Anyone notice there really arn't "exclusives" anymore?

For example, Final Fantasy XIII, No More Heroes 2, Tekken 6 and the New Metal Gear Solid that's coming up. Is this because the companies want more money? Or is it just because they just want a wider audience for thier games?

Good riddance, exclusives are the dumbest thing ever. If you've got a good product, why restrict its audience to only one platform? It's the kinda thing that caters to same type of pathetic gamers that like games that require grinding. A very lame business practice, along the same lines as proprietary software and hardware.

No, I didn't notice that. I bought several exclusives this year.

No it's because microsoft have to buy exlcusive PS3 games ( exeption of No More Heroes ) in order for them to have a chance in surviving in the market

Megaman5364

[QUOTE="Megaman5364"]

No it's because microsoft have to buy exlcusive PS3 games ( exeption of No More Heroes ) in order for them to have a chance in surviving in the market

Diablo-B

I hate exclusives.

1. If I really want a game that's for the PS3, I should easily be able to get it for the 360 as well. I don't want to buy a whole new system just for one or a few games.
2. Exclusives are an excuse for fanboys to rage. 'Nuff said.
3. Being exclusive will only result in lost sales. Why restrict your product to only one platform? That's out-right stupid if you ask me. But of course, dev teams that are owned by a company is the only reason. (Which I think is stupid.)

How can you name titles the next Metal Gear game? No one even knew about it until E3 and even then, MGS4 is still exclusive to the PS3. Same goes for No More Heroes 2. That hasn't been confirmed to be multi-platform either and depending on how the first title does on the other consoles, there's a chance it won't be.

Well given the costs of developing games and the similarities between 360/PS3/PC it only makes sense to make a product for the most number of consumers as possible. Given that there still is a decent sized exclusive list all things considered. You have most of the Halo games, Gears of War 2, Forza 3, Infamous, Little Big Planet, Gran Turismo, Banjo Nuts & Bolts, etc. I could probably ramble off on over a dozen or so more games currently available that would make each available system worth owning.

I usually put an effort to owning all the platforms, but I think that are some advantages a developer can gain from an exclusive. UC2 for example wouldn't be the same if Naughty Dog had to broaden their engine for other platforms.

No it's because microsoft have to buy exlcusive PS3 games ( exeption of No More Heroes ) in order for them to have a chance in surviving in the market

Good riddance, exclusives are the dumbest thing ever. If you've got a good product, why restrict its audience to only one platform? It's the kinda thing that caters to same type of pathetic gamers that like games that require grinding. A very lame business practice, along the same lines as proprietary software and hardware.

kraychik

exclusives are nice every once in a while, but i prefer if exclusives are kept to a minimal. gamers benefit in the end, no matter what console you game on. if anything, exclusitivity only fuels fanboyism, and make fanboys buy their platform exclusives more blindly without considering the flaws.

No it's because microsoft have to buy exlcusive PS3 games ( exeption of No More Heroes ) in order for them to have a chance in surviving in the market

Megaman5364

[QUOTE="kraychik"]

Good riddance, exclusives are the dumbest thing ever. If you've got a good product, why restrict its audience to only one platform? It's the kinda thing that caters to same type of pathetic gamers that like games that require grinding. A very lame business practice, along the same lines as proprietary software and hardware.

jjtiebuckle

Halo 3

Halo ODST

Killzone 2

Infamous

Gears 2

Forza series

Dead Rising

Ace Combat 6

God of War series

Valkyria Chronicles

Lost Odyssey

MGS4

Resistance 1 & 2

Motorstorm and Pacific Rift

Rumble Roses XX

Alan Wake

Dead or Alive

Uncharted 1 & 2

Little Big Planet

Crysis

Cryostasis

Demon's Souls

Gran Turismo

MLB the show

and host of more endless PC exclusives...everyone says that exclusives are gone, yet the still are prevalent

I hope one day there is an easy way to play every game without having to own three or more systems. It's a pain.

What is that one software that was promising? It lets you play many games online streaming, even Crysis and you don't even need a PC.

Good riddance, exclusives are the dumbest thing ever. If you've got a good product, why restrict its audience to only one platform? It's the kinda thing that caters to same type of pathetic gamers that like games that require grinding. A very lame business practice, along the same lines as proprietary software and hardware.

kraychik

Exclusives are still important to console sales. It is because of exclusives that I still want a PS3 and Wii. They each have several games that I want to play, but can't because they aren't on 360 or PC.

[QUOTE="kraychik"]

Good riddance, exclusives are the dumbest thing ever. If you've got a good product, why restrict its audience to only one platform? It's the kinda thing that caters to same type of pathetic gamers that like games that require grinding. A very lame business practice, along the same lines as proprietary software and hardware.

JustPlainLucas

Games are quite expensive to develop these days, that`s why most third party publishers go multiplatform.

It`s nothing personal, just business.

More developers are going to go multiplatform. I would too to increase sales. Mario will never go cross platform though,it's Nintendo's trade mark. Imagine how much more money Nintendo would make if games like Super Smash Bros came to the Xbox and Playstation.

[QUOTE="JustPlainLucas"][QUOTE="kraychik"]

Good riddance, exclusives are the dumbest thing ever. If you've got a good product, why restrict its audience to only one platform? It's the kinda thing that caters to same type of pathetic gamers that like games that require grinding. A very lame business practice, along the same lines as proprietary software and hardware.

kraychik

Its worth bearing in mind all exclusives aren't paid for. Sometimes developers figure multiconsole development isn't worth the effort either because its too hard or the audience isn't there.

As a gamer, I don't care if people that own a different platform than me can play a game, but games built from the ground up tend to make the best use of hardware (which is not to knock the performance of multiconsole games like Dead Space, GTA4 and MW2 or to ignore the fact that games like Lair and Haze were unimpresive from a tech perspective).

im pretty sure theres still a bunch of exclusives out heir on all systems OP. however what i do see is that non exclusive games are getting better and better like batman AA, borderlands and AC2. i own more multiplats then i do exclusives and i think that gap will only get bigger as 2010 roles in

who cares about exclusives.. i just wanna game, i don't care if another console gets it. I'm not making any money from it

[QUOTE="kraychik"][QUOTE="JustPlainLucas"]:| It's called competition. Exclusives are what drive console sales. What's the point of companies making different consoles if they all play the same games? :?CarnageHeart

Its worth bearing in mind all exclusives aren't paid for. Sometimes developers figure multiconsole development isn't worth the effort either because its too hard or the audience isn't there.

As a gamer, I don't care if people that own a different platform than me can play a game, but games built from the ground up tend to make the best use of hardware (which is not to knock the performance of multiconsole games like Dead Space, GTA4 and MW2 or to ignore the fact that games like Lair and Haze were unimpresive from a tech perspective).