During a Q&A roundtable at E3 2008, Sony Computer Entertainment’s Jack Tretton said that Final Fantasy XIII‘s switch to multiplatform was because “Microsoft has spent the majority of their money on trying to curry favor with third parties.”
Asked if he was disappointed by the unsuspected announcement, Tretton responded: “I guess disappointed is clearly an appropriate term, or surprised.”
On the subject of third-party exclusives, he added: “I think software companies look and say ‘there’s no check big enough for us to do exclusive development’ …I think it’s going to be harder and harder to have third-party exclusives as we move forward.”
Sony’s Tretton: ‘Disappointed’ In Multiplatform FFXIII Through MS’ ‘Currying Favor’ [Gamasutra]