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Warframe on PS4 is a timed exclusive.
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SuperSonic1305
Member
Some of these games will be timed exclusive just because Microsoft had shit indie policies.
Nightengale
Member
Yeah, I was making a dumb generalization without thinking through what I wrote.
I forget that there's a lot of other inhibiting factors like inability of devs to commit porting resources, relationship with MS/Sony, cross-platform, etc and strictly assumed that all self-publishing devs would want to get more audience anyway.
TechnicPuppet
Nothing! I said nothing!
My thoughts exactly.
Makes sense, thanks for the heads up.
Where's the humor in this? Did you actually laugh?
Dragonborn
Member
Sony rarely pays for timed exclusive content. Most of the time, unless they publish it, you should assume it's timed. Same for MS and Nintendo. MS is known for their moneyhats though, and they don't seem to care if it's just timed.
I think people (including IGN and the devs for warframe) are using the phrase "timed exclusive" too loosely.
If a game was moneyhatted to stay off a competitors console for a period of time. That is timed exclusive.
If a game simply has not been announced for a competitor's console and there is nothing outside of the competitor's policies preventing that from happening, that is NOT "timed exclusive".
Because the only thing "timed" about it is when the developers choose to create it and not when a contract runs out.
What's unclear is which situation this is. Did Sony moneyhat anything with a contract in place or was this simply due to the policy shift?
LiquidSolid
Member
The timed exclusivity is probably in exchange for marketing, which'll include things like appearing in Sony's booth at Gamescom/PAX.
outunderthestars
Banned
Good. Third party exclusivity needs to die a fiery death. Games should have the largest audience possible.
I've been playing it practically nonstop the last two days, but I specifically went into it looking for something grindy and time-consuming. I initially thought I'd compare it to ME3 multiplayer but the way I've got my character set up now it's like Space Marine + Vanquish.
But yeah if you want to play this as a 100% free title I hope you like dealing with getting tons of rare drops +3.5 day crafting times minimum just for one new frame. I got the $40 starter pack for $10 on a steam sale and I don't feel that it took me very far at all, although I used most of it on item slots. I've had enough fun with it that I'd give them more money but holy hell their base prices are absurd, and it's unlikely you'd ever get a 75% off sale on PS4.
Metalmurphy
Member
Smh... You people do realize this was never a paid "exclusive" right? Only reason it's only been shown on PS4 first is because of Sony being more open as far as F2P policies goes. And also faster devkit allocation.
That desperate for bad PS4 news?
Not third party exclusives funded and/or co-developed by the Big 3 like Nintendo and Bayonetta 2.
That's a good point. I imagine if you're looking for something like that than Warframe can be quite good. It just doesn't seem to be for me.
LordBaztion
Member
I expect the same from most indies and F2P games since the 180.
Seriously? You're trolling right?
It wasn't exactly an exclusive when it had been on PC for so long.
Didn't the devs say they were waiting for Microsoft to change their policies before they thought of porting it over? Now that they have, it was only a matter of time.
PsihoPerihelion
Member
Some of those games are Sony founded, so this is partially incorrect. Then you have the rest, that are either timed-exclusive or are not coming to Xbox because the devs are Phil Fishing about the console or something.
I see the Xbots amusing themselves over a f2p game which was never billed as exclusive anyway as it has been on pc already. I would laugh if it turns out Titanfall is only a 3 month exclusive as well, as we don't know any details because Ms have banned the devs from mentioning other platform versions.
R3TRODYCE
Member
It's not nice to call names.
Nightengale
Member
Note that I wrote self-published.
Jesus, I saw some news on IGN that wasn't posted here, so I posted it. I didn't even include any backhanded comments or any other thinly veiled console war antics.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
I'm not sure if self published games are actually Sony funded or not. Maybe through the pub-fund, which gives them ability to release on any platform later on. Games like Resogun, Rime or Everybody's Gone to Rapture are actually Sony published as far as I know, so there's practically no chance of them not being complete exclusives.
jacksepticeye
Member
Timed exclusive
Console exclusive
exclusive content
I'm sick of these phrases
That's all it takes these days
Console exclusive
exclusive content
I'm sick of these phrases
That's all it takes these days
JCreasy
Member
Agreed.
This was a waste of money and time. Sony gave these guys visibilty that Microsoft will now benefit from.
Lame. Bad decision-making on Sony's part.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Well, the game might not be exclusive to the PS4 but 'F2P' is.
I played more than an hour and I like it, but I will spend more time with it once it's out on PS4. The devs were afaik not sure if you will be able to transfer progress.
Wow, reading that article again, it DOES seem like Sony did something to moneyhat it as timed exclusive, since the company refuses to comment on the availability on other platforms. That just screams "timed exclusive contract" to me.
This is a bit of a head scratcher as to why Sony would even bother if the game wasn't going to find its way to XBO right away anyway due to policy shifts.
Unless they were going to go with XBO originally as well, policy shift or not, until Sony approached them?
This is a bit of a head scratcher as to why Sony would even bother if the game wasn't going to find its way to XBO right away anyway due to policy shifts.
Unless they were going to go with XBO originally as well, policy shift or not, until Sony approached them?
TheRealTalker
Banned
I believed it wasn't even a exclusive/timed exclusive to begin with since he commented on bringing the game to the Xbox One after MS had that whole Indie reversal... but it makes sense with the whole " it will make its console debut on PS4" talk at E3 from Adam Boyes
gaming_noob
Member
Did you read the article? The developer appears to be reluctant to talk about the Xbone version.
razgriz417
Member
Heard from one of their livestreams that they're trying to allow you to transfer PC accounts to PS4, wonder if they'll be interchangeable for all platforms? Cross play will probably never happen though
test_account
XP-39C²
What would it else make it?
KoopaTheCasual
Junior Member
Exactly. Neither Sony nor Warframe devs have ever used the term exclusive, especially since its on PC right now. The only that stopped Warframe from getting on XB1 was the boneheaded policies towards indies.
LiquidSolid
Member
Again, it's probably something as simple as marketing in exchange for a short timed exclusivity. Appearing in Sony's booth at Gamescom and PAX alone was pretty good marketing for them.
Or it could be something as simple as them wanting to promote the version that's actually confirmed and not a possible version that might come in the future.
The developers have been updating it constantly. It's currently the most played non Valve shoot bang F2P game on Steam, doing better than Planetside 2.
They've a deal for 3 months, but whether it shows up on another console promptly thereafter or not would depend on the state of competitive indie programs. Depending how quickly MS is or isn't moving it might not appear on the button on Xbox One after 3 months....
As for 'why' there is a deal, I'm not sure, but was it a pub fund effort? It's not the only one of its kind...I mean there's a deal in the case of The Witness, even though it was effectively going to be timed console exclusive to PS4 anyway. Maybe Sony just like to formalise things, especially if it's relatively cheap to do so.
As for 'why' there is a deal, I'm not sure, but was it a pub fund effort? It's not the only one of its kind...I mean there's a deal in the case of The Witness, even though it was effectively going to be timed console exclusive to PS4 anyway. Maybe Sony just like to formalise things, especially if it's relatively cheap to do so.
Warframe is actually good.
Although I didn't put much time into it because to get all the awesome powers they show off in the trailer, it'll take an eternity of playtime to get there.
Never going to happen. Hell, Microsoft is even stingy when it comes to cross-play between Xbox and PC.
astroturfing
Member
no love for War Thunder? :/
LiveFromKyoto
Member
Yeah, don't even remember seeing a thread for this before now.
