Pachter: Epic Regrets Signing Exclusive Gears Of War Contract With Microsoft

The all knowing Michael Pachter had a lot of things to express on Game Trailers Bonus round, one of them being his belief that Epic Games now regrets signing a deal that would keep the Gears of War Franchise exclusive to the Xbox 360.

[Blaster_Master]

I regret buying Gears 2 almost as much as I regret buying MW2.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

I don't regret it at all. The game is fantastic and the SP is even better than the first. Still, one of the biggest and most successful new IP's this gen..

And a reason why I think Pachter is full of sh*t yet again.. Gears stands on it's own just fine and beats %98 of the crap that's come out this gen. But if MS hadn't got behind it like they did and even working with Epic before the 360 launched it would not of turned out as good sales wise.

Look at Unreal Tournament 3 and how that worked out.. It was a multiplatform pile of sh*t and the sales sucked, the support for it sucked and it died a quick death.

"“You’re up to 11 million PS3 in the US and probably similar number in Europe, you got a 20 million addressable market with a game like Gears of War, I mean that thing would easily sell 3 or 4 million on the PS3; that’s a lot of profit.”"

LMAO! The platform exclusive games that Sony focus on and market don't even do that good on average..

Are you going to say the same thing about Insomniac? And there games didn't even sell as well as Gears did..

Pachter needs to get back to calling out console sales wrong and get off this ridiculous thought.. And I say thought because this guy just pulled this out of his arse like most thing's he does no basis at all.

[blue7xx7]

Why would you regret buying gears of war 2 its a great game and please don't say broken multiplayer because its been fixed a long time ago. Great single player campaign mode and the multiplayer is great especially Horde mode. Anyways I doubt epic regrets it they have said that they are grateful with what Microsoft did to the gears of war franchise and how they made it as big as it is today.

[cLiCK_sLiCK9]

Are you guys serious?? Yeah, I know MW2 wasnt all that great. But Gears 2 was still a great game, clearly not the best, but still worth a decent 60 dollars.

[Blaze929]

So I guess every developer who signed/signs an exclusive deal regrets/will regret it then?

[EVILDEAD360]

Pachter is getting so much attention that he'll say anything..

The 360 community MADE Gears what it was..in fact Microsoft spent a fortune tailoring the 360 to the specs Epic wanted to make the best game possible.

Oh but now they regret it?

When you do 5 million plus per game there is ZERO regret. Even when Epic tried to replicate the success and try to make Unreal Tournament 3 a timed PS3 exclusive it didn't work out (thats is what they regret)

The truth is with all of the F-boyism in this generation of gaming.exclusives get all the attention. Just look at article after article this year talking about exclusives. Some multi-plats get drowned out with all of the chatter.

I call him Pachter the late reactor..because he's never ahead of the game..he mostly reacts after the fact. He believes that because Modern Warfare 2 blazed the planet and rose to the top of each consoles sales that it would happen with every big exclusive if it were multi-plat. Not true..that was lightning in a bottle that was building since COD 4 and exploded. As I predicted ALL last year.

Pachter believes after this round of games are released that there will be no 3rd party exclusives. Not even close..good try though

[erathaol]

Among the things they talked about on the show, they mentioned God of War III was delayed and that cost them sales. Every God of War game has always been released in March, as the month of March was named after Mars the Roman God of War.

[Megaton]

@Crab - Unreal Tournament 3 was awesome. Unfortunately, being a die hard UT fan, it seems like I was the only one who thought so. That series has always crashed and burned when it was put on consoles, but it thrives on PC.

Regarding Pachter's latest mouth turd, I don't think Epic is regretting anything. Gears wouldn't have sold half as much if it didn't get Microsoft's extreme marketing behind it. It was the 360's first real "AAA" game, and they marketed the hell out of it because it was coming in the same window as the Wii and PS3. I remember that summer, before everything came out, they had produced an entire 30 minute program on MTV about Gears of War. Calling it the game to stop Sony's upcoming "juggernaut", the PS3. Even had f*ckin' Bill Gates there all like "It's gonna ship this fall for 360, right Cliffy?"

[Hisiru]

Yes, gears 1 sold 6 million on the x360 and Gears 2 sold 5 million + Microsoft published (and probably paid for the exclusivity).

Only Pachter can say such bullshit.

""“You’re up to 11 million PS3 in the US and probably similar number in Europe, you got a 20 million addressable market with a game like Gears of War, I mean that thing would easily sell 3 or 4 million on the PS3; that’s a lot of profit.”"

LMAO! The platform exclusive games that Sony focus on and market don't even do that good on average..

Are you going to say the same thing about Insomniac? And there games didn't even sell as well as Gears did.. "

Good point, Crab

[Killjoy3000]

I think it's just because Epic has a really good relationship with Microsoft and they enjoy working on Xbox 360. This is evident when taking into consideration that Shadow Complex is exclusive to Xbox 360, not to mention how great their engine works with the 360 hardware.

There's nothing wrong with this. Insomniac and Sucker Punch are the same way. They just have a good relationship with Sony.

I think what separates Epic from imbeciles like Gabe Newell is the fact that they've at least dabbled in Playstation 3 while Valve has yet to hire a single programmer. Epic likes and respects both Sony and the PS3, they just prefer working on the 360. Gabe Newell, on the other hand, resort to downplaying everything Sony has achieved and is currently working for.

I personally think every should just leave Epic be. They produce good games and the Gears IP is a fine addition to this generation's catalogue of great franchises. Epic will take a serious approach to PS3 when they feel it is time. Nothing Pachter the laramie says will ever influence Epic to do anything, especially when they have raked in so much cash on Gears and UE3. Money isn't the issue, it's interest.

[thegood33]

Yeah, and you can also say that Uncharted 2 would have sold around 3-4 million more if it was also released on the 360. Who cares. These predictions are just plain stupid. I hate when people talk for other people. Waste of time.

[Blaster_Master]

It was boring, and the controls were sluggish and retarded. Want me to go on?

[green]

Because of Microsoft publishing, funding, advertising,marketing and bundles they have established Gears of War as one of the best selling new IP's this gen.Because of all of the above that Microsoft did, it made the sequel sell over 2.1 million copies during its open weekend.Patcher really needs to look at the sales of other new IP's this gen and compare it to the sales of Gears 1&2.

