One fut 15 coins purchase gains you a game across multiple parts of the PlayStation eco-system. Sometimes it even extends to more than two platforms, as games are available across PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and Vita. The initiative is arguably one of the few things keeping Vita afloat as it flounders for new content.
After two years of precedent though cross-buy seems entirely ordinary. Gamers expect it, and feel put out when a publisher charges separately across PlayStation platforms.Publishers seem chastened, even apologetic, in response to fans wishing for the functionality. In cases when it does happen, Sony must be brokering the terms in some way. Nintendo's own shaky relationships with publishers may make the company reluctant to put itself in a similar position.