How do you like the multiplat era?
did you prefer the way it was "back in the days" or you like the fact that no matter if you got a ps3 or an xbox 360, you can pretty much enjoy the majority of the games out there on your system?
I see it both as a benefit and a disadvantage at the same time. Sony, thanks to its efforts and investments on 1st party titles has been trying to give its system a clear identity, while Microsoft is more into the timed exclusives thing. Maybe this way it's more profitable for Microsoft, relying mainly on cross-platform games, limiting the costs to fund their 1st party high budget titles.
It's also true that thanks to Microsoft's strategy, many Sony's strongholds like Final Fantasy and Tekken became cross-platform games.
so what about the few real exclusives? Imo, they're now more important than ever, maybe the most important factor whether you'd choose ps3 over 360 and viceversa.
and what about the Pc and the Wii?
I think those are the systems where you can truly rely on exclusive games, whether they're garbage or not, it's where you can still find some clear identity.
I'd like to quote something a pc gamer said, which may help clarify my point:
Honestly people are so used to the idea that PC gaming is in trouble that they never question it, it's just a given, a default position. But the moment I suggest console gaming isn't too healthy these days; they freak out. What? Console gaming in trouble? Ha! The idea is ludicrous to them. They don't need any evidence to declare PC gaming dead, but they will completely disregard all the evidence you present the console market isn't doing too good; because they reject the idea outright.
This is reflected in all their arguments, they are completely uninterested in looking at anything that suggests something is wrong with console gaming, to the point that they make a fool of themselves with some of their arguments.
Take for instance this line we hear all too often "PC developers fleeing to consoles". Anyone with eyes would recognise the cross platform orientation of this generation, they will recognise a significant number of games are going cross platform on both console and PC. But some people are just so unable to look a little closer to home they actually only note the PC games going cross platform, its ridiculous and I don't know why this highly flawed argument is perpetuated on the console end to this day.
When I look at the console market today I see multi billion dollar companies unable to attract exclusive 3rd party development; were as a platform that offers them no financial incentives can. I see supposedly popular platforms having to pay game developers to remain exclusive while PC takes the lead in exclusives. I see consoles being treated like a cross platform dumping ground, as shown by the exclusive to cross platform ratio, an accusation that still gets used against PC despite it being truer about consoles. I see console companies having to pay for exclusive content in cross platform games; while some developers bring PC exclusive benefits in their games without being paid a penny.
People try their very best to drag the image of PC gaming through the muck; and yet time and time again I see this supposedly dying platform stands head and shoulders above the multi billion dollar investments consoles are getting. What are you going to say? What could any of you possibly say to me that is going to diminish how I view my platform when I see the console business model falling apart right in front of me? Every criticism out there doesn't change what is in fact going on. You can talk about piracy and sales and all the doom preaching all you want, you can even pull the preference card and try to pass it off as everyones opinion, PC is still here and it is out performing consoles in developer support.
What more is there to say?
AnnoyedDragon
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