Kotaku
The last generation, Sony kicked ass and took names thanks to a whole slew of exclusives. This time around, blah! Sony Computer Entertainment czar Ken Kutaragi took his sweet time finalizing business terms with third party developers, leaving the door open for Microsoft.
According to Newsweek, Take-Two and Rockstar were interested in continuing their exclusive relationship with Sony. Ubisoft, too, hoped to make Assassin's Creed a PS3 exclusive. But neither company could get a green light from Kutaragi, who was probably busy comparing the PS3 to a super computer. Says SCEA VP, Jack "Flying Breakfast Car" Tretton:
We really feel like we're well positioned to contribute platform-defining games from a first-party standpoint, and we're not dependent on third-party community to the degree that a Microsoft would be. That being said, you would be crazy to say that you would never entertain or not welcome exclusives. It's just a question of how deep into your pockets do you have to reach to secure that? Desperation breeds deep pockets. Confidence breeds the opposite. When it makes sense, you do the deal. When it doesn't, you pass.
Actually confidence breeds arrogance. And what does arrogance breed, Jack?
Jack Tretton Smack Talks Again [Newsweek, Thanks Que!]