Apart from the franchise selling 11 million, does he know how many millions of dollars Epic has saved going exclusive by not needing to create a separate dev team, royalty payments, publishing, advertising and marketing.If Patcher thinks that Epic games has the slightest of regrets then the guy is seriously delusional.

[Bigpappy]

I agree with everything you said. Nothing to add, nothing to take away.

[johnnywit]

I just bought gears2 3 nights ago and love it. After playing games like gears and Uncharted, TPSs is the way to go for me. I love aiming and it feels like the action is more intense as a TPS. About Epic regretting there deal with MS, I don't know but didn't gears sell really well on the 360? It has a huge fan following and great support so why would any developer regret that?

[killedinaction9]

Blaster master you haven't played the game or you must be really terrible.
The controls are a lot better than gow1.
If you said the shotty sucks i would have agreed (the latest update has made the shotty a lot more fun though).

[GUNS N SWORDS]

Respectfully I disagree with patcher. I don't think any company would not like being advertised as how Gears of war 1 and 2 were. with bundles made with their own custom images on the console, billboards that are sky high everywhere, commercials that are over the top, down to even some as simple as a action figure.

When it comes to showing off a franchise Microsoft does do a lot for it's own titles. they're very big money spenders on the that subject.

[Killjoy3000]

Gears controls sluggish? Gears' gameplay is very tight and the controls are responsive. You're reminding me of those people that complain about the Killzone 2 controls being "laggy," and "delayed," when in reality they just suck. I won't make the assumption that you suck right off the bat, and I'll accept the fact that you don't like them. But don't state it as fact, because I and millions of other gamers loved them.

[Greywulf]

Stop pretending UT3 got fake CGI commercials with dom crying under a scarlet carson.

Wasn't the price even reduced for it?

Say whatever, but UT3 wasn't a significant franchise to the console audience, at all.

Yes guns, MS advertises its exclus... Halo & Gears so much.

[The Lazy One]

so that means they don't regret it at all?

[StanLee]

Utter, fcuking, bullsh*t. I've just about had enough of Michael Pachter! 11 million copies sold, 2 billion dollars in merchandising. Gears of War would never had achieved it's success being multiplatform title. In a generation where multiplatform means mediocrity, the singular focus of a platform and it's fanbase has benefited more that hurt the Gears of War franchise. Michael Pachter has again proven himself a fcuking moron but then again, when has he ever been right about anything!?

[SilentNegotiator]

Since this IS Pachter:
"Epic Regrets Nothing"

[IdleLeeSiuLung]

Looking forward to the next installment!

[badz149]

you're now doing "mind reading" aside from the usual "opposite predictions"? clap clap

[vhero]

I think he means they regret it as they didn't expect it to be such a big game. Most games that sign that exclusive deal do it for the cash and don't expect the HUGE following like Gears got. They would have no doubt made more money and fans multi platform but such is life. The first 2 games are now 360 exclusives get over it people I did.

[FACTUAL evidence]

Well guys...that's what happens when you're money hungry. No doubt, but gears is still a good selling IP. It probably would of played horrible on ps3 anyways, Uncharted is good for the 3rd person needs, thanks anyways guys.

[Udidntlistenpunk]

So yes, the third gears is going to be multi platform.

[y0haN]

@Crab

Not going to comment on your trolling, but stay in school. Your grammar is terrible.

[D4RkNIKON]

Gears is the only exclusive that I would buy if it came to PS3.

[WildArmed]

Gears 1 n 2 are great games.
I never regretted buying them, but I do feel sad that not everyone can experience Epic's finest work

[Guido]

As far as I am concerned, the games luster was lost on the first one. It was new and exciting the first time around and the second one got too heavy handed to the point where I wanted to puke. Sorry, but I honestly don't care about the Gears story any more and if I never play the third one it won't bother me a bit. The only thing they regret is the sales they would have gotten off the PS3 so shame on them for being near sighted and stupid by getting into bed with MS.

[II Necroplasm II]

Gears of War 2 was fun and great for a couple of weeks but the online was f*cking atrocious.

[Consoldtobots]

"Gears of War would never had achieved it's success being multiplatform title. In a generation where multiplatform means mediocrity, the singular focus of a platform and it's fanbase has benefited more that hurt the Gears of War franchise."

expect to have this quoted next time 360 fanboys want to argue about how great the 360s 2010 lineup because it has all "teh multiplatz".

[Dandiego]

If they wouldnt have bought the exclusive rights to Gears they would have bought something else. It could have been worst like GTA or... who knows COD or maybe a bunch of lower profile but still great games like Dantes Inferno, Fallout 3, Bioshock... people have to realise Sony and Microsoft have budgets to buy some exclusives...

[8thnightvolley]

patcher sure is talking a load of bullshit... coz epic doesnt regret nothing those guys made a hell of a profit on the 360 with gears.. the community is strong i dont play it again as such coz of all the mp issues but ppl still do and for them to tolerate all this bullshit damn.. its a shocker..patcher and failed again i think he didnt get any sugar from his wife that is y his is talking crap... as usual..

[gaffyh]

A lot of you guys are incredibly stupid, Pachter isn't saying that Epic regrets being exclusive to 360, he is saying that they regret signing an exclusivity contract till Gears 3.

Because no doubt the 360 made Gears a big franchise, same as Halo on Xbox, but now if they released Gears 3 on PS3 and 360, they could be looking at MW numbers for the game.

If Halo was multiplat at launch, it would have got zero recognition. Though I honestly believe that Gears would not have gone under the radar as multiplat, as much as Halo would have if it was on PS2 as well.

[otherZinc]

Why are reviewers & writers not saying they should go multi platform? Because no one on the Wii or 360 wants those games!

Also, it would be foolish for Epic to make a game on the PS3 because the PS3 cant do co-op over a campaign without it being cell shaded & look as good as Gears!

Oh, I'm wrong? Tell me of a game on the PS3 that isn't cell shaded that looks good in co-op. Operation Flashpoint you say, it looks like crap!

Also, Mass Effect 2 will push 2milion NPD in January & February.

[ThanatosDMC]

Pachter and his magic crystal ball sure is always funny!

[Christopher]

Wait a minute... is Pachter changing his tune now? Does he believe that developing for the PS3 is suddenly... profitable?

