony might actually have exclusives!?!?!?
I don't see why Microsoft is making a thing out of this, they're no strangers to making exclusive deals. They're buying up publishers and blocking sequels of multiplat IPs from being multiplat. So I don't see the issue with Sony potentially making these games exclusive or timed.
If these 2 games is not coming in xbox I dont care actually
Microsoft states the games are coming
Que sigan comprando
After Microsoft screwed over a Japanese developer is it any wonder this happened?
I made a decision yesterday I purchased steam deck instead of Xbox series X.
bummer. Maybe they change their minds in the future?
I don’t recall seeing Recore or Quantum Break on PS4. 🤔
yet sony cries about all of duty lol
Well, yeah... theyre exclusives
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More than anything else FTC is not a bunch of kids/fanboys like Xbots to believe whatever M$ throws at them,FF literally sells just 6% on XB while COD sells 62% on PS. This sort of comparison is of no good argument to stop harming competition laws & norms in a real world scenario
MS can co publish a game and make it exclusive for themselves instead of buying publishers which will destroy the balance of the gaming ecosystem.
Weird that Sony has all of these games they are preventing Microsoft from getting, while they cry monopoly on Microsoft over CoD.
i don’t have a modern xbox, but it’s pretty weird silent hill 2 won’t come to Xbox no? i played the remaster on my 360, odd
I still can play Silent Hill 2 Remake and Final Fantasy 16 on my Xbox controller on PC so... who care? it still made me feel like I play it on Xbox tho'. And I can just made a custom PC case to look like an Xbox to immersed myself in it. Man! What a feeling!
Good😈
those are jp developers who don’t give a f about Xbox ever.
This is stupid! I can’t play Silent Hill 2 Remake!!
Select games coming out on one console has always been dumb. It only ensures a large number of people won't buy the game, not make them flood to get a $500 console just to play it. This will only hurt Square-Enix and Konami, especially for the SIlent Hill 2 remake.
I have a Sony console only and that really sucks. I hate this BS we’re all getting screwed and most ppl get sucked in by taking sides. You all don’t realise both MS and Sony are taking us for a ride. Yet you take sides with either of them and hate on each other… Fkn sad af man.
Oh. How disappointing. Was looking forward to FF16
They need to make PS5 more available if thats true
Oh noes! SE didn't want their games on GP and MS wouldn't allow it, which killed the deal
So sony um prove Microsoft wrong and let these games release on xbox! Yeah just as I thought. I won't even wait.
Maybe if they spent as much time making exclusives as they do complaining they'd have something to show for it
Microsoft going its own direction is good, so acquire more and more please. Sony is gonna slow down and fail lolol
Stop giving me more reasons to buy a Playstation 5 Microsoft, as if I do I will likely buy a significant number of games on it just for the more stable frame rates and better joypad features. & I usually don't bother until there has been a price drop to buy a 2nd console.
No great loss
Somehow Microsoft suddenly loses understanding of the concept of exclusivelity. No one is falling for your shit Microsoft.
Good, Sony should be allowed to make deals with 3rd party developers like this if Microsoft is allowed to block Fallout, Elder Scrolls, Doom etc from coming to PlayStation
And Diablo and Starfield, and Redfall and Elder Scrolls won't come to PS5
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And you xbot's really thought they were coming to Xbox ? 😂🤣🤣😂🫵
Make your own games Microsoft. You keep releasing incomplete games.. Take risks and make new IP.
You love to see it 💙 PS5
ofc they say it because of the current lawsuit with ftc
Laughs in evil victory
Microsoft hurting...
This is just Microsoft mounting their defence, they have to say something. As the article mentions, 3rd party exclusives have been around for decades. There's a difference, though, between contractual exclusives and exclusivity through buying up all the studios.
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How does Sony get all the great deals when Microsoft has very deep pockets? I mean why is Microsoft not making any deals of this caliber?
And Final Fantasy 7 Remake.
More reasons to not get an Xbox. RIP!
Well that sucks.... What if we vote on it?
