Sonys Ego Cost Them Their Own Halo

evrfighter - 43 days 17 hours ago

I thought it was going to be a legit article. Then I saw a dude with his hat on sideways that likes to carry around a fake rasslin belt.

I think it's safe for me to say I dislike HHG more than ps3 fanboys for obvious reasons.

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mercenarie - 43 days 17 hours ago

500 million predicted for call of duty modern warfare 2, we sure as hell know that the call of duty games will NEVER be an exclusive with either console, the monster sales and activision guarantees it.

common sense HHG, SONY (and microsoft) would have to fork out BIG money to obtain the exclusive, which i may add can be used to fund first party devs to create games people want.

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nix - 43 days 17 hours ago

uh-oh.. why do i sense Warzonegamer is going to come out with video of his own today?

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anh_duong - 43 days 16 hours ago

actually cod would have gone multi-platform by the time mw2 came out.. unlikely ms would have sat back and let mw2 stay exclusive given the recent history..

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jjohan35 - 43 days 16 hours ago

Highly unlikely unless Sony bought the IP to Call of Duty. Otherwise the sequels would have gone multiplatform regardless if the initial games were Sony exclusive.

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badz149 - 43 days 16 hours ago

I've click any way! so...wth...LOL HHG!

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meetajhu - 43 days 16 hours ago

i hate this guy. But i really need to appreciate him for having a knowledge of creating best headlines which makes me click.

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droid and bot - 43 days 15 hours ago

sorry HHG
sony dont need a "HALO"

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DropDeadFred - 43 days 15 hours ago

Not sure who his gaming dude is but he seems a bit tarded

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DMason - 43 days 15 hours ago

The punctuation and grammar is absolutely third grade level. It makes me cringe to actually try and read this. This is gaming journalism at it's absolute lowest form. Will someone please remove this vermin from this site already?

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sikbeta - 43 days 13 hours ago

The same can be said about xbox fanboys, all of you enjoyed all the HHG news favouring or giving advantage to M$ for long time and now that sony is first again we see articles that differ from time to time

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gaffyh - 43 days 9 hours ago

If Call of Duty was exclusive, it would be a major plus for PS3. But if it were PS3-Exclusive, it would have gotten treated as badly as a PS3 exclusive. It would be getting very little perfect scores, and every xbox only owner would be saying "Halo is better" or "COD sucks."

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Foliage - 43 days 9 hours ago

"I think it's safe for me to say I dislike HHG more than ps3 fanboys for obvious reasons."

Because he is almost as bad as 360 fanboys? I agree!

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nycredude - 43 days 9 hours ago

If COD franchise was Ps3 exclusive then it would get exposed as the overated, overhype, played out game that it is.meta average 8-8.5 guarantee.

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edgeofblade - 43 days 9 hours ago

You know... I don't like this guy's anti-intellectual delivery much... but he's right. Sony acted like they didn't want to play the money game, but it ended up costing them. Microsoft leveraged their cash to get what they wanted. And now Sony is suffering as a result.

You can put a negative spin on this as much as you want... but this in the way things shook out. Welcome to business.

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talltony - 43 days 9 hours ago

for 2 reasons...sound and the controller.

I bought it for 360 and was playing it and was just thinking to myself that something felt off. Now I have only played cod on xbox 360 but really havent touched my 360 for a year and have been playing fps's on ps3 alot lately. Let me just say this, after I played my bros ps3 version of MW2, the problems went away because I have come to the conclusion that xbox 360 joysticks are way too imprecise. The ps3 joysticks are sooo much better and smoother imo. I am not making this up nor being biased. I bought it for 360 thinking it was going to be the best version but boy was I wrong, if you like better precision or better sound, the ps3 and pc version is where its at. Trust me!

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lightningsax - 43 days 7 hours ago

Bigger strides? Where?

COD4 was so big that an exclusivity deal with the next one would have been immense. IW's going to make a bunch of money with a multiplatform Call of Duty - how much money would be needed to recoup the loss of profits with a deal?

You've gotta pick your battles, and I think Sony has picked the right ones, staying with their core second-party companies and leaving a few multiplayer blockbusters to the entire market.

Also, you've gotta love this headline! It rhymes!

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frostypants - 43 days 7 hours ago

PS3 HAS its Halo. It's called Warhawk, it came out 2+ years ago, and it is light years ahead of Halo 3. Unfortunately, it was an early PS3 title and Sony didn't grease any palms, so it didn't get the press. It still has the best sound effects I have heard in any game on any platform, ever.

Halo is kiddie stuff that PCs were doing in the 1990s.