[Blaster_Master]

Yeah I am one of those people who said the controls sucked in KZ2, but I far from sucked. I got trophies to prove it. BTW, Killzone 2 at least was fun though. And to the guy who said something about the shotgun. Dude all the guns suck in the game, especially the lancer. Having to empty a clip into someone to have them get back up and revived then double teamed was retarded. Also, anyone who said the controls weren't sluggish in Gears has probably never played a game with good controls. Wanna know a game with perfect feeling controls? Uncharted 2 pimp smacks gears in that category. LOL @ holding A button to run and no aim reticule while firing from the hip. Losers. The game is as sluggish as a snail.

[DeadlyFire]

Well Epic does have Bulletstorm and Nano.Strike trademarked. They own a studio called People Can Fly as well now. It is very likely that one of those things will be revealed at E3 this year.

There is no reason to follow what one person says though.

[The Happy Baby]

...and see how many things he's been right about.
Pretty much, zero.

[slinkey123]

honestly, gears would be just another game if it was multiplatform. Its a good game, but i dont think it would be any where near as popular

[Qui-Gon Jim]

Microsoft certainly had some to do with the success of the Gears of War series, but the main thing that made it a success is the fact that when Gears of War came out NOTHING compared to it. Gears was the first real "next-gen" game. Even other 360 games in that first year looked barely better than Xbox games. I remember the first image i saw of any at-the-time-next-gen games was an image in EGM of a creature from an unannounced game that turned out to be the Brumak from Gears.

Exclusivity was probably the best choice at the time, but now it is keeping them from getting several million more sales, so I could see them regretting it. Pachter might have heard this from people at Epic, or this could have been just a "throw away" comment that he spurted. Either way, whether Epic regrets it or not, it is what it is: exclusive, so what Pachter says doesn't affect us gamers. Actually, what Pachter says is only supposed to be for the benefit of shareholders anyway.

And however many copies it has sold as exclusive, I bet Epic would appreciate selling more as multi-platform if they could.

Edit: comparing Epic to studios like Insomniac makes a good point, but I think being a so-called "second party" studio is different than being a third party studio with an exclusivity deal for one franchise.

[f789790]

Pretty much the only game that has ever tempted me to by a 360. The online fee stopped me.

[UltimaEnder]

Total BS: read the real story: http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/...

[Ninji]

All developers regret signing exclusive contracts with Microsoft.

[Chubear]

*SE looks on with tears in their eyes saying* DON'T LOOK AT ME! I'M HIDEOUS! :(

[Dutch Boogie]

Man i regret buying a pos60 just to play gears 1 and 2. What a total downgrade for my taste of games after playing ps3 exclusives. Glad i sold the whole damn package to some 12 year old loser.

It's quite sad because if given the chance, i believe epic could achieve more with the ps3. Guess we'll never know. Oh well better luck next gen.

[DelbertGrady]

Must indeed be a loser if he bought an imaginary 360.

[ssipmraw]

a loser none the less, along side the many others

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi_]

...CliffyB(oys)...and Epic 'STUCK' with the MAXED-OUT xBox 360!!! ;-D

[TheXgamerLive]

hello wannabe's, still making up stuff?

[Bodyboarder_VGamer]

Poor Cliffy B, he's stuck with a maxed-out console that goes RRoD if you push it too hard ... On top of that it doesn't has any games but Halo and more Halo. =(

[4point7BillionLoss]

And every PS3 exclusive could sell 6 or 7 million on xbox ...lol

Are you all 5 years old? ...of course you are ... LBP fans with yellow teeth ... droids ... lol

[n4gn4gn4gn4g]

it isn't exclusive.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Gears 2 is exclusive... MS published Gears 1 on PC and requires GFWL.

[n4gn4gn4gn4g]

fact also remains that GoW1 was said to never be coming to PC and we saw what happened there.

Anyway..my point is that Pachter can't even get a simple fact like that straight...

[Hisiru]

Gears 1 isn't an exclusive but Gears 2 is an exclusive for the x360.

[thegood33]

No gears 1 wasn't exclusive. The ten or eleven pc gamers left in the world bought one or two copies.

[Arnon]

"The PC is the largest single platform for games with annual worldwide revenue of about $11 billion. This is more than any of the console and portable systems from Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. Even in North America and Western Europe the PC is the leading single platform for games with over $6 billion in combined revenue from those markets."

http://www.videogamer.com/n...

"PC by far the most common gaming platform in the world"

"In 2008, there was an estimated 228 million game-ready PCs in the world, with this number expected to surge to over 600 million by 2013."

http://www.neoseeker.com/ne...

but I digress, and you're right. Nobody really gave a sh*t about Gears of War on the PC.

[y0haN]

I got Gears on PC, it's a decent port (after the patches) and having more than 30 fps (i.e. > 60 fps) is always welcome.

[mastiffchild]

Yeah, my 360 was MIA when I got round to playing the first Gears so I got it for my PC and thought it was a great effort, actually, and IIRC it even had extra SP content too. I honestly feel it was tight of MS to push Epic into keeping the second one 360exclusive after letting PC gamers get into the first one and am concerned about what might happen in future after Fable2 and AlanWake either didn't appear on PC or have been shelved(in AW case). AW would be particularly annoying to the PC community after seeing the PC version in screenshots and video for the last five years only to first have the games specs cut back and then their version pulled completely.

Anyway, I digress, but the point is Gears1 was a good PC game with decent sales considering when it released and to deny PC gamerrs the second part of the trilogy when they were p[laying the first is a nasty thing to do to gamers, imo. I get why MS would do it but, still, what a shame for PC only gamers or gamers who preferred the first game on PC.Also pic don't regret Anything about their Gears exclusivity. The game sold REALLY well and the decision made it what it is today-a massive MS franchise. It would sell well on PS3 , no doubt, but the PS3 tends to sell it's games at a middling level across the board while MS and 360 has a leaning slightly toward shooters slling a bit better, imo, because of the massive number of Halo fans on the system mking a big difference to the demographic(not a dig but an observation. Why do some people think you're insulting the 360 when you say you believe shooters appel nore to it's demographhic anyway? To me it just looks and seems obvious).

Pachter always talks crap, gets everything wrong and STILL gets a platform and payed for this nonsense! Amazing. Gears2 still isn't as good online as it should have been on the day i8t shipped, however, imo and it's been ages getting it to even work in a decent way when it SHOULD have been amazing from day one as when it works perfecly it's still a great online game-even if Horde Mode is the most overrated mode in the history of online co-op and multiplayer. Seriously, we seem to have to have a similar effort in every game these days and, to me at least, they're just a little dull with their "more of the same but MOAR" gameplay mechanic. Prolly just me!

