2010-02-06, 12:23 AM
Greg Wrote:50m is chump change to Microsoft. They were well aware that the PS3 would get the DLCs eventually, just as most Xbox owners were. The profit Microsoft made by having DLCs released periodically is greater than what freeloading Sony could even hope for.
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Every xbox owner I've talked to about it has adamantly believed the DLC would be exclusive forever. And I've talked about it lots. Seriously. The number of people who unrealistically believed this is overwhelming. I'm not sure where you get this "most xbox owners were" from because that's definitely not true. The delusions were as thick as the people who believe GMS will get Kaede Castle and Neo Tokyo.
Also lol @ freeloading sony. How many people can you name that actually went out and bought an xbox for that content? Most of the xbox owners I know didn't even bother buying the DLC and they're GTA fans. Not to mention that in every game store I've been to there is an astounding number of used copies of GTAIV for the xbox lining the shelves. Microsoft getting that DLC hardly benefited them in the long run as most people knew or were holding out hope that Sony would get it eventually, and exclusives are only attractive when people believe that they will be exclusive forever. Rockstar's indifference to microsoft probably actually helped Sony overall. This is likely because sony helped build rockstar up into the company they are today. I'd say Microsoft got used.