An exclusive game is still an exclusive even if its on the PC

Here is the origin of the Term Console Exclusive:


Lemmings: We Have a hole bunch of exclusive games

Cow: Most of them are all on the PC

Lemmings: Then we have Console Exclusives.


Its just a dumb thing lemmings made up when theyr games went to the PCGarchomPro

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[QUOTE="Overthrow"][QUOTE="JPOBS"][QUOTE="TekkenMaster606"]

They're multiplatform.

The term console exclusive is damage control used to eliminate a platform to create some kind of illusionary first place to claim ownage over other console fans.

farhan007

pc gaming is a small market. console exclusivity is very important considering nintendo, microsoft and sony are not competing with pcs.

in truth, its a double edged blade. a game is not exclusive period if it can be found elsewhere. conversely, the denial of the importance of console exclusivity is damage control also.

That's ridiculous. PC gaming is a larger market than any of the current gen consoles, none of which have sold much more than 10 million. There are PC games that have sold more than that (the Sims, for example).

Now tell me how pc's are out there compared to 360's and ps3's that can run crysis smoothly?

no game build for pc needs a highend pc to run. fear only state it need a geforce 4 to run and tomshardware did a test and had it running on a geforce 2 all on low settings. its only the crappy ports that need a powerful pc to run.

there is a difference between running and looking pretty.

[QUOTE="farhan007"]

http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/archive/g0810/005g10/05g10.asp

"Console games accounted for $4.2 billion in sales, and PC games grossed $1.9 billion. ?

cobrax25

NPD numbers dont acount for Digital Distribution of games.

Plus, I shouldnt have to remind you, that that number is of all consoles combined....not individually.

so true, funny how console fans keep using npd sales while mant pc game sales aren't counted. the npd sales mean NOTHING till steam and direct 2 drive sales are counted

There is console exclusivity, but there isn't total exclusivity.Unstoppable_1

[QUOTE="TekkenMaster606"][QUOTE="Hewkii"]

[QUOTE="7thSIN"]Well, any game that goes to PC sorta helps MS in the long run anyways.MikeE21286

Sony Vaios run Windows.

Exactly. And no one earn licensing fees off of PC games.

Yep, that's why they're pushing that whole Games For Windows thing and the craptastic OS known as Vista. They need to make some money off the games somehow if they're not gonna be on the 360.

the whole vista thing isn't doing very well for games. there are olny two not very good m$ games that need vista, any other game runs on xp, even crysis. m$ will have a very hard job trying to convicence ea or ubi to make their game vista only.

Consoles are different from PCs.

Everyone who buys a console like Nintendos Wii for example will get similar visual and performance experience out of the same software (SSBM) that is made for the standardized hardware. The same applies with 360 and PS3, Consoles have a standardized playing field.

PCs on the other hand are not standardized and the games or softwares visual performance can vary from PC to PC, which can change the experience and give an advantage in an online match to the one with the superior GPU or Ram. You can upgrade a PC, but cannot a console, that difference is substantial. Enough to put consoles and the standardized gaming console experiences in a different class. A different class could mean one of the three consoles could have a game that is also on PC be solely exclusive to the out of the box standardized experience. I'm not saying which is better just the differences between the two.

Yes a PC can be used as a gaming system, thus the term System wars. But the difference do exist, which is why we call a console a console, and a PC a PC and why we don't call this place Console Wars or PC Wars.

Technically no, a Nintendo fan isn't a sheep a cud-chewing 4 legged mammals related to goats but we still use terms here like Hermit, Cow, Sheep, and Lems. Why not Console exclusive?

lol at the console exclusive idea. Cant wait for the next idea to come out which makes the 360 look better i think it will be the "Best Next Gen Console Exclusive"! you know games like "Spiderman 3" dosnt matter that it came out on the Ps2 thats last gen, Wii well see ps2, PS3 not the next best next gen console, PC's arent consoles, Oh look 360 has loads of "Best Next Gen Console Exclusives"

360 fans crack me up, just face it you have to share with the pc

The term " Console exclusive "is right on but if all of you really want to argue semantics then;lets call it " MS OS exclusive " now lets try to argue about that one folks b/c Sony &Nintendo need not apply thus making it exclusive to MS console only - lol ;)SecretPolice

Opens another problematic layer up, not all 360/PC games require Windows. Some are Mac and Linux capable.

Really, it's just easiest calling games on one system exclusives, and games on more than one multiplats.

Otherwise every single game ever on the PC are all PC exclusives. What a redundant state.

No.

If it's on more than one platform it isn't exclusive. Now stop making threads about this..try for something original next time.