Maybe if MS didnt treat JRPGs like garbage they might have a better deal with SE...
Are people missing the point here that MS are just defending themselves cos Sony are already doing what they’re claiming MS are going to do with CoD? Even tho MS have said loads of times they won’t… 🤨
I choose to continue bullying Square-Enix over this
'Microsoft states Final Fantasy 16 and Silent Hill 2 Remake will not come to Xbox consoles' Good! Squae Xbox knows what there doing. Also for hells shake Microsoft treats Xbox gamers like second class citizens so what the big deal when others do the same?
ok
Man, is starfield or the next fallout coming to PlayStation? No. So everyone crying about this miss me with that bull____!
Well tbf Square and Sony have had that deal for YEARS. A bit strange to complain NOW. I hope you win cause it won't effect Sony as much as SONY says it would, and I'm just bored of this now. Who cares. Also, if the Series S is as bad as people say it is, it couldn't handle FF16.
I didn’t ply that shit anyway
Silent hill 2 remake still coming unlike square enix with finale fantasy 16 jrpgs just don't do good on Xbox
Again… How does Microsoft have any information on any of this? Was Microsoft in the board room when Square and Sony closed the deal they said that they closed to exclude Microsoft? Or how about for Silent Hill2? Sounds like bs
As a PC gamer, this poporn is pretty tasty.
Then make good games yourself.
That’s why you need both consoles, even the biggest poney ymnisV2 has both
No duh? They are literally exclusives...
There you have it bots, Microsoft doesn't want those games on their console.
Boo urns.
As a PC user, not my problem. Lol
Microsoft is also keeping quite a few noteworthy games from coming to PlayStation-Like Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice was on PlayStation, but the sequel won’t be, and the next Elder Scrolls or any new Bethesda title won’t be on PS after the franchise being on PS for nearly 8 years.
Here comes MS crying again
PC user with Gamepass and a PS5. This whole war is hilarious but as low stakes as it gets.
So like sunset overdrive & quantum break then
Why is Microsoft so worried? These games are timed exclusive.
That’s good Xbox needs to work on making their own first party games
Cool!!!
it's almost 2023. everyone knows if you want good games, you need a playstation.
that's because Microslut and Xbots are trying to believe Failure Spencer's lies nobody cares about xflop
Microsoft is ridiculous. MS also cited Bloodborne, which is a Sony game. It's like Sony blaming MS for not releasing Flight Simulator on PS5.
Sony as usual with shit, they cut off thousands of players just to have the game on their platform. This is just a monopolistic operation.
Sony is a greedy trash company what else is new
More reasons to own both consoles.
Microsoft also mentioned “Bloodborne”. I'm pretty sure Sony and Konami would've mentioned if Silent Hill 2 Remake was a console exclusive.
Music to my ears 👂
What a stupid title. Why not say it like it is ? 'Sony is blocking these games from coming to Xbox'.
Probably not Final Fantasy but Konami will port over Silent Hill after the deal expires
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHA NO FUCKING GAMEEEESSS
Microsoft is so pathetic
Sony pay for it
Silent Hill 2 day 1 on PC and FF 16 is 6 months then it's on PC. So they're still on multiple platforms. Much like MS games.
Whoops!
Phil Spencer: Third Party deals by Sony & Nintendo are BAD Phil Spencer: Third Party deals by Microsoft are GOOD but we can't get the games on gamepass becuase of SONY & NINTENDO Microsoft you fail to get third party deals by your own doing not others!
Microsoft never said ff16 and sh2 would not come to Xbox Microsoft used those games as examples to tell the FTC about Sony's practices in gaming industry
i think people are misunderstanding microsoft here, theyre not upset that thes games are exclusive, they seem to be implying that sony block these games from releasing on xbox even *after* the exclusivity period is up, which if thats true is not a good look for sony
Wasn't this already stated months and months ago?
guess i'm buying a ps5 next year
Why do they use Bloodborne when its a IP owned by PS and PS japan also worked on it , this is like saying MS payed for ORI to not be on PS.