Microsoft OK with Master Chief PS3 Port
When it was reported that a bunch of guys on a PS3 ported over a very convincing Halo 2 and Halo 3 variant of the Master Chief for Unreal Tournament 3 (playable on the PlayStation 3), some of us laughed. Others, including Business Week, thought that Microsoft was not going to be very happy. As it turns out, Microsoft attorney Don McGowan is speaking up on his blog to address the situation.
Actually it’s nothing more than the Game Content Usage Rules…in action. When these were developed, people all thought they were focused on machinima. The truth is that while they do address machinima they also allow for a lot of other things. Mods like this are one of them.
He goes on to say…making things a little more personal:
The developers aren’t selling the mod, they’re not monetizing Microsoft’s IP, they’re just creating something to share their love of the Master Chief on a new platform…And no one is taking characters from PlayStation games (do they even have any games?) and putting them on our platform…
Ohhhhhh, well concealed in the good job modders section, the trash talk begins. How will Sony respond?