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[SNG32]

Why do some people hate the idea of exclusives going to other platforms? Especially in this volatile industry with layoffs happening everyday. The more sales these games have the more games we get and keep people employed that’s how I see it but maybe I’m wrong?

 

[PeteBull]

For many of us there is 0 point to get console with 0 or close to 0 exclusives, for example ps5/ps5pr0 has 3 legit AAA exclusives now and is over 4 years on the market...

 

[SNG32]

For many of us there is 0 point to get console with 0 or close to 0 exclusives, for example ps5/ps5pr0 has 3 legit AAA exclusives now and is over 4 years on the market...

Ok but if you look the vast majority of console users the most played games are all multiplat.

 

[poppabk]

For many of us there is 0 point to get console with 0 or close to 0 exclusives, for example ps5/ps5pr0 has 3 legit AAA exclusives now and is over 4 years on the market...

Isn't that good though? Means you don't have to buy a console just to play an arbitrarily exclusive game.

 

[rodrigolfp]

FOMO.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

For many of us there is 0 point to get PC with 0 or close to 0 exclusives, for example PC has 0 legit AAA exclusives now and is over 4 years on the market...

FTFY

Remember the 90s and early 00s when PC had a load of big exclusives that consoles at the time didn’t have a prayer of being able to run?

 

[Kacho]

Without exclusives consoles are boring. I used to own all consoles to play a variety of games. Now I'm down to PC and Nintendo because they have everything I want.

 

[PeteBull]

Ok but if you look the vast majority of console users the most played games are all multiplat.

Thats normal too, ofc, its logical when platform provides so few exclusives ppl who are on it will mostly play multiplats, the thing is- there is freedom of choice, so if we got choice to get ps5/pr0 with its 3 exclusives(great ones, i will play them at some point, likely on ps6), we rather wait till its at least 10+ proper exclusive games before we invest in the platform and simply stick to pc till then. Its 2025 and even ps5pr0 doesnt provide us with stable 1080p60 on all the games, so its not like we can go console if we want performance- gotta stick to pc unless we want those 3 exclusives.
TLDR: Ofc in perfect world u would have pc+all the consoles, but most of us have 1 or 2 platforms only.

 

[Zacfoldor]

It's the same principle as when you buy something and a week later it goes on sales for half price, and you feel bad about your full priced purchase.

It's the same reason.

Exclusives add value to a console purchase. Giving away exclusives to other platforms depreciates the console purchase and really should not looked on happily by those whose product has been depreciated, unless the fact that the game would not be a permanent exclusive was made clear up front. In the case of this gen, the market as a whole assumed most of these games would be exclusive.

When I buy a Switch 2, I do so under the assumption that I will not be able to buy these games on PC during the lifetime of the console. If Nintendo releases all their games on PS5 Pro a year after Switch 2 came out, I would rightfully be upset, as I would not have purchased a Switch 2 if I had know this, because it would be worthless. So they would have effectively made my purchase worthless to me by removing the exclusives. I could have just played them on PS5 Pro. Good thing Nintendo is probably not doing that.

When you live in a fancy neighborhood and someone pulls a doublewide trailer up across the street to live in, depreciating your property's value, same thing. It's actually wild that giving away exclusives isn't even more protested, because it is bad for the consumer who purchased the console under the assumption that the game would stay exclusive to it. The doublewide doesn't hurt you physically, but it does hurt you monetarily by depreciating the value of your things. In a time when most things are scams, selling me something under a pretense and then pulling the rug out from under me isn't viewed as that bad, but it actually is pretty bad.

 

[PeteBull]

FTFY

Remember the 90s and early 00s when PC had a load of big exclusives that consoles at the time didn’t have a prayer of being able to run?

Hey bro, if u prefer to play on console im happy for u, u do u
No need to get butthurt, i say ps5/pr0 doesnt give me much value from perspective of a 3080ti owner, who had access to 2x ps5 power(and nvidia dlss which is better from ps5pr0 pssr) back in 2021 already, ofc i had to pay for it lots more but its fine, as long as there is quality ofc u gotta pay for it premium price
Same way person who gets 9800x3d cpu and 5090gpu now has access to more power in early 2025, than ps6 owner will have in late 2028 at its launch, ofc topend pc rig owner gonna have to bleed money for such a privilege(easily over 4k usd total vs maybe 1k usd ps6 launch price, especially if we include disc drive?), such is life, nothing is for free