My mate was reckoning that MS were about to do a deal with Bioware to make the final part of the Mass Effect trilogy fully exclusive to the 360! I think he's talking completely put of his arse myself but just imagine the sh1tstorm if they pulled that one off!I can't see Bioware ever doing something like that, mind, as they know most of their fans are PC gamers but as a thought it would be a really aggressive move to try and get more gamers on board with MS's console wouldn't it? Again, though, I just cannot see it happening.

Whatever, point is Pachter either comes out with rubbish like this or states the bleedin' obvious with no actual backable insight in between. He's almost become a total joke figure of late and trhis outburst won't help the way gamers view him and , if this is what he does privately in his work it makes you wonder just who pays for this stuff.

[Dev8 ing]

The reason PC gamers didn't like Gears was because there are much better games on the PC. When your only other options on the 360 for shooters is mass effect and Halo you're gonna think that gears is awesome. But PC gamers have much better shooters than Gears so relatively it sucked on PC but was awesome on a console.

[Bzone24]

And in related news...Wedbush Morgan regrets signing exclusive BS predictions and analyst contract with Pachter.

[ClownBelt]

That made me laugh, and I wasn't expecting it.

[chrisulloa]

Why does Pachter always assume things for other companies when he has absolutely no say in things?

Anyways, Ninji is an idiot. Someone take his bubbles, so our eyes don't have to look upon his pathetic comments.

[Waldex_Encore]

Stupid POS, o wait... XBOT!

[Ownejj]

U ps queers wont be able to play gears for all the crap uve given it, so go to ur non gamer console riddled with fillers, and stay the fcuck out of our pages jesus

[00]

based on what? I swear this is the guy that was acting as surfergirl.

[spektical]

from a business standpoint exlusivity means less money, so yea many publishers probably feel the same way about SONY, M$, Nin.

[Eddie20101]

Typical response from the Xbox camp,only seeing part of his comment instead of acknowledging the whole thing.

He said that third party exclusivity will probably disappear in the near future and yes Epic is a third party developer. Third party games sell pretty darn well on the PS3 (Modern Warfare 2 over 5 million) and the money that could be made from the PS3's US and Europe install base (which is around 25 million) could easily out way any exclusivity deal that Microsoft would make with third party developers.

Basically common sense.

[StanLee]

He said Epic regrets signing an exclusivity contract, which he couldn't possibly know and is making an assumption based on his asinine reasoning. First, Epic shopped Gears of War to a number of publishers, including Sony and no one bit. No one wanted to risk 10 million dollars on a violent console shooter except Microsoft. It's funny that this has become the most popular genre this generation when no one wanted to touch it. Secondly, having the backing of Microsoft game studios has meant incredible marketing and merchandising opportunities not afford to multiplatform titles had the game been published by EA or Take Two. The truth is exclusivity helps rather than hurts. Rather than getting lost in a suffle of comparative titles, you get the full backing of the console manufacturer and it's community. I mean seriously, this idiot is saying if the game was on the PS3 it would outsell Uncharted 2. That's ridiculous. No one believed in the title you think Epic is saying now after the fact they regret anythign? Microsoft made Gears of War a success. Really, without the Microsoft hype machine is Gears of War that much better a game than any of the other stellar shooters released this gen?!

[Sunny_D]

LMAO! I wonder if MS really closed their 1st party studios down? I bet they were fed up with MS and became independent by finding a loophole somewhere in the contract.

[peowpeow]

Don't think they're regretting anything while they roll in a pile of cash, I'd be too happy with UE3 success and Gears sales

[TheBand1t]

:/

[KILLERAPP]

I bet Pachter's mother regrets not having an abortion...

[Eddie20101]

Damn those evil PS3 Fanboys, Oh wait.....

[almasy919]

Man that stings. I bet Pachter would be crying and dabbing his eyes with dollar bills right about now. Stay classy buddy.

[Karooo]

it sold 6 million, why should they regret, fk patcher.

[i_am_interested]

and it could have possibly still sold 6 million on 360 even if it werent exclusive

im not a gears fan, but i think that this is the one 360 exclusive that could sell well on both systems, even moreso than halo

i think pachter is speaking in terms of profit, not whether or not it sold well

[Dev8 ing]

Because it may have done 7 or 8 being multiplatform which would be about 30 - 80 million more in profit. You forget that most companies are greedy.

[ps360wll]

I think epic is damn happy with sales... of course they would make more money if it went multiplat... but its a business decision. I highly doubt epic is upset with sales. R u serious Patcher... Geez dont be like HIP HOP GAMER and say non sense :)

[FACTUAL evidence]

I bet they are happy, but if they didn't have a contract with MS maybe they could have sold 8 million. The fact is the more money the better. That's what the 360 fanboys said when FF13 went Multi-plat.

[Karooo]

as well, thier games should be on the PS3.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Gears 2 - MUCH better campaign than the first. MUCH worse multi-player than the first.

Personally, I'm a campaign type of guy...so, I thought Gears 2 was INCREDIBLE!

[SpartanZero]

Pachter is just jealous :)

[Shadow Man]

Thats why they will be releasing a L4D wannabe for the 360/ps3

[horndog]

hell i bet even sony regrets releasing the ps3, that's why they had to do a relaunch to try and get their sh!t together.

[Karooo]

they wanted to push blu ray with PS3, they succeded blu ray is no 1 format now.

So fk off and ya PS3 is the best next gen console, 360 was good till 2007-2008.

[Ownejj]

yeh a gaming console is a thing that plays games and brings u enjoyment in such, now a playstation is something for the mentaly ill to pass the days, a 360 is something for real gamers to test their skills against one another.

[Kalowest]

EPIC is happy with the 360fanbase, both GeoW 1&2 both sold over 5 million+, not to mention that GeoW2 only cost 15mil to make, so it was very profitable, and EPIC did try to make a good multi-plat for the PS3, it just didn't turn out well, some bad reviews and low sells even with both systems 360/PS3.

[Shadow Man]

"I think" he thinks!!!! No Fact here case close. Gears sells millions on 360 and PC. CliffyB is a huge Xbox Fanboy I don't think he would like Gears to be downgraded by PS3s 256 split ram.

[Narutone66]

I wonder why it was nicknamed Glitches of War? Oh right, because it was released on a defective underpowered console.

