No more Mr. Nice Guy.
A few years ago, Microsoft picked up Square Enix`s Rise of the Tomb Raider, as a timed exclusive. The backlash was palpable. Scores of fans across social media and certain forums decried Microsoft, as well as major outlets and journalists. For fans on other platforms, naturally, it made sense to be angry — the continuation of the story they had become invested in wasn`t coming to their preferred console of choice. This Kotaku piece from 2014 summarizes the outrage, moralizing the decision as `hurting gamers.`
Should Microsoft stop playing the `good guy`?
Yet, strangely, I don`t see the same outrage when Sony drops tens of millions to secure Final Fantasy 7 Remake as a full exclusive for PlayStation, preventing the game from even hitting PC. FF7R`s advertised exclusivity period has ended, yet ports to PC or Xbox have yet to be fully confirmed. Final Fantasy 7 isn`t the only game Sony secured exclusivity to, either. We have Final Fantasy 16 set up as a ti...
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