Whats the big deal about exclusives

So a system having the most/best rated exclusives is what wins here right.

Yeah, yeah 360 doesn't have much on the horizon right now for exclusives that's what is being spouted around SW right now. But the 360 doesn't need the exclusives it's a cheap system that playes everything the PS3 has except for the exclusives which only 4 of those are any good.

In '09 games the 360 has or will have are Steet Fighter 4, RE5, Modern Warfare 2, Madden 2010, Halo Wars, Halo 3:ODST. All but 2 are exclusive but all can be enjoyed for $199 so I don't really see how 360 is losing '09, and exclusive game that comes out for 360 that we do not know about yet is just more icing on the cake.

How many exclusives does a system need to have a year to be any decent anyway 360 has/had

Star Ocean: The Last Hope, Race Pro,Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad, Ninja Blade, Halo Wars, Halo 3:ODST and poss Forza 3

also listed for 360 are Demons of Mercy, andDogtag so thats 9 seems alright to me even though some are garbage but not everything can be a gem.

Yes, M$ already knows this, that's why they shut down so many of their 1st party game studios.

Now you know how the Xbox Plan is working.

What's the big deal about exclusives

xxyetixx

Man... if you look at it in that sense.... it actually makes me like my PS3 a lot more honestly. Free internet and less prone to RROD.

I kinda HAVE to rely on exclusives to even touch my Xbox 360.

So its definitely all relative, but I'd say exclusives pretty much determine a console's success. You can't deny that Gears and Halo don't impact the 360 more than the multiplats. That's just dumb. It's a combination of multiplats and exclusives, with multiplats kind of reinforcing a console's success and exclusives pushing it.

without exclusives everything would look like the same :shock:

don't mean much when you own all the consoles ;)

The exclusive model cannot be sustained, we are already seeing the lines blur this generation because games are too expensive to make just for one platform.

Anyone who bases their platform adoption decisions on exclusives are going to have to rethink their approach next generation.

The exclusive model cannot be sustained, we are already seeing the lines blur this generation because games are too expensive to make just for one platform.

Anyone who bases their platform adoption decisions on exclusives are going to have to rethink their approach next generation.

AnnoyedDragon

If that is true, what would stop everyone from just buying the cheapest system? I chose the PS3 because I like the exclusives for it (all 4 of them :D).

If that is true, what would stop everyone from just buying the cheapest system? I chose the PS3 because I like the exclusives for it (all 4 of them :D).

OmegaBlueUp

Nothing at all, which is why future consoles will have to find a way to differentiate themselves outside of exclusive games.

Exclusive content and features being an example, which we are already seeing now.

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If that is true, what would stop everyone from just buying the cheapest system? I chose the PS3 because I like the exclusives for it (all 4 of them :D).

AnnoyedDragon

Nothing at all, which is why future consoles will have to find a way to differentiate themselves outside of exclusive games.

Exclusive content and features being an example, which we are already seeing now.

I hope you are wrong, that would make SW less interesting. :(

I hope you are wrong, that would make SW less interesting. :(

OmegaBlueUp

Look around.

There are more cross platform games than ever and even some big name exclusives have gone that way, the console companies are putting millions into exclusive content for cross platform games, consoles are marketing their platforms for a variety of purposes outside of just gaming.

It is already happening.

It is happening now because games are getting too expensive to stay exclusive, if it is like this now just imagine what it will be like next gen when content development costs leap upward again.

Because multiplats mean virtually nothing in System Wars. In fact, I hate multiplats. *Spits on a multiplat game*Floppy_Jim

No they don't exclusives define a system imagine if let's say if games like uncharted or gears of war was multiplat,Sure ppl would be exicted for it put will toss it aside like RE5 since it's multiplat,Games like that come and go and won't be remembered for years to come,The purpose of having exclusives like uncharted and gears to get ppl hype up about there product,There saying if you want to play gears 2 you can only find it on 360,Wanna play uncharted well pony up and get a PS3,See what im saying?

And to the ppl exclusives don't matter than why is it that the Wii exclsuives like Wii fit and mario are selling buttloads of games?

MS knows this they cant compete powerhouse games like the Wii(Quality is subjective) and PS3(Infamous,MAG,KZ2)

How long will MS Plan work till Ps3 pricecut finally arrives and can't rely on multiplat's as there selling point?

Funny. Exclusives sure mattered back in 2006 & 2007. That's all I have to say.nervmeister

lol i was gonna right that too

Exclusives were all that lemmings used to care about back in 06-07. They used to bash cows like crazy if they mentioned multiplats.

it's what differentiates the systems. if you want a multiplat, there are options. if you want an exclusive, you have to get that one system it's for.

Because multiplats mean virtually nothing in System Wars. In fact, I hate multiplats. *Spits on a multiplat game*Floppy_Jim

I know you're just effing around,but this gen,multiplats are alot stronger and overall better games than alot of exclusives.

as for the topic,exclusives can be a good thing,because it gives each console their colors.

Exclusives were all that lemmings used to care about back in 06-07. They used to bash cows like crazy if they mentioned multiplats.

Ragnarok1051

The multiplat argument doesn't work in reverse in this situation though. If my kid came to me today and said he wanted to get a video game system and games like COD:WAW, GH, SF4, and RE5. I would go out and buy a Xbox 360 and start getting some games. If you enjoy all the multiplat games 360 is the way to go $199 gets you everything. But for PS3 fans to say we get the same games too but still miss out on Halo 3 and GeoW 2 your paying $399 to play the same games I am.

You guys are all missing the 2nd part to my question/argument how many exclusives does a system need in a year 360 has like 9 coming out or that are already out, and possibly something that isn't announced already.

cows think they will magically propel the PS3 to not last place :lol:

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What's the big deal about exclusives

jakehouston88

Exclusives are like having the star player in any sport. If your team is the Lakers you know that almost every team in the L is going to envy your number one player. Unless YOUR team is the Cavs. Just like in sports though, you dont have to have to be loyal to anyone and enjoy both.

Exclusives are the main factor when choosing one console over another. Final Fantasy XIII not being exclusive anymore and 360 having lots of exclusives which appealed to me was enough for me to look past the 360's hardware problems and buy it instead of a PS3.

exclusives matter because it would be pointless to have three consoles and all of them both have the same games. if that really happened then i think people would go for the cheaper brand of the console. the point in having exclusives is so a person can play a different game for what ever system they have.iam2green

Exclusives are the main factor when choosing one console over another. Final Fantasy XIII not being exclusive anymore and 360 having lots of exclusives which appealed to me was enough for me to look past the 360's hardware problems and buy it instead of a PS3.

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