[Karooo]

gears was compressed as hell on the 360 because of the DVD right?

[truewittness]

i was just going to say that. "Epic Regrets Signing Exclusive Gears Of War Contract With Microsoft" is taken out of context, because "he thinks" something should be what he believes.

[RockmanII7]

That means that Epic is happy, cool. I like people being happy.

[sweettooth]

gears on ps3 well sel better on ps3 if it was exclusive

[polow got sol]

u mean kinda how uncharted 2 out sold gears by being exclusive to ps3....oh wait

[-MD-]

"gears on ps3 well sel better on ps3 if it was exclusive "

Lol your biggest exclusive sold like 1/3rd what Gears 1 did.

[Ownejj]

also ODST outsold ur precious halo killer killzone 2 in 1 night,
lawyered.
gtfo ps queers

[heroprotagonist]

PS3 fanboys say some of the most ridiculous things.

Despite the fact that Uncharted 2 had a huge amount of hype and got even higher scores overall it sold only a fraction of how much the Gears of War games sold.

[jalen247]

Epic would make more money if Gears was multiplatform.

However, I think the huge sales on the 360 alone is probably satisfactory to Epic.

Besides they are probably getting a huge check from Microsoft to make up for the loss of not having the game on Sony's PS3.

[Arnon]

Right. Just like BioShock. I mean... that game sold a whopping 400,000 on the PS3. In all honesty, this game would sell like nuts if it was multiplatform. The reason it's selling in the first place is because Microsoft is basically funding/endorsing/advertising/ etc.

[Kalowest]

PS3 Bioshock sold 400,000+ ever since its been released, while the 360 sold that much in the first month, Some game just sell better on the 360, mostly shooters, COD, Bioshock, Halo, GeoW.

[artsaber]

The only reason your arguments fail is because you forgot to incorporate the tremendous gap between Bioshock's release date on the 360 and PS3. The hype train for Bioshock had LONG come and gone by the time it hit the PS3. What was it, a full year later when it hit the PS3? No wonder the sales were lackluster, hell I am sure quite a few folks who were on the fence about buying a 360 probably picked up one because of Bioshock. It was an excellent game, but it came WAYYYYY to late to the PS3 to expect spectacular sales. They were lucky to break 400,000 sales. I am sure a bit more copies will sale now that the game is $19.99.

But Bioshock is the most LOUSY example of a multiplat because of the time span. I see that you both forgot about Batman AA which was a simultaneous release. Certain game types are more popular on one console than the other I assume... Bioshock was indeed a shooter * looks at MW2 sales and shakes head *(glad I didn't buy it).

[jalen247]

Bioshock is no Gears of War.

Gears of War has a larger fanbase and is arguably the 360s top franchise.

If Gears 3 was day and date multiplatform. I will put money on it that it would sell at least 2 million on the PS3.

Besides, your Bioshock example makes no sense. Bioshock was released a year or more after the 360 version.

I took a look at sales of mulitplatform games the other day, the 360 versions don't sell a significant amount more than the PS3 version for most games. There are instances where the PS3 version out sells the 360 versions. The majority of mulitplatform sales are comparable on both platforms even with the 360s install base lead over the PS3.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

I don't think they regret it.

If anyone regrets it...it's probably CliffyB. The only reason someone would regret it (because obviously sales were amazing)...would be that a wider audience didn't get to see their masterpiece.

If Avatar hadn't been released worldwide, millions of people never would have gotten to see that world...that beauty. The reason these people make games/movies is so that other people can live in their world...their escape. They want people to see the world through their eyes.

[Demon5500]

why would epic regret the 200+ million they mad from the Gears of war franchise, when no ps3 single game franchise to this day has matched ether gow3 or halo series for that fact, Michal Pachter needs a new bloody job because he has failed at every comment that he has posted on. But lets see what cliff has to say on the matter, as cliff does not like this guy so this should be fun....:) And sony does not push the unreal engine on there plat form, they have there own tools and engine running just fine, more garbage for the net?

[Bigboss19]

Metal Gear Solid 4 sold 5.3 million to date plus it sold 1million in 24 hours it also had a worldwide release the first for MGS..

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Do you really think Epic is in it for the money?

Look at Gears of War.

It's a great game. People put time, effort, and talent into it. They wanted their vision shone.

EDIT: You think Famitu Ueda is in it for the money? Hideo Kojima? Evan Wells?

Do you even PLAY video games?

[TheBand1t]

....

Uh, just like every developer out there....yes, they are doing it for the money.

[Kalowest]

No not all devs do it for the money, some do it so people can see and play their brilliant creations, like ND,IG,and SM.

[almasy919]

Do you even LIVE in the real world? It's nice you're naive enough to believe the old shtick that people will do things they love for free if they had to but *buzzer*, people need to eat, oh and pay bills. Epic is a company. They're there to make profit. So they can pay their employees and, uhhh, stay in business.

Heck, they should just give away their games so more people can experience their babies. Right.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Bobby Kotick - He's here to make money.
Mark Rein - He's here because he loves the craft.

Grow up, kid.

Not all corporations are evil. This isn't Final Fantasy.

[Pennywise]

Wow... are you seriously comparing Epic games to those godly developers?

[Richdad]

Whats better than earing of several million dollors. Also Gear of war is superb game both single player and multiplay and its par of epic's master piece UT series.

[Strikepackage Bravo]

is that, at launch and even now, the PS3 is MORE expensive to develop for, but sells fewer units. If GOW would not have been exclusive, Epic would have had to fund everything Microsoft funded for them in the exclusivity deal. We believe microsoft worked very close with them on the making of Gears, this too would not have happened. Epic would then have had to deal with the expensive cluster F$%## that is UE3 PS3 development and fund all the marketing and publishing that MS paid for. Keep in mind Epic delayed UT on PS3 because even they had trouble getting PS3 to handle the code. These two realities combined, would have cost Epic a fortune, and after all that, the PS3 would have sold FAR fewer copies than 360.

Until PS3 development costs are equal to 360 dev costs, it will almost always be easier to go with 360 exclusivity on high budget games. This is why no one does high budget PS3 exclusives anymore except Sony 1st party studios. Epic tried with UT and look how that turned out.

[Mr Marbles]

in fact, as I have said before. The 360 is actually carrying much of gaming right now because of this. 360 is also being held back because developers are skimping on 360 development of multiplatform games, to save money, and make up for the money they loose when they port over to the PS3.