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edgeofblade - 43 days 7 hours ago

Thank you for completely discounting personal preference. It's clear you know better than us what controller is the best and I should just copy everything you do and feel. My own personal preferences don't matter.

@frostypants: ...Really? You're kidding, right? Oh, your not. My parents told me about people like you.

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The Lazy One - 43 days 6 hours ago

360 fanboys don't watch HHG because all his videos just jack off PS3 fanboys.

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Killjoy3000 - 43 days 6 hours ago

Or maybe it's a catalogue sporting true diversity, ultimate splittimng up your community into multiple genres? Sony doesn't need a Halo.

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Beast_Master - 43 days 5 hours ago

Oh Boy, for a few months I was actually feeling bad for HHG. So many people hate the guy. I listen to the Warzone and dude gets chewed out by all the fanboys in Tor's crew. But I cannot in good conscience defend the dude anymore.

How does one post an V-article (not my word) about a meeting that no-one knows actually took place or what terms where discussed, or the price tag attached. And just make up a scenario that somehow Sony's EGO was the cause of the deal breaker? So why even have a meeting if Sony's ego was so big? And wouldn't MS have also had the same opportunity that Sony had..maybe the option of a bidding war was part of the problem.

I think I just got stupider for watching this... Thanks Hip-Hop!

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XxZxX - 43 days 5 hours ago

I starting to prefer chad warden instead of hiphopgamer, even chad only made 1 video.

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Pekka - 43 days 5 hours ago

After CoD4 price of IP or even exclusive contracts skyrocketed to astronomical figures. After that, they could have only bought exclusive DLC for next game (just for 1 game) with $100 million, it wouldn't be enough for timed exclusivity. Exclusivity for next CoD may have cost $400-500 million and IP would probably have cost way past $1 billion (even $2 billion is possible). Price of exclusivity is high because revenue would have dropped by several hundred millions and they have to take in to account. And revenue of the franchise is huge so IP would have to cost huge money. Because Activision is in good financial shape, I don't think they would sell them for any less.

I don't think neither MS nor Sony IP would be worth that much considering sales would drop after exclusivity. CoD franchise should have been bought BEFORE CoD4 when it was relatively cheap.

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lightningsax - 43 days 4 hours ago

@Frostypants - I see where you're coming from, and I really want to agree, but I just can't because of your last sentence - Sure, Halo is something that PC's did in the 1990's, but that's not a bad thing. Modern Warfare is something Halo did on the Xbox, Street Fighter 4 is something Karate Champ did on the NES, and Rez was nothing but Star Fox 64/Panzer Dragoon gameplay, and that's totally fine.

A big part of moving the video game industry forward is refining current assets. There was a great article a while back (I think it was in Kotaku) about how this current generation is about subtle changes to things like user interfaces, more cinematic experiences, the abolishment of loading screens (Tekken 6 notwithstanding), stuff like that, and I agree. You have to rehash certain stuff - in some ways, Dragon Age is just doing what Pong was doing in the 70's.

Here I am waxing philosophical on a HHG thread. Joke's on me.

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talltony - 43 days 2 hours ago

Just my opinion. I used to prefer the 360 controller for fps but I just changed preference. It is just a preference but it is a fact that the ps3 joysticks have less dead zone than 360's. I found it easier to go from 360's controller to the dualshock 3 than the other way around.

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evrfighter - 43 days 2 hours ago

"Because he is almost as bad as 360 fanboys? I agree! "

I dunno. I don't own a failbox 360 so I can't tell you.

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gaffyh - 43 days 1 hour ago

@talltony - THANK YOU. I've been saying that for a while, I like the 360 controller, and it is very good for shooters, but the sticks are not as precise as the PS3 controllers. I mainly had an issue with this on Halo 3, and was just after I had played Resistance 1. I noticed that Resistance 1 just controlled way more accurately than Halo 3, especially during sniper firing.

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PrimordialSoupBase - 43 days ago

Don't even give this idiot the time of day. Do not click.

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Alternate Acct No100 - 42 days 20 hours ago

translator and also explain why this 35 year old man is running around with a wrestling belt on his shoulder.

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Alternate Acct No100 - 42 days 20 hours ago

Can you show me a picture of your dog that you are always talking about.

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talltony - 42 days 18 hours ago

Cool man see u know where I'm coming from. Couldn't agree more.

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skeletonss - 43 days 17 hours ago

rediculous. easy to pick on things that dont pick back huh?

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FadeToBlack - 43 days 12 hours ago

With a name like that you must be starving for attention...

