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A representative for Microsoft confirmed the $59.99 price tag of Xbox One first party games to Polygon. "I can confirm that Microsoft Studios games on Xbox One will be $59.99 (MSRP)," stated the representative to Polygon. While Sony has yet to release the prices of what PS4 games will be selling for, Sony's CEO Jack Tretton hinted to CNBC back in February that they planned on selling games for $60. "We're going to welcome free-to-play models, games from $.99 up to those $60 games," Tretton told CNBC. Despite Sony not confirming their prices for PS4 first party or third party games, Amazon and Gamestop pre-orders have both Xbox One and PS4 first party games listed for $59.99.

"I’ve had a bad time working with Microsoft in the past. Maybe not super bad, but a moderately bad time in terms of business relationships. Other developers who are friends of mine have had a horrible time, so the idea of signing up again with Microsoft isn’t something I’d have ruled out, but there’s a certain amount of dread I have about doing that again. I don’t have that with Sony. Who knows, maybe it’ll turn out to be just as bad at the end! But I don’t think so. The people we’re talking to on a daily basis there are just really good people, and we’re happy to work with them. We’ll see how it goes." Blow went on further to say that the next Xbox "is not strictly about games", that it is not the place to put a highest performing version of his game on, and that it just wasn't the "best choice". Ouch! "Yeah, there were a lot of reasons why it was a good choice, Some were technical – we haven’t officially been disclosed on Microsoft’s next console, but we do see the same leaks as everyone else has, and they seem plausible. To me they talk about a console that is not strictly about games. It’s trying to be the centre of the living room device, which is fine and maybe it’s the right thing for Microsoft to do, business-wise. I don’t know; I actually don’t think it is, but they’ve certainly thought about it more than me! As a place to put the best, highest performing version of our game on, it doesn’t seem as good a choice.” The Witness is a colorful 3D puzzle game set on an island and is labeled for release in 2013.