Because PS3 takes more time and money to develop for, in the case of a multiplat like say Assassins Creed, they quick spit out the 360 version, and spend all their creative juices and time figuring out how to port it over to the PS3. If devs were allowed to spend all their time and energy on 360, and do a quick port over to PS3, we would have even more advanced multiplatform games this gen. However they cant take time making the game the best it can be because they have to worry about latter figuring out how to get Ps3 to run that same more complexed code.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Man droids still want Gears bad. With no games to play in 2010 they even dream of old 360 games.

[Karooo]

are you fcking retarded or just plain trolling you fool?

gears is the only good game on 360, i am not surprised people want that and anyways it doesnt matter now anyway, 360 is pos and will always will be a worthless console for ps3 users.

[electricshadow]

Congratulations, Jason. That is most retarded thing I have ever read on N4G...and what do you know? A bot said it. Go figure. To say something as that, I'm pretty sure you have to be legally retarded. I prefer the PS3 to the 360, but to say the PS3 has NO games coming out in 2010, well, you are just the worst troll I have ever seen. I would never say the 360 has NO games coming out in 2010. Not sure if you can fail harder than what you said there, but, knowing you, you'll surprise me again. Keep failing! :)

[Ownejj]

REALY KART Gears isnt the only one,

dont underplay that fact that u guys real REALY

want halo on that sh!t box ps

srs i bet it keeps u up at night,

[heroprotagonist]

@electicshadow

That is the worst thing you have heard on N4G? You must have ignored the repetitive comments from PS3 fanboys saying "the 360 has no games". (Not to mention the comment above yours.)

Saying it about the 360 is, if anything, even more ridiculous because the 360 actually has more games than the PS3.

Both consoles have good lineups this year, but that doesn't stop tons of PS3 fanboys from saying that the 360 has no games.

I think the only reason you are calling out a 360 fanboy and claiming it is the worst comment you have ever heard is because you are a PS3 fanboy yourself.

[sweettooth]

UNCHARTED 2 NOT LIKE GEARS PPL WANT Bloody games LIKE GEARS DO U UNDERSTAND WAHT I MEAN BTW UNCHARTED 2 SELLS 2.7 M THATS A HUGE NUMPER

[Allowen]

I am sure that GEoW2 is not the best game ever created by men but since I don't own an xbox360 I would like to play a PC version of this last Gears.
Too bad it is exclusive on the 360.

[DelbertGrady]

Doesn't this go the other way around as well? Wouldn't most exclusives, PS3 or 360, sell more if they were multiplat? Not just Gears.

[CaptainPunch]

Gears of War is a great franchise no doubt but it's more suited for the Xbox 360, I'd still love to have it on the PS3 though.

[Xtremist]

... coming E3 i would like to hear that a new 360exclusive 3A game is coming from Epic.

[Cueil]

Cliffy B is regretting it while driving his expensive sports card... this game made bank and it's half because of Microsoft... not to mention this game is why the 360 has 512 megs of ram instead of 256

[Double Toasted]

...that actually know that. Yeah, Cliff said that him and his team had a say in what the 360 specs would be...

[spinbot_lv1]

looks like microsoft is losing an exlusive 3rd party deal.

[deshon09]

he is he thinks something up and just says it no matter how dumb it sounds

[ATi_Elite]

They saw them Modern Warfare 2 Numbers, hell yeh they wish they hadn't signed that contract. Infinity Ward jumping outta Benzes while they rollin Hondas.

If I was them I would just hold out, start a protest, get Sony to buy your contract out.

Very funny though, after God of War 3 everybody is gonna want out their Micro$uck contract.

[TwistedMetal]

I dont know why people try to say its not. You move like Robocop for gosh sake and robo cop moves at turtle pace. play any othere game this gen then play gears and you will have to adjust to its slow speed and sluggish aiuming. fact

[Double Toasted]

...anyone say that Gears was for noobs...you should do better research next time...

[Justin_bristoe]

see that ps3 is the future.it's really sad that they are stuck on that n64 i mean x360.i liked gears even though it wasnt that great.

[ironmonkey]

patcher is 100% correct
this should get things started without gears ms is nothing just left with halo= puke

[ironmonkey]

i researched and yes it still says its for noobs:)

[xg-ei8ht]

You should look at it like this.

IF it wasn't for EPIC, the 360 would have only 256mb ram.

Then again, I wonder what would have happened to one of the greatest games ever made in UNCHARTED2, If gears was multiplat.

And to everyone with a PS3.

GO buy uncharted 2.

[rob6021]

That's what they say..... who knows if it's true, what you really have to think is without epic, would 360 have had RROD?

[Nathan Drake2]

amon

you're right.PC is the largest SINGLE platform for games.you put two consoles together and PC is already a joke.

btw gears of war on x360 has sold 5 million,on PC 1 million.joke.

[hazelamy]

i'm guessing they don't exactly regret it being exclusive but i bet they wouldn't mind being able to sell more copies on the ps3, before somebody jumps on that comment i don't mean more as in more than it sold on 360 i mean more as in, in addition to the sales on the 360.

[Avto]

I think he means making the third game multiplatform, MS money did the job Gears is a household name and Unreal Engine 3 runs reasonably well on PS3 so making the third game on both systems makes sense to me. MS would still fund it by getting some "X360 only" content and PS3 would sell 3 or 4 million copies as well.

[Double2Seven]

Gears is so big today, bacause it was suported by MSFT and in pair with halo, it was the face and soul of the xbox360 and fanboys helped the growing success of the series.If it was Multiplatform maybe the interest wouldnt be as big.

Epic could make a bit more money , but they already did rack huge sales and they were backed up by Micro$$oft so they didnt do a Bad Deal.

I think they will go multiplat someday, lets see if they keep sucessfull.

[creepjack]

Does anyone really care what Pachter says anymore? The dude needs to go away.

Not to mention the fact that Microsoft's bajillion dollar marketing campaign is the only reason Gears got as big as it did, and Epic knows it. Microsoft put 512 megs of RAM in the 360 because Epic said they needed it for Gears. It sounds like a win/ win situation for Epic and MS, and I seriously doubt they regret it.

[galmi]

hahahahahahahaha, ps3 fanboys just want gears that's all. I usually don't read sh*t like this but but this one particularly caught my attention. How do you regret something that has created nothing but great achievements and profit for you?

