Sony Tried To Lock Up ‘Crimson Desert’ As A Timed PlayStation Exclusive

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    1. 320th-Century on

      I felt like that was the case. When I initially saw it I thought it was a PlayStation exclusive.

    2. Sony’s publishing offer was made several years ago, shortly after they struck a publishing deal with Shift Up. Forbes left that part out.

    3. Shinobi_Dimsum on

      Sony’s method of making deals has always been one-sided that is only good for them, even when devs can’t afford it. How is this still news.

    4. People credit Sony’s best-in-class first-party games for the PlayStation’s success, and they are right, but people also hugely overlook how powerful Sony’s 3rd party deals were. They made a ton of deals to get timed or permanent exclusives, and on top of that, some devs just opted to release on PlayStation first. That was a major advantage in the PS4 era. They were cutting deals left and right.