• thesporkeffect@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Left unsaid: the developers were starting to ask for more money and creative freedom than MS was willing to give, and had to be taught a lesson.

    Also the market demands sacrifices.

    • mojofrododojo@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      Left unsaid: the developers were starting to ask for more money and creative freedom than MS was willing to give, and had to be taught a lesson.

      is there any evidence of this? It would give MS an excuse, which makes me wonder

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      4 months ago

      If that were true, ‘No’ is also an answer. Total Annihilation does not seem like the only option and certainly not an option to use as a lesson. Can’t teach a dead pupil.

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    4 months ago

    I’ve pretty much abandoned Xbox over this issue, and I’ve been an apologist for them for a lot of things.