Imran Khan: "Sony has locked timed exclusivity for some huge and widely known multiplatform games" News

I guess I see this kind of thing as a lesser 'Platform Buys Game Studio' type of thing. Say, for instance, Insomniac or Obsidian. Those companies now make games for their respective platforms. If I don't buy said platform, with Xbox it's a little muddier so I'll just stick to console, then I am shit out of luck. I cannot play Spiderman on Xbox and I cannot play Avowed on Playstation. So instead of the platforms buying a Game Studio, they Rent a Game Studio. It acts as a Bought Studio until the Rental Time is over and then they are free to rent out their game wherever they want. Which is to say I am not mad that I can't play Avowed come the next-gen. The price of my being able to - is buying the next Xbox. Same for anyone buying the Xbox and not the Playstation. You want to play Spidey then you know what to do. I am not entitled to every game but there is a sadness in once assumed multiplatform games being Rented by one side or the other - though I accept this as business people doing businessy things. I am also old and over most of the shenanigans the Video Game Industry. It's to be expected really. Especially coming into a new-gen.