Its just a rumor why did the idiot contributor and the stupid ass appovers ignor the reports?.

Because IF this is a fact, this WILL make indie companies shy away from Microsoft. Cutting royalties on developers is like a sports player being forced to take a pay cut. And who in their right mind LIKES having their PAY halved?

enjoy your expensive flash program idiots, while good devs start making great PSN titles

that was a bad move M$

70% to 35%, if Microsoft thinks games made by users are going to be better then indie games.. I hope they re-think their strategy. Yes, a lot of indie games have weren't that great, but there are also a fair amount of good games. XNA is just going to magnify the band games by 10, and make the good games become an even greater rarity on XBLA.

Because it's so typical of Microsoft to put out something that is only a bit innovative and then charge an arm and a leg for it, people will believe a story in which Microsoft would try to get people to make games for their console for next to nothing.

Indeed it should have been labeled a Rumor. I dislike the fact that Kotaku had the tiniest little rumor tag on the story as well, but it's their blog and if they want to promote misinformation that's their prerogative.

It was only a matter of time before Sony fanboys tried to find fud to counter the impact of MSFT's positive news.

The media isn't going to start mud slinging untill they're sure no more good news is going to be announced before they start typing, Sony fanboys might as well wait for actaul anti MSFT fud to be written and hope and pray the media doesn't shift again.

Kotaku = Tabloid
PS3 Fanboy = Smear Merchants

I'm going to post this on both sides.

kotaku recieved a response from a microsoft rep regarding the situation. No clear answer, but apparently, they did in fact seem to cut the pay in half. Whether or not you belive they're being paid quite abit anyway with 35%, the problem is it's not what they were getting paid originally, through contract, or agreement purposes. It's like working long hours at your job, getting that steady 12.50 an hour, hoping to finally be able to afford a nice apartment in a decent neighborhood, only to have your boss cut your pay to 6.25. Thats less than minimum wage, and making your nice apartment, turn into a hole in the wall.

PSN doesn't pay royalties per se, there was an article about it. They buy the rights to the game. If thats the better option is another thing. Maybe they'd make more from someone buying their game as a whole, and maybe they'd make more from a royalty %. The main concern is someone effectively taking your paycheck, cutting it in half with a diamond encrusted scissor and you having to deal with that.

As for the Wii, Im not sure what their royalty/payment position is. Anyone know?

STFU, don't wan't to hear it.

Why does heyheyhey keep replying to me?.

It may comfort you to comment but it serves no real purpose if you're trying to get revenge or to show me up(can't even see you).

What I said is true.

* This is a rumor it was submitted in a irresponsible fashion.

* The approvers ignored the reports letting the newb contributor think its alright to abuse the rules.

* Sony fanboys are vengeful and take good news for the competition to heart getting offended playing a child-like game countering news like a child would do another child to get one up on the other.

* Kotaku is known to be a Tabloid type site mixing facts with propaganda.

* Its a proven fact the media will dump Sony if they smell more stories on the otherside as will they turn around on MSFT again if needed, its a never ending cycle.

These are the things I'v said, why the fuc do you keep replying to me?.

Do you know whats so funny the site that this article is from kotaku reports this as rumor but on this site its reported as news.

The MS screw job has been slow to start and I've had to wait longer than normal but it's now started I see.

The crap/old game as the freebie for all those live users cut off while their accounts are still charged per month.

now this is the cutting off the money for the small time people.