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originally posted in: PSN EXCLUSIVE??? WTF???
8/28/2014 4:48:18 AM
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*sigh* Here the wandering teller must tell the tale again... Money… That is what it all boils down to. Do you remember the Bungie vs Microsoft war that happened? Apparently not. Let me tell you a story: Once upon a time there was a tiny company called Bungie that worked with Macs. Microsoft made them a deal, and Halo was brought up (yes it was initially intended to be on PC). As the community grew a bigger love for Master Chief, both companies' income bloomed. H2 hit, and the ratings flew through the roof. X360 came out, and there was H3, sitting there waiting for it. Throughout, Bungie had a shadow lurking behind helping where possible. That shadow was 343i (hence Guilty Spark's "343" number). At this point Bungie was thinking of another project to do besides Halo. Microsoft was like, "No, you are under contract, we want another Halo!" Thus H3: ODST. Bungie, "Now can we show you this?" MS, "No! More Halo!" Then came Reach… "Last chance, we think we have a gold mine here!" "No! Screw your idea! Halo or none!" Bungie then turned around and looked it's apprentice, 343i, in the eyes and said, "It is yours now. Take care of Chief for us." As Bungie flipped the black cloak over its head and disappeared into the shadows. Years later they return. They have a bar of gold, shooting off rays of light in hand. They go to MS first. "Well, here it is. Want in?" "No, *aimless rant on how they left and Halo 4 was a joke*." "Alright." They went to Sony now. "Hey, do you…" Sony, "Bungie, coming to us?! Who cares what you have, it must be good! We will pay you for ALL exclusives, handsomely." The deal was made. A while later the Alpha and Beta show up. Bungie walks into MS's office, with a giant box. "What is this?" MS asks. Bungie takes a giant 4 foot hand from the box, the words Destiny on the palm, takes a stance, and starts thoroughly beating the s*** out of MS with it. Moral of the story: Because Microsoft was such a money tyrant (for the sake of the kids that we know are on here) Bungie's fans are forced to either be out an extra $400+ solely to play the good Destiny, or deal with the downgrade for the year that Sony has rights to the exclusives. Do NOT blame Bungie, blame Microsoft. [spoiler]The events from above are not necessarily accurate, nor true. But it is close enough.[/spoiler]
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