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gamingisnotacrime - 43 days 10 hours ago

Sony's "ego" has been delivering exclusives on a monthly basis this season. Sony's ego is selling a BluRay + Best gaming console around for $299, Sony's ego is keeping PSN FREE, all in all this video is ridiculous, and i can guarantee CoD 4 as PS3 exclusive would have flop

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edgeofblade - 43 days 7 hours ago

Now now... don't crucify him over his name.

Sony's ego is obscuring otherwise good games and inflating expectations WAY out of proportion. The only games I have played on PS3 that really lit up my world were Infamous and MGS4. Everything else was pretty disappointing.

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skeletonss - 43 days 17 hours ago

guess who i sound like???

a ps3 fanboy.

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zenosaga04 - 43 days 17 hours ago

your tears are warm and salty... maybe you should stop crying and go play that system of yours

call me a fanboy all you want, but realize that you're no less of a fanboy than I am =)

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skv007 - 43 days 17 hours ago

lol skele..
you sound like how you always do.
Atleast keep ur fanboism in the open zone.
oh wait.. it might be too hard for you to tell the difference between open n gamer zone with those teary eyes.

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bigrudowsky - 43 days 17 hours ago

i agree that gran turismo is the playstations halo. When it releases its going to make forza's sales look like a joke not trying to flame but its true.. Just like halo 3 has done with any ps shooter.

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wxer - 43 days 17 hours ago

@3.1

he is saying the truth you know
GT sold 50 million units

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Cyrax_87 - 43 days 17 hours ago

...then zenosaga hit it right on the button. It's called Gran Turismo, a franchise where every game has sold over 10 million copies. The freaking demo sold 4 million copies, imagine how much the full game will sell.

Come March the "sales" attacks and arguments will finally be put to rest.

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sakura2009 - 43 days 17 hours ago

zenosaga your not a fanboy. these people are just sensitive

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PS3_HAS_GAMES - 43 days 16 hours ago

AMEN BROTHER

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ultimolu - 43 days 15 hours ago

Amen. Damn multicolored Power Rangers...

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Bereaver - 43 days 14 hours ago

Man, screw you guys! Honestly! You are all turning into morons just like the Xbots. Sure, ODST was just a redone piece of crap, but Halo isn't a piece of trash.

Don't change into something like them. Seriously.

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MichaelJackson - 43 days 14 hours ago

I don't like plastic green helmets.

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AngryTypingGuy - 43 days 10 hours ago

As far as I'm concerned, anyone who can't acknowledge anything good about either system just because they like one better than the other is a piece of crap. And Sony fangirls are by far the most petty and baby-like.

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edgeofblade - 43 days 9 hours ago

Your bias feeds me, makes me laugh. You don't know what you want or why you feel that way. It's impossible for you to make an unbiased assessment of something you decided to hate... and you never even tried.

Just go away. You are addicted to negativity. You use it to shore up your insecurities. And I'm addicted to laughing at you.

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traverstrousers - 43 days 8 hours ago

really? what does hating on halo have to do with hating the 360? not a single person dissed the 360 only you have refered to it.

BTW Halo suck ass as does all FPS without mainly bullet based weapons. Thats why K2 owns.

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AngryTypingGuy - 43 days 6 hours ago

I'm speaking in general terms about the majority of people on this board. If anyone ever says anything remotely negative about Sony, then they get a ton of disagrees, even if what they said is the truth. It's a childish mentality that is demonstrated by both sides, but by Sony fans in particular.

And by the way, your opinion of Halo is just that, an opinion. The success of the franchise speaks for itself. I think Halo is an amazingly fun franchise. The only thing holding it back is the outdated graphics engine, but luckily we can kiss it goodbye with the release of Halo: Reach.

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Chrisny85 - 43 days 5 hours ago

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Cletus - 42 days 20 hours ago

I pulled a Ego waffle from da trash wunc. It has a picure of Mary with a halo onz it!

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IRetrouk - 43 days 16 hours ago

damn you make sence, have a bubble. the ps3 dont need a halo, overated game, and yes i did own it.

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ZBlacktt - 43 days 13 hours ago

Thx, have one in return ;)

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edgeofblade - 43 days 9 hours ago

"Let's not act like Sony is not the video game Kings now."

Let's not act like you have a firm grip on reality...

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keysy420 - 43 days 6 hours ago

ive had to buy numerous system for mS so their numbers are definetly inflated

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ZBlacktt - 43 days 5 hours ago

Educate yourself before you look foolish on what you quoted from me. Thx :)

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ZBlacktt - 43 days 5 hours ago

GOTY's is found where? Would it be fair to say MS is to busy fixing broken Xbox's instead of making one that works past a %50 fail rate? What games can you even play on a broken system? Yeah, keep talking....

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