didnt know the bro force devs were proven amazing devs

^this

This is what Sony did last gen.

I do agree there, I think the guy was just speaking from his frame of reference pertaining to their current situation. It doesn’t exclude them from going to MS in the future, but if the game is a big success, I’d think MS should be reaching out to these devs an a regular basis to stay in touch. MS are the ones that brought the indies to the console space, they should own that, doubly so considering the majority of these games are releasing on their os on pc. I’d personally just like to see MS work on continuing that tradition while growing their AAA space. One doesn’t harm the other really, it’s all about getting the right people in the right positions to create conversations w/ the developers they have a love for. No money needed, just good will, true interest & a strong love of gaming.

Not saying its horrible, just that it shouldn’t be expected from some of the more respected indie devs. Those guys should be headhunted, there are only a handful that really fit those criteria anyway. For any unproven devs, sure it would behoove them to communicate w/ all platforms & publishers in the early days.

There are Indies exclusive to Xbox as well, they just don’t get as much news (seemingly)
Sony and MS clearly have differing philosophies on this. MS is operating more like Steam (w/o the clout) in that they are simply open to anyone approaching them and releasing games on their platform. Their one thing is they want to be considered n equal footing with PlayStation for release parity. Sony actively seeks and offers Pub Fund incentives to put indie games on their machine (offers that can’t be refused). This, IMO, is one of the only reasons I can see a developer saying they don’t have resources for PS4, Xbox One and PC -despite having very similar coding- yet can manage PS3, PS4 and Vita. If MS funded indies to be timed exclusive the internet would explode with money-hat articles. Slightly off topic but supporting to my point is that everyone -some devs included- laud Sony as a “company for gamers” yet I never hear a Sony exec admitting to playing games from the competitors or publicly congratulating the competition. Yet MS is the arrogant ones…
Back to point, too many people are making their own story about MS (been happening since the start) and have decided to not actually research actual policy or fact. If Sony approached this company for BroForce, good one them. If they are using Pub Fund to go around and incentivize developers to go Sony exclusive (even just for a timing) then good for them. MS is choosing -right or wrong- to simply be open and supportive to developers that apply to receive development kits (and I think they’re still free). I honestly don’t get why a team would choose to ignore 10million users out of their own free will (and I’m strictly speaking to cases where devs are just merely choosing to not release on both, not specifically this case)

How do you know it isn’t strictly enforced? This is the problem.. you are taking the “Unknown” and using it as the “Known” because their are no factual statistics that would explain it either way. The reason their could be no data on them turning games down, is because Developers and especially EARLY Devs need to have a good standing with all platforms, or if they ran one of them into the mud for not allowing their game on the platform, they might completely ruin the chances of ever getting on that platform with THAT or ANY GAME in the future.

You don’t bite the hand that feeds you..

So.. you can’t really say “It isn’t strictly enforced” because we will NEVER know when a developer is turned down.. It won’t happen. they will just announce exclusivity with the other platform and move along, hoping that one day it could be rectified..

The real issue is that the Developers of these Indie Studios seem to think the Parity Clause still pertains to them if they launch on the Playstation first.. and if they think that.. they just might not try to get it on Xbox, or maybe they are being turned down? Who knows.. Either way.. These devs made it a point to point to the parity clause even if they were wanting to port to the Xbox One.. So.. if they see it as a hinderance, I am willing to bet it is a general concensus around other Small Developers too.. and that isn’t good for consumers.. That’s why they need to change it.

My one last point.. Is that even “IF” you were correct when you stated it isn’t strictly enforced.. Why even stand by it at all? Why not just say.. “You know what.. Forget it.. bad move.. its gone, come share your games with our loyal fans!” but they don’t.. So it has to be doing something.. and My guess is what I previously said.. They are denying plenty of Indies.. who have chosen to come to the PS4 first.. Except for the one’s who start off doing extraordinarily well.. and then they go get them.

Except Microsoft has come out and said “Hey, we want you, you just haven’t asked” Or atleast that’s what they are telling the fans now.. so.. Obviously not “Quality Control” especially since most people think this will be a “Quality Title”. -_- Fun isn’t about Graphics… sorry