Doesnt even make any sense does it, well regardless, since there's a contract, there ain't sh*t they can do then, so they better make gears 3 awesome. And talking about sluggish controls, tell that to killzone 2, the game has the one of the sh*tiest fps controls I have ever come accross, cover system's nice though. Don't write stuff like you've never even played the game b4 cuz I have both ps3 and 360 and killzone 2 and gears 1 & 2 and I play online...alot, so I knw, lol

[xAlmostPro]

but i'll say your wrong :) killzones controls are far from sluggish, the word you might have been looking for is solid or real :)

[xx SgtP3pp3r xx]

Bet they didn't regret it when they received their cash from the exclusivity deal. The only reason they would want to make it multi platform is for money anyways.

[xAlmostPro]

what the f*ck this guys insane, im not a fan of gears tbh BUT saying it would be better multi-plat(basically) is dumb.. i mean if EVERY GAME was multi-plat you might aswell say there should only be one console the PS360wii lol..

i mean ok lets do this sony and microsoft and nintendo join, ok so we have the ps3s blu-ray and proccessors and take the 360s graphic chip and online service, but this will be free and then take nintendos games but we'll make them HD lol <now that would be a monster gaming platform but it wont/cant happen and thats why you get exclusives, to seperate the consoles from each other in forms of gaming

[Senden]

What a retard... if epic didn't sign an exclusive deal with microsoft, their game wouldn't have been anywhere near as popular as it is.. gears of war was HUGE and this is largely due to microsoft's marketing machine getting behind it.

[Rowsdower]

the community not buying patchers bs

[taylork37]

You idiots can't read. He regrets limiting himself to only 360 exclusive and not multiplatform Gears of War, which would bring a lot more profit. Pachter isn't saying he wants to leave the 360.Of course you fanboys turn it into some reason to add your worthless "360 sucks" comment. Grow up and learn to read.

Good work also to the Douche Bag author for giving such a bad title.

[Justin_bristoe]

anyone can see this guy means"we really wanna develop for ps3 but we have to stand with ms because of this contract,yes we had good sales but we wish we could make it bigger nd better with blu ray and the cell"...u guys think this little though just popped up in the interview?? lol

[likedamaster]

Title a bit misleading, but I doubt Epic "regrets" Gears being exclusive. It sold like crazy so they're happy.

[The Official]

Gears 2 sold what 5 millie?
Uncharted 2 is just as good campaign wise if not better than Gears 2 and it sold what about a millie? Wake up Folk its the PS3 owners who don't support their own. Be made at that and not this idiot. He never regret spending that money. Look at Cliffy B. He became a rockstar off of this got his teeth fixed and wear platinum jewelry. If uncharted was on 360 the advertising would be epic and the online would been even more better (Not that its not good.)

Same Issue with Gof of War 1 and 2. If one was so good why nobody brought 2?

Please Sony owners do yourself a favor and go cop Uncharted 2. Naughty dog Might just give up on being exclusive if the right amount of money is flashed.

[Dannehkins]

So you are suggesting that Naughty Dog would give up exclusivity despite being owned by Sony? Congratulations on that analysis.

[xAlmostPro]

seriously? if youre going to talk atleast state facts, you sound like the guy from the article..

uncharted 2 has sold over 2 million since release in october, and its still selling!

[Pennywise]

The Official Non Fact Having N4G User.

[Denethor_II]

I don't think GOTY winners ND would have a problem going multi plat, only the hardware offered by M$ doesn't really match the ambition of the company, as for games not selling well (which I think is nonsensical) let me answer you with a reasonable explanation. Playstation owners like to sample all the delights of the gaming world, whereas XBOX owners like to put all there eggs in one basket, lets call it the FPS basket. Now....sigh lets say 10 mill PS owners have five baskets to put their eggs into compared to XBOX's one.

[Roper316]

They regret it because they can't release GEOW3 until the new Xbox console launches because the 360 could barely handle GEOW2. If it was on both they could release another GEOW game on the PS3 and then port it for the launch of MS's next console. So they are losing out on millions because of the 360 at this point.

Epic has said the next GEOW game won't be until the next MS console, and we all know the reason weather you want to admit it or not.

[DiffusionE]

WOW! Something I never thought I'd hear from Epic. Not been much of a fan of Gears(didn't like it from the first game itself), but it has been a commercially successful franchise. Whether we love or hate Microsoft, it has helped Epic make their Gears franchise as successful as it is today. Patcher needs to get his fast-mouth fixed before MS starts to really get ticked-off.

[Domer25]

You are a funny man, no one is surprised by this comment; except for Epic. Keep spewing nonsense, it's hilarious.

[Raoh]

sigh...

[SUPREME RULER]

crapbox troll, bot, loser. are you in your computer 24/7 going to n4g.com every 15 minutes after gazing on your crapbox? just another guy bragging about sales cuz that's all you can brag about. and what's worse is, you don't get any form of profit by thinking, "Man, this game has sold 50 million! Wow! Oh wait, I don't even like the game! Whatever, it has strong sales, take that droids!"
This is where you get profit: "That game was good. EPIC. I enjoyed the game, even if it only sold 100k!"

[Dance]

Without Microsoft marketing the Gears franchise wouldn't so successful

[BLADE_X8]

GREAT GAMES/PRODUCTS DO NOT NEED THE MICROSOFT BRAND OF "OVER THE TOP" MARKETING.

How may Metal Gear Solid 4, Killzone 2, Rainbow Six Vegas, Mario Kart Wii, or Nintendo DS commercials have you seen? MS uses money to hype up games...and when people are suckered into buying the hype, they are pissed. I do agree with your opinion on MS marketing the Gears franchise though, and do see how those guys are mad about the choice of exclusivity. If the lag in Gears 2 was fixed, then maybe it would have sold a lot more...that has nothing to do with MS.

[Nugundam0079]

Gears of War is a story of oversized football player marines who are basically fighting off a mole men invasion while swearing all the time.

what is the appeal?

[Nugundam0079]

I just realized how awesome that sounded-still dont like Gears though

[BLADE_X8]

WHATS WRONG? PIRATING GOT YOU DOWN? (LOL)

All these companies see Microsoft's money and instantly think they can muscle PC, Nintendo, and Sony....GUESS AGAIN MY FRIENDS!! Just because MS has the money to do unnecessary spending, doesn't mean everyone is going to fall in line, and now, a lot of developers are realizing their mistakes. Sure, Gears has made a ton of dough on the Box, but how much did they lose? (Pirates) The money Cliffy B. cried about in negotiations, would have been made by PS3 + 360 sales combined.

