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[Moondoggie]

lol some people are funny. Microsoft has no reason for commercial sabotage on EA or Bioware as neither are a threat to their buisiness. Sure they lost some exclusives when EA came on for Bioware but that hasn't really had an effect on their sales. Mass Effect is still going to be a strong seller on X Box 360 and PC even if it is on the PS3.

As has been said leaks like this are usually down to individuals acting for money or other things. You get various scenerio's where you'll have somebody given a beta demo for whatever reason usually a review or something and maybe their friend who really wants to play the game convinces them to let them borrow it to play it and then they copy it and upload it someplace. Unfortunately you can't watch every single person who gets a promo copy of the demo to review it to make sure they aren't showing anybody they are not supposed to or not leaking it online.

But also it's great for publicity and i think with a big release like this you always get people who want to get there first and learn all the secrets so they can throw spoilers out there. Some people get their thrills from being the guy who tells everyone what will happen. People are talking and if Bioware can get some early reaction from people they can get an idea of what the reaction to certain things in the full game will be.

[Cutlass Jack]

Moondoggie wrote...

Some people get their thrills from being the guy who tells everyone what will happen.

Some people get their thrills from being the guy who hits that person repeatedly with a sledgehammer.

Modifié par Cutlass Jack, 07 novembre 2011 - 01:55 .

[MerinTB]

C9316 wrote...

Someone has been playing too much Deus Ex I see....

ZING!

[Giltspur]

Microsoft simply messing up seems most likely.

Also, does the beta leak even hurt Bioware much?  Doesn't seem like it will still be a story a few days from now.

Modifié par Giltspur, 07 novembre 2011 - 04:37 .

[lobi]

Steve Ballmer was asked how this could happen. He replied "Commander who?"

Modifié par lobi, 07 novembre 2011 - 04:45 .

[Talthanar]

Ravensword wrote...

Microsoft is trying to become a monopoly again. They constantly keep forgetting about antitrust law.

Microsoft was never not a monopoly. The whole joke of a trial did nothing to Microsoft, they kept Windows and IE integrated. The hardware branch was never broken away from the software branch. Fact remains if you don't play by Microsot's rules you can have your licenses yanked and your business (if you're a PC manufacturer) is pretty much done.

[xkg]

Talthanar wrote...

Ravensword wrote...

Microsoft is trying to become a monopoly again. They constantly keep forgetting about antitrust law.

Microsoft was never not a monopoly. The whole joke of a trial did nothing to Microsoft, they kept Windows and IE integrated. The hardware branch was never broken away from the software branch. Fact remains if you don't play by Microsot's rules you can have your licenses yanked and your business (if you're a PC manufacturer) is pretty much done.

PC manufacturer - do you mean Hardware ? If so what licenses are you talking about ?
You don't need Microsoft permission to develop a new CPU, Graphics Card, new mouse ... or complete PC set.
Ever heard about PC/Laptops bundled with Linux? There are plenty of them.

[Talthanar]

I do mean hardware, and once upon a time Dell and HP both wanted to do computers with linux. Microsoft told them if they did they'd lose the ability to sell Microsoft products.

Most of the manufacturers who bundle linux are small and don't really add to Microsoft's income.

[Zanallen]

Giltspur wrote...

Microsoft simply messing up seems most likely.

Also, does the beta leak even hurt Bioware much?  Doesn't seem like it will still be a story a few days from now.

Major plot spoilers were data mined from the beta leak. They are old and some are certainly subject to change, but I doubt all of them will. Now people are spamming the ME3 forums with spoilers, some people being trollish enough to put the spoilers in the title of the thread.

[Dragoonlordz]

Mesina2 wrote...

I can expect lawsuit from EA/Bioware for Microsoft leaking ME3 Beta and story.

Screw lawsuits and the like. I was hoping Bioware could use this to their advantage of convincing Microsoft to release their grip on restricting ME1 from being ported to the PS3 (even though I no longer own one and play PC only these days), that would of been my ideal solution.

P.s. No I do not think Microsoft are out to get Bioware or EA. Like every business there is always someone who misclicks or makes mistakes, not everything is conspiracy theory. Too many people wear tin foil hats these days. But don't worry the world isn't really out to get you and have no fear those aliens abudctions don't really involve butt probing... That monster under your bed? Just a teddy bear.

Modifié par Dragoonlordz, 07 novembre 2011 - 08:59 .

[xkg]

Talthanar wrote...

I do mean hardware, and once upon a time Dell and HP both wanted to do computers with linux. Microsoft told them if they did they'd lose the ability to sell Microsoft products.

Most of the manufacturers who bundle linux are small and don't really add to Microsoft's income.

Seriously ? Ok ill give you some examples now - fell free to comment:

HP 5102 : http://h20000.www2.h...odTypeId=321957

Operating System:

• Windows 7 Starter 32
• Genuine Windows XP Home
• SUSE Linux Enterprise 11
  
• DOS

DELL Latitude 2120:  http://www.dell.com/...atitude-2120/pd

Operating System:

• Ubuntu version 10.10
  
• Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, No Media, 32-bit, English
• Genuine Windows® 7 Professional, No Media, 32-bit, English

[billy the squid]

OMG

On a more serious note, Microsoft have been in trouble with the EU Competition Commission before with the issue of monopolies, being fined hundreds of millions of pounds more that once. If they wanted damage the marketing of the product and EA I think they would be able to find a better way of doing so. I wouldn't even imagine this registers on Microsoft's raidar as a real problem, it's already got several IP's restricted to Xbox anyway which have proved more lucrative than ME.

Modifié par billy the squid, 07 novembre 2011 - 07:22 .

[Drone223]

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Modifié par Stanley Woo, 07 novembre 2011 - 09:52 .

[BatmanPWNS]

Conspiracy, you say?

Modifié par BatmanPWNS, 07 novembre 2011 - 10:34 .

[Rockworm503]

Bogsnot1 wrote...

Microsoft cant even write a decent OS. Their incompetence knows no bounds.

Oh thats not true.  Their so good that they need to come out with another one over and over again.
It doesn't take a genius to see the greed there.  Its not that they can't write a decent OS they see more profit in not doing so.

[Gotholhorakh]

Wait 'til Apple is in control.

You'll be begging for Microsoft's return.

[A Crusty Knight Of Colour]

Microsoft? Of course!!

It all makes sense now!

[Eternal Phoenix]

Time to add Microsoft to the list of NSF causalities.

[KenKenpachi]

Tigerblood and MilkShakes wrote...

im a paranoid schizo and you guys are being insane

Are they really? Or is the Orginization, just making you think that with there Microwave transmitters?

[KenKenpachi]

NO YOU FOOL! *Smacks off hat* that only makes it worse, wear a Led coated ski mask.

Modifié par KenKenpachi, 08 novembre 2011 - 12:17 .