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They’ve already given you an update on that. When they came out and said “we don’t comment on deals made with other parties”, that says everything that needs to be said. MS wouldn’t have said that if there was indeed a “memory leak” issue. So, just assume Sony paid for some form of exclusivity and let it go.

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After all the verifiably-false garbage we’ve seen from ‘credible’ media sources, on top of all the influencer clowns, I have no idea why anyone would still think this is anything other than what it almost always is: a Sony moneyhat. Like you said, MS directly responded and made it abundantly clear to anyone with a modicum of media literacy that the former was the case.

As an software engineer, a “memory leak” doesn’t cause a full-blown cancellation or year-long delay (I can attest personally, as a single-person team when I dealt with a similar situation in 2020)… hell, Borderlands 3 famously had a memory leak… for a full year after launch. So yeah, it’s 100% bullshit.

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It’s just a weird situation though and unusual too. Sony didn’t market it at all, they didn’t scream it off the rooftops either. And iirc before that GC trailer we knew it was coming for Xbox as well. So was this like a last minute money hat?

I hope Sony just paid the dev to prioritise PS5 over Xbox, maybe have Xbox development halted until it was finished for PS and PC. Another scenario is that they have timed exclusivity for god knows how long, sigh. And that would fucking blow.

https://x.com/xbox/status/1838579564781670705?s=46&t=O_AGT9SEnlptKOF_2SxtqQ

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I’m guessing this is the case. It definitely sucks for people like you who really want to play it on Xbox, but just assume the worst and make peace with it for your own sanity. :smile:

Maybe Concord’s major disaster got them lost in shuffle.

This would indeed be the least shitty scenario and then it has a chance of releasing before year’s end or early next year. Man I was so excited and happy when Xbox was confirmed for this.

I also would like to remind people that Sony employs both tactics that you mentioned a few posts up.

Source: Apple v Epic court docs :slight_smile:

It’s wild seeing influencers and media still pretend otherwise when it’s literally a matter of public and legal record.

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Live now.

This Lego skit is funny.

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I haven’t follow much of Sonic x Shadows Generations but I wasn’t aware of Shadows getting its own missions/story. I thought it will be a normal remastered. So that’s cool. Also, I think their marketing is pretty solid. The anime shorts look really good.

I stand by that the movie helped Sonic feels cool for everyone again, not just leftover from the past. Happy to see that.

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I SO SO SO do not need to spend 225 on another controller right now, but that transparent velocity green is soo good.

One thing I really hope Microsoft does when they do their Handheld is hall effect sticks, because having to bring it in or replacing them yourself for stick drift is not going to be good(I get more stick drift than most).

I also hope this gets them to update all controllers with them as well and while on the subject. It was mentioned that Microsoft was allowing us to use an app to set dead zones to help with stick drift a while ago.

Was this only for Xbox Elite controllers? Or is it available for all controllers?

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PlayStation money-hatted a cutscene

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Ironically, all episodes will go on YouTube, so the only way to see the exclusive is on YouTube (eventually).

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Just… wow. If that is the state of Sony’s moneyhatting-capabilities at this point, good riddance.

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That’s some petty behavior, but at this point everything is expected I guess.

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Wow lmao they know people are just going to post it on YouTube the second the game comes out right?

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Been playing the demo of Ace Attorney Investigations Collection today and just finished the two cases and man, these games are just so great. Years ago I bought that first trilogy, but took a break after a few cases.

But man, are these games enjoyable. It’s quite cool that in this one you get control the character too. I should get back to the first trilogy and finish that. So very cool that we Xboxers get to play these games too.

I think we are still missing out on one trilogy?

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