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Will Resident Evil 7 have any form of Sony exclusivity?
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MastorofPuppetz
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?? How can you even prove this, and again, sales show which one is bigger. If one outsells the other, then one is bigger.
Vinterbird
Member
In theory yes. But the gaming division has a certain budget to stick to, and Sony going out and spending 500 million to secure RE7 is going out of their way to spend a ton of money they probably can't afford to spend on their current situation.
And then there's also the argument if an exclusive mainline RE is even worth the money. Will it fine Sony a larger userbase? Big enough to make the investment worthwhile? Or would any lost Xbox owners just go to a different IP featuring zombies?
"Thinking about the Street Fighter deal and how that may kickstart a new collaboration between Sony and Capcom"
Like Dead Rising with Microsoft and MonHun with Nintendo??
No. Don't take this SF deal as some sort of new age Capcom-Sony partnership.
Only way anyone is getting RE exclusive is if they write a big fat cheque, and we know which company likes doing that and is in better shape to do so.
Like Dead Rising with Microsoft and MonHun with Nintendo??
No. Don't take this SF deal as some sort of new age Capcom-Sony partnership.
Only way anyone is getting RE exclusive is if they write a big fat cheque, and we know which company likes doing that and is in better shape to do so.
AmuroChan
Member
Not that they cannot, but they wouldn't budget that kind of money for a single 3rd party exclusive that is of RE's scale. You can't equate R&D costs for the PS4 to moneyhatting a 3rd party game. RE is already well-associated with PlayStation and will no doubt sell best on the PS4, what is Sony's incentive to spend tens of millions to secure it as an exclusive? Just because Sony spent billions on R&D for the PS4 doesn't mean they have billions of cash sitting around that they can just spend on exclusives. If that was the case, that's more than enough money to secure exclusivity for basically every big 3rd party franchise out there.
MisterR
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Yes. I would agree with this. A first person shooter is a safer bet on the Xbox One.
MastorofPuppetz
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No it is not...RE is bigger NOW, it outsells several SF games combined. Sales show which franchise is bigger, anything else is spin.
Maybe MS would think RE would get people to buy the X1 in Japan. Maybe they would and Japan sales would not be lost.
Bigger may not be the word here, RE sells more and makes more money, yes. SF is just iconic, pretty much everyone knows who Ryu is, knows what a hadouken is etc. Let's not extend this further, I think you understood what I meant.
MastorofPuppetz
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How did they afford gaikai, SF then?? I am sorry but this is hogwash. MS has money to secure any third party exclusive yet they don't, so that doesn't help your argument. If sony cannot afford RE then they may as well fold up now......They can it is just not necessary.
You shouldn't mention the Dead Rising 3 exclusivity deal because it's a very different scenario. That was a deal made BEFORE launch. Now, PS4 is dominating WW sales (and let's not forget Japan). Capcom would be really stupid if they made RE7 exclusive to Xbone, even if it's just for a few months.
MastorofPuppetz
Banned
Pure speculation.
akidnamededdy
Banned
Wii U exclusive. PS4 and XBOne versions will be announced a week before the Wii U version's release date.
FullMetaltech
Member
I have to agree. Youre gonna make more sales where there are more consoles at the moment.
JimiNutz
Banned
True.
Its not like Capcom loves Sony. They will go where the money is.
If MS think RE is a worthwhile investment they could easily offer Capcom a boat load of money.
I don't think MS will, especially since the last RE was so poor but its not like Capcom are against making exclusives for MS either...
Leafhopper
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...What? I already said that it is the biggest franchise because of how many sales it has. The reason it does is because the franchise has name recognition as well.
MisterR
Member
That ship has sailed a long time ago.
CosmicGroinPull
Member
Nope. The Street Fighter exclusivity deal happened because I don't care about the franchise, while the Tomb Raider deal happened because I did care about it.
Vinterbird
Member
Isn't RE a larger series in the West? Or did it do well enough on Japan?
For it to be the same thing the game would have to be intended to be permanently exclusive only for execs to go over the makers head and push an enhanced version onto another platform.