[Guitardr85]

I played the first gears on the PC and would welcome Gears 2 on the PC or PS3! Is there any news on the PC version?!?!

[SSCOOLCHEA]

Cause everytime they want to put something in there game , they can't with there limited space or the pos xbot can't handle it . If you want last gen shlt buy an xbot it comes with a headset . If you want to play way beyond buy a ps3 . it comes with a nice blu ray player with builT in wifi ..

WIFI ADAPTOR COST 100 BUCKS ....lmaoooooo WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS ...Which next gen electronics don't have wifi built in ...LMAO.My fiance blueberry phone has wifi and that suckers like 100 bucks .

[ForROME]

Some of you are dumb a$$es, he is saying EPIC when it comes to profit as a company as a whole, really has nothing to do with rather you like GOW or not. Budgets actually speak loudest, more money, better and bigger games and if the game is good, sequels get lined up and guarantee future cash

[sarshelyam]

They could buy its cancellation. Depending on what EPIC was paid, it could be cheaper to buy it back and take an initial loss only to recoup on the multi-plat sales of the title.

[AnotherGamerUser]

They regret all the extra money they got too. What a bunch of lametards.

[360hasnogamesfor2010]

do not want.. keep this crap games in 360rrod..

ps3 have better games than this trash.

[blahblah123]

I have Gears on PC and despite the chainsaw, I never really did understand why people think its that great. Fun, but it gets very repetitive very quickly.

[maverick1191]

i think he feels he can push gears further but would like to push it onto further consoles or he wants a taste of developing for other consoles

new challenge really

wouldn't you be feel trapped if all your games went to one console and you could expand more of your games if they were on different consoles and get bigger audiences?

[Insane087]

gears 3 for ps3/4 good times maybe there put fu<kin dedicated in the next game!!!

[Karum]

Sure there is a bigger potential customer base but Gears was heavily marketed because it was exclusive to 360. Sometimes a gaming franchise is established because it's exclusive. I mean that's exactly the reason Rockstar gave for making Agent exclusive to PS3, because you can focus on one platform and it'll help build the franchise.

Being exclusive to a single console I think was a huge benefit to Gears of War and of course for Epic Games. I don't think it would have received the same kind of marketing or hype had it just been "another multi-platform game".

[rob6021]

The thing is look at Call of Duty, that game didn't need to be heavily marketed 'cause it was exclusive.' At the time gears was groundbreaking enough that It didn't need exclusivity to push it along.

[mac4u10]

Pachter can kiss my ass!!!

[rob6021]

They use a multiplatform engine, it wouldn't be all that hard to crank out a PS3 version, but their contract won't let it be done. MW2 is making tons more money than gears ever did that's the reality, with an active fanbase on both consoles. Microsoft got the far better end of the bargain, not to say epic didn't do well off it - Especially if exclusivity covers a 3rd game, now that the PS3's user base is close to the 360s. Covering over 1.5 million sales on PS3 is something even Microsoft can't afford.

When you think about it having their best looking game be 360 exclusive certainly doesn't showcase what their engine is criticized for being - poor on PS3.

With 2nd parties like insomniac making resistance exclusive, it's a different story, because they're making a PS3 engine, and usually utilizing lots of disk space and a standard hard drive. And Sony's taking the financial risk through them.

[NiiGhTx]

If GoW3 goes to PS3...

10-15 hour campaign.

15v15 online multiplayer w. dedicated servers.

And there would be a beta

[Pootangpie]

and that's pachter stupid predictions I mean seriously why does this retard still have a job

NiiGhTx Posted=
If GoW3 goes to PS3...

10-15 hour campaign.

15v15 online multiplayer w. dedicated servers.

And there would be a beta

LOL I love how every Sony moron thinks the 360 doesn't have dedidcated servers I can name thousands of games that use it and require it including halo 3 bluray is trash and has benefitted nothing for gaming other then worthless installs for mostly every game

[ichimaru]

This site= facepalm
このニュスは本当ばかだ

[DigitalHorror81]

How is EPIC supposed to challenge themselves for newer, better installments when the hardware they run on is maxed out?

[heroprotagonist]

PS3 is maxed out. Naughty Dog said it themselves.

[jack who]

Pachter

[ASSASSYN 36o]

Oh well. Can't cry now. What is done is done.

[Ravenor]

Pachter was also really on the money saying the PS3 is more powerful then any PC on the market. Clearly he's a genius.

[BlackSharinganX]

and i thought i heard everything lol

[xTrueLegendx]

The first gears was ok but still a buggy game I loved the co-op and the story but they screwed us over with 2 that ending was garbage the unreal engin is so buggy compared to other games that I have played and it was full of glitches imo it got way to good of a review it was almost like they gave it a good review just for what it was trying to do and not what it was like really just like mwgw2 review...

[The Official]

This site = 2 handed facepalm.

My life flowed a little bit smoother when i just read the articles and never look at the posts. Everybody thing the know everything on boths side but no one plays games SMFH!!!!!

[asmodean]

From a business stand point Pachter is spot on. If Epic doesn't want to reap the money the PS3 install base would bring in, they are not very business savy. Which developer wouldn't love their game bringing in Modern Warfare 2 numbers in sales? Also which developer wouldn't love to have Modern Warfare numbers in people playing the game years after it was released? That can only happen if they tap the PS3 gamers as well.

I do understand the points that have been brought up concerning marketing. MS has pumped in more money than Epic ever could have on their own. Looking from that point of view, they owe MS a great deal of gratitude for how successful Gears has been. And for that reason they aren't ever going to admit that they would have liked or would like Gears to be on PS3. They owe a large amount of their success to MS marketing $$.

Pachter is a business analyst. I have noticed that most of his comments come from this perspective and looking at it that way, they make more sense. He really isn't bad at his job.

When is comes down to it, I am a gamer who cannot afford to buy every console on the market. From that perspective, I would love to see less exclusives from third party devs. Gears would be a welcome addition to my game collection on the PS3.

[Majunior]

He's just sad he can't make more money off a franchise Microsoft built. Cry all the way home about it while driving your friggin Lambo you little baby. Without Microsoft's support this franchise would be nothing.