[quote]Rammastus wrote...
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And you're certainly entitled to believe what you want. But all the facts point toward EA, who's had plenty of exclusivity contracts with Microsoft before, having one regarding ME3 as well.
And I wasn't referring to a phone inquirry either, email inquirries, as well, yield the same response.
For those that can't see the blatant truth, let me point out all the facts.
-Collector Rifle: bonus content, received via a special pack, only available to 360/PC users.
-First weekend event: stats uploaded via a feature in the game's programming; rewards received via special packs, only available on 360/PC.
-Said data submission coding is present in the PS3 version, and was even present in the ME2 PS3 version.. it wouldn't be there if it weren't functional.
-Bioware has made it blatantly obvious that the PS3 does not have issues receiving special packs, as all limited-time packs that do not contain bonus content have been available without issue.
-With the occurence of the 2nd event, which did not contain bonus content, it was made obvious that the activation and occurence of events on the PS3 was not an issue.
-Any attempts at contacting Sony will yield the response that there is nothing wrong on Sony's end, it's developer problem/choice.
-Bioware has stated "technical issues," but has not said a single thing about what said issues are.
-Many game developers have stated Microsoft's online service is actually much harder to work with than Sony's online services.
-Any company with a decent PR team would know that admitting an exclusivity agreement, would only function to alienate the majority of their excluded consumers.
On Microsoft's side:
-Removed live gold requirement for multiplayer demo
-Included 48 hour/2 day free gold pass with game.
-Both of the above, and the fact that Microsoft did not include a 3 or 7 day pass, like they have with other games, indicates they're pushing ME3 as a means of getting more live gold subscriptions.
-Having exclusivity rights to ME1, and the ME2 engine, it makes complete sense that Microsoft would try to maintain some level of exclusive content in ME3, since EA would refuse to give them distribution rights, or entire game exclusivity.
All the above points to EA and Microsoft having some sort of exclusivity agreement.
The ONLY "proof" that it's Sony's fault is a Bioware staff claiming "technical issues."
Simply put, I could say Lindsay Lohan gave me a disease, and while she has a shady past, all the facts indicate that I've never been in the same state as her, let alone ever met her. But based on similar presentation as Bioware's "technical issues," since I made the claim first, it must be true regardless of whether I state when I received said disease, how it was obtained, or what disease is actually is.
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Here is what I found, I highlighted the relevant area:
[quote]Chris Priestly wrote...
Welcome to the next N7 Multiplayer Weekend!Last weekend our community operatives united to train a record number of new recruits. The time has come to turn these new recruits into battle-hardened veterans.
Join the war against the Reapers online between 5PM PST Friday, March 30th to 5AM PST Monday, April 2nd and promote at least 2 characters to your single player campaign.
This operation includes PC and Xbox 360; we are continuing to work with Sony to enable these types of Operations on the PlayStation 3 platform. We appreciate your patience, and we expect an update later this week regarding Operation Raptor and the PlayStation 3.
Commendation Packs will be awarded to individual soldiers who complete their training, and a Victory Pack will be awarded to everyone if the Allied Goal is achieved. Packs will be available to download the following week. Please note that participants need to set “Upload Gameplay Feedback” to “on” in the online options to be able to participate in Operation RAPTOR.
*Some restrictions may still apply, Operation Raptor is not open in all regions.
Update: Due to restrictions on the PlayStation 3 platform, we are unable to offer Operation Raptor to our PlayStation 3 users. We apologize for this inconvenience and we will continue to work with Sony to extend our weekend Operations to the community. [smilie]http://social.bioware.com/images/forum/emoticons/devil.png[/smilie]
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Those restrictions are placed by Sony on a Sony product. That has nothing to do with EA or Bioware. As for your points about the gold pass..so what, I've received a couple day gold pass in dang near every game I've purchased since I've gotten my xbox. That doesn't mean exclusivity, limited or otherwise. Of course Sony reps will say its on Bioware's end. It takes forever for Sony to admit their mistakes. When they mistakenly were greedy and tried to charge all the movie studios for using the Beta format, they created an inferior VHS, but it was free to use and kept the price marginally smaller than if they were to continue using Beta. When they created the minidisc format (prior to the dvd versions), It rarely sold and ending up flopping. Now there only ones I see are used in camcorders. As I don't have personal experience, I can only mention what I read about what they did to Star Wars Galaxies. After Sony's patch, the membership numbers dropped increasingly far and fast. That being said, all it's boiling down to is Bioware/EAs word vs Sonys. Untill I see published communications from/to Sony that admits the problem, xbox owners are going to think its on Sony's end and PS3 users are going to blame Bioware.
EDIT: You mentioned that data submission is coded in there, but you don't mention wether or not Sony is allowing all or part of that data to be submitted.[/quote]
So if it is Sony's client side that is the issue, why did the company say in interviews on IGN and Game Informer that all 3 platforms would have an equal gaming experience? (Besides the obvious game save issue since Mass Effect was not on PS3) Don't tell me I am going to get the same game, then after you take my money tell me "sorry, Sony's online set up doesnt allow for you to participate." You mean the same setup it has had since its inception? Such BS on both ends.
Modifié par Bigjosh951, 29 mars 2012 - 10:10 .
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