microsoft has a similar deal with activision for call of duty. but its a month long stagger of content release, not a frickin year. and its sad that sony is willing to shell out that much money in a desperate attempt to grab more console sales, it will hurt them in the long run. playstation is garbage, their network gets a major cyber attack almost annually, and their customers personal data(bank cards) are compromised.
Looks like Playstation is winning the console wars. The more consoles you have sold, the more people will want to buy them (to play with friends and what not). It's a sound strategy for pushing Microsoft into a smaller corner of the industry.