 

[SNG32]

Thats normal too, ofc, its logical when platform provides so few exclusives ppl who are on it will mostly play multiplats, the thing is- there is freedom of choice, so if we got choice to get ps5/pr0 with its 3 exclusives(great ones, i will play them at some point, likely on ps6), we rather wait till its at least 10+ proper exclusive games before we invest in the platform and simply stick to pc till then. Its 2025 and even ps5pr0 doesnt provide us with stable 1080p60 on all the games, so its not like we can go console if we want performance- gotta stick to pc unless we want those 3 exclusives.
TLDR: Ofc in perfect world u would have pc+all the consoles, but most of us have 1 or 2 platforms only.

To me I love the fact that you can access the majority of games with fewer platforms and now with cross play you can purchase online or not on one platform.

 

[Guilty_AI]

This is just opinions you see on boards like this one. Most people dont give a shit, heck they'll happily play on their xbox series s, which going by the people here would be the worst console ever made.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Why do some people hate the idea of exclusives going to other platforms? Especially in this volatile industry with layoffs happening everyday. The more sales these games have the more games we get and keep people employed that’s how I see it but maybe I’m wrong?

- Focus on exclusives: quality products and strong brand.

- Focus on "all audiences": Cheaper and more accessible products. Quality is secondary.

XBOX has proved this to be 100% accurate.

Sony's quality is already been impacted. As for Nintendo, its business model isn't viable without exclusives.

 

[rodrigolfp]

FTFY

Remember the 90s and early 00s when PC had a load of big exclusives that consoles at the time didn’t have a prayer of being able to run?

PC has zero exclusives and games like WoW, SWToR and Star Citizen exist on consoles??? And is over only 4 years on the market???

 

[Fabieter]

Sweet that you think more revenue means less layoffs

 

[SNG32]

- Focus on exclusives: quality products and strong brand.

- Focus on "all audiences": Cheaper and more accessible products. Quality is secondary.

XBOX has proved this to be 100% accurate.

Sony's quality is already been impacted. As for Nintendo, its business model isn't viable without exclusives.

You have access to more Nintendo Libraries on PC then you do on a switch. This hasn’t hurt Nintendo and tbh I don’t think it would hurt them if the officially released there games on PC either. I think Sonys quality has been impacted because of the budgets they put to there games. If we want those types of games it’s either two options charge a higher price or extend the olive branch. Me personally I would much rather Sony go multiplat before they charge a higher premium for there games.

 

[Cakeboxer]

Why do some people hate the idea of exclusives going to other platforms? Especially in this volatile industry with layoffs happening everyday. The more sales these games have the more games we get and keep people employed that’s how I see it but maybe I’m wrong?

Because you can't feel special anymore. You are no longer that high iq person who made that smart super smart decision to buy product x. Also you can't hate and mock product y as much as you used to, because you can't brag about scores, sales or awards anymore.

 

[Guilty_AI]

- Focus on exclusives: quality products and strong brand.

- Focus on "all audiences": Cheaper and more accessible products. Quality is secondary.

What a dumb generalization. Focusing on audience and focusing on a platform are completely different things. Xbox and Sony games have been in decline due to lack of the former, not the latter (and a myriad of unrelated reasons of course).

 

[Fabieter]

You have access to more Nintendo Libraries on PC then you do on a switch. This hasn’t hurt Nintendo and tbh I don’t think it would hurt them if the officially released there games on PC either. I think Sonys quality has been impacted because of the budgets they put to there games. If we want those types of games it’s either two options charge a higher price or extend the olive branch.

You have to own a switch to legally use a switch emulator so I dont think this is a good point at all.

 

[SNG32]

Because you can't feel special anymore. You are no longer that high iq person who made that smart super smart decision to buy product x. Also you can't hate and mock product y not as much as you used to, because you don't can't brag about scores, sales or awards anymore.

Which is how it should be just enjoy the fuckin game lol.

 

[SNG32]

You have to own a switch to legally use a switch emulator so I dont think this is a good point at all.

To each his own I’m just saying what’s possible.

 

[Fabieter]

To each his own I’m just saying what’s possible.

Ps1 - ps3 games are also all available on PC. That's not a point for native versions.

 

[PeteBull]

To me I love the fact that you can access the majority of games with fewer platforms and now with cross play you can purchase online or not on one platform.