Sony can do the same they did for FFXIII. Pay for exclusive in Japan.
But let's be real... It sold 5 million in the first financial year.
If can be exclusive, but it will cost far more than Sony is willing to have it. At best, they could do another deal like SFIV. Fund the development.
But let's be real... It sold 5 million in the first financial year.
If can be exclusive, but it will cost far more than Sony is willing to have it. At best, they could do another deal like SFIV. Fund the development.
MastorofPuppetz
Banned
How many Resievil movies have there been now??? I disagree, re is more well known.
ThatStupidLion
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its looking like it - sony seems to be going all in this gen.
kruis
Exposing the sinister cartel of retailers who allow companies to pay for advertising space.
I don't see it happening. Sony generally doesn't spend money on exclusive deals. Perhaps MS could go for it. MS will have to pay more and more to get (timed) exclusivity to big titles though and there may come a moment when upper management starts to wonder whether it's such a good idea to pour money into a division that's not vital at all to MS' plans for the future.
Leafhopper
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MastorofPuppetz
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Oh lol, sorry my bad.
Acquiescence
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What makes you say that, is there a source of some kind? Would be interested in reading it.
CAPCOM realized that it was an idiotic move, which is why very few games in the series have seen any form of exclusivity since then.
Chobel
Member
See NPD and PAL threads.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Heads will surely fly!
AmuroChan
Member
Actually, you've made my argument for me. Why do you think MS doesn't secure every 3rd party exclusives? Do you know how budgeting works in a large corporation? Do you think that just because MS the parent company has a ton of cash that Phil Spencer can spend however much of it as he desires on the XB division?
Miles Quaritch
Member
Didn't TEW rally on X1 in its third week?
I vaguely remember it charting out of nowhere.
I remember Resident Evil 5 being one of the Top 3 sellers in Japan for PS3 behind Final Fantasy.
MastorofPuppetz
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It did nothing for your argument....Sony can buy Re if they wanted too, there is no need too however...How did they buy gaikai, SF and fund bloodborne?? Sony is not a tiny corp they still have money.....these sony cannot afford to posts are grounded in dilusion. Just like MS can, but won't and don;t normally. You never said anything about budgets which you have no idea how they are set, you flat out said sony cannot afford too...total BS.
Megadragon15
Member
Here's hoping Sony moneyhats Capcom and makes it Playstation 4 exclusive that way no compromises in the hardware. With that said, Capcom is no kingmaker.
AmuroChan
Member
Concession accepted.
Also worth noting that the series has never had any period of exclusivity in its entire history. There has never been a single contractual obligation to keep any game on any platform. The series had one "agreement" with Nintendo, but this was nothing more than a handshake. CAPCOM wasn't obligated or bound by it, and they went back on it almost immediately when it became clear the GameCube was killing their sales potential.
CAPCOM develop a game on a single system and then port from there later if the game is a success, which conversely results in a cheaper budget, more time on the original game and cheaper ports later, often outsourced. It's a very simple strategy. I don't think there is any chance of any company buying the series. It is CAPCOM's flagship and they won't give control of it over to anyone.
CAPCOM develop a game on a single system and then port from there later if the game is a success, which conversely results in a cheaper budget, more time on the original game and cheaper ports later, often outsourced. It's a very simple strategy. I don't think there is any chance of any company buying the series. It is CAPCOM's flagship and they won't give control of it over to anyone.
MastorofPuppetz
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Whatever makes you sleep at night, your wrong deal with it.. Again how did they afford gaikai, Sf, Blooodborne?
Leafhopper
Banned
Bloodborne is published by Sony. It is not 3rd party.
Sony did not pay for Bloodborne, the are co-developing it which is not the same.
I can't see it happening. DLC etc. maybe but they will not want to limit one of their surefire sellers that they were going to make regardless of sony's support. SF5 deal might be more about sony actually helping with the development. Didn't someone at capcom say at one time that they couldn't do SF5 at the time because of money? Well anyways I don't think we'll be seeing RE going exclusive just yet.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
Aren't they just offering support to From Software?