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Epic apparently offered Sony $200M for first-party PlayStation exclusives

Byadmin

May 9, 2021


The Epic v Apple trial keeps delivering interesting information, particularly about deals and spending related to the Epic Games Store. We’ve learned, for example, that in 2019 and 2020 Epic promised about $1 billion in advances for exclusives, including $115 million for Borderlands 3. A new trial exhibit—which was apparently released accidentally—shows that Epic offered Sony a $200 million advance to get first-party PlayStation games on the Epic Games Store exclusively.

We don’t know what kind of deal Epic and Sony may have arrived at, as the document in question was made before any handshake. It says that Epic offered Sony “$200M MG+ for 4-6 titles” and was awaiting Sony’s response. “MG” surely stands for “minimum guarantee,” which is how Epic refers to these exclusivity deals: It’s the minimum revenue Epic guarantees a game publisher will make with an Epic Games Store exclusive, whether or not their game actually sells enough to cover it.



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