Same, its big benefit for pc only players, u basically save 1k usd from ps5pr0 purchase that can go towards stronger pc rig and u barely miss out on anything(like i said, so far 3 high quality games).

 

[Generic]

It's the same principle as when you buy something and a week later it goes on sales for half price, and you feel bad about your full priced purchase.

It's the same reason.

Exclusives add value to a console purchase. Giving away exclusives to other platforms depreciates the console purchase and really should not looked on happily by those whose product has been depreciated, unless the fact that the game would not be a permanent exclusive was made clear up front. In the case of this gen, the market as a whole assumed most of these games would be exclusive.

When I buy a Switch 2, I do so under the assumption that I will not be able to buy these games on PC during the lifetime of the console. If Nintendo releases all their games on PS5 Pro a year after Switch 2 came out, I would rightfully be upset, as I would not have purchased a Switch 2 if I had know this, because it would be worthless. So they would have effectively made my purchase worthless to me by removing the exclusives. I could have just played them on PS5 Pro. Good thing Nintendo is probably not doing that.

When you live in a fancy neighborhood and someone pulls a doublewide trailer up across the street to live in, depreciating your property's value, same thing. It's actually wild that giving away exclusives isn't even more protested, because it is bad for the consumer who purchased the console under the assumption that the game would stay exclusive to it. The doublewide doesn't hurt you physically, but it does hurt you monetarily by depreciating the value of your things. In a time when most things are scams, selling me something under a pretense and then pulling the rug out from under me isn't viewed as that bad, but it actually is pretty bad.

 

[SNG32]

It's the same principle as when you buy something and a week later it goes on sales for half price, and you feel bad about your full priced purchase.

It's the same reason.

Exclusives add value to a console purchase. Giving away exclusives to other platforms depreciates the console purchase and really should not looked on happily by those whose product has been depreciated, unless the fact that the game would not be a permanent exclusive was made clear up front. In the case of this gen, the market as a whole assumed most of these games would be exclusive.

When I buy a Switch 2, I do so under the assumption that I will not be able to buy these games on PC during the lifetime of the console. If Nintendo releases all their games on PS5 Pro a year after Switch 2 came out, I would rightfully be upset, as I would not have purchased a Switch 2 if I had know this, because it would be worthless. So they would have effectively made my purchase worthless to me by removing the exclusives. I could have just played them on PS5 Pro. Good thing Nintendo is probably not doing that.

When you live in a fancy neighborhood and someone pulls a doublewide trailer up across the street to live in, depreciating your property's value, same thing. It's actually wild that giving away exclusives isn't even more protested, because it is bad for the consumer who purchased the console under the assumption that the game would stay exclusive to it. The doublewide doesn't hurt you physically, but it does hurt you monetarily by depreciating the value of your things. In a time when most things are scams, selling me something under a pretense and then pulling the rug out from under me isn't viewed as that bad, but it actually is pretty bad.

The other argument to that is Sony Japan could have still been around had they released games on PC. This new generation of gamers don’t care about none of this especially with cross play now.

 

[Fabieter]

It's the same principle as when you buy something and a week later it goes on sales for half price, and you feel bad about your full priced purchase.

It's the same reason.

Exclusives add value to a console purchase. Giving away exclusives to other platforms depreciates the console purchase and really should not looked on happily by those whose product has been depreciated, unless the fact that the game would not be a permanent exclusive was made clear up front. In the case of this gen, the market as a whole assumed most of these games would be exclusive.

When I buy a Switch 2, I do so under the assumption that I will not be able to buy these games on PC during the lifetime of the console. If Nintendo releases all their games on PS5 Pro a year after Switch 2 came out, I would rightfully be upset, as I would not have purchased a Switch 2 if I had know this, because it would be worthless. So they would have effectively made my purchase worthless to me by removing the exclusives. I could have just played them on PS5 Pro. Good thing Nintendo is probably not doing that.

When you live in a fancy neighborhood and someone pulls a doublewide trailer up across the street to live in, depreciating your property's value, same thing. It's actually wild that giving away exclusives isn't even more protested, because it is bad for the consumer who purchased the console under the assumption that the game would stay exclusive to it. The doublewide doesn't hurt you physically, but it does hurt you monetarily by depreciating the value of your things. In a time when most things are scams, selling me something under a pretense and then pulling the rug out from under me isn't viewed as that bad, but it actually is pretty bad.

Or You buy a dipped stock and it dipps further when you bought it.