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Originally Posted by a_dirty_Shisno
I'm afraid you're going to have to clairify this "$7 per sku console fee", as I can't seem to find any information about it through a google search.
And I'm a little confused. I find it hard to fathom that Microsoft would pay Activision to make exclusive DLC and then go and wave this fee that Activision is supposed to pay Microsoft as a reward for Activision making exclusive DLC that Microsoft paid for.
Also, I highly contend with "Part of that extra $1 you pay also covers the 'free' multi-player servers on PS3". If that were the case, then every multiplatform game would be about $1 more on PS3 than it is on Xbox. Instead, only Activision games are routinely available for lower prices on Xbox than on PS3.
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Forbes has a pretty good write-up here:
http://www.forbes.com/2006/12/19/ps3...peed=undefined
Forbes' reporters are spot on, it is usually around $7, depending what your publisher's relationship with console owner.
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Originally Posted by K_G
I have no specific knowledge of the agreement that activision and MS made in regards to black ops, but I suspect that it doesn't involve large amounts of cash going from MS to activision, but likely has a ton of extra marketing support for black ops done by MS at low fees...
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Its more of, a share of the pie when a sale is made. The shared marketing cost, MDF, (marketing development fund) is only a very small percentage...