Computers N Stuff » Empty Threats? http://www.computersnstuff.co.uk Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:21:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Thems Fighting Words! – Activision threatens Sony http://www.computersnstuff.co.uk/2009/06/thems-fighting-words-activision-threatens-sony/ http://www.computersnstuff.co.uk/2009/06/thems-fighting-words-activision-threatens-sony/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:16:02 +0000 Andrew Bryant http://www.computersnstuff.co.uk/?p=1856 "Just like that..."Anyone would think this was goddamn Formula 1 at the moment…

Activision CEO and professional munchkin Bobby Kotick has charged Sony with reducing the premium entry fee of their console or face the worlds largest third-party publisher removing support for the format.

Reasons cited include the heightened development costs vs. return of investment when compared to the über-popular shovelware casual platform that is the Wii or the Xbox 360 (with its user-friendly & speedy development tools that also allow easier porting to the Windows platform).

Speaking to The Times, Mr. Kotick criticises the PS3′s awkward development platform, high cost … Read More...

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