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Should there be exclusives?
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Should there be exclusives?

Well exclusives had been overatted for quite a while now. I'm starting to give up seeing the point in this.


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If the people making the exclusives want that, I guess so. I don't really see the point, though.


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Yes.


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I fail to see the point, but well developers enter contracts, they have to do the best to make the most money, personally i would like to see multi platform releases, but there always has to be exclusive games to draw people to specific consoles.

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NO exclusives you might as well have one console...


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NO exclusives you might as well have one console...
Not really, then the Console producers would actually have to work to get their customers. And the consoles would get cheaper and better.


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would get cheaper and better.

That's an oxymoron if I've ever seen one.


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Exclusives are a good deal for console makers. A genuinely good game generates interest in their console if the game will only be available there. Really, the only time exclusivity is detrimental is when the game fails to reach the numble of expected sales.

But going cross-platform costs extra in money and man-hours, so you have to be sure the other platform will generate the sales to negate those losses. Not to mention developers usually get a certain amount extra for the exclusivity deal.

It all comes down to what makes the gamemakers more money.


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That's an oxymoron if I've ever seen one.


Then you probably don't understand even the most basic concepts of economics.


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No, im afraid you don't. Nothing good can be cheap my friend.


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No, im afraid you don't. Nothing good can be cheap my friend.


That's quite nonsensical. As "good", as well as "cheap", are subjective.


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Exclusives serve only to continue this mythical and ever-retarded idea that loyalty to a company is necessary.

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Exclusives are only useful for settling "my console can beat up your console"

If anybody likes games, every game should go multiplatform.

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I think many are missing a point here.

Exclusives are not for the benefit of the players. The deals are entirely concerning the game developers and the console makers. If a console company determines that a particular game (or particular studio) will move consoles, they may seek an exclusivity deal to make sure it moves only their consoles. If a game studio decides the terms and/or profits of the exclusivity deal will outweigh the possible losses from other consoles, they may agree to such a deal.

It's not about the gamers. It's about profit.


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I think many are missing a point here.

Exclusives are not for the benefit of the players. The deals are entirely concerning the game developers and the console makers. If a console company determines that a particular game (or particular studio) will move consoles, they may seek an exclusivity deal to make sure it moves only their consoles. If a game studio decides the terms and/or profits of the exclusivity deal will outweigh the possible losses from other consoles, they may agree to such a deal.

It's not about the gamers. It's about profit.


I think it is clear to everyone that it is about money, after all, most things are. I think the question is more whether it even makes financial sense, in the present time. I'd also say that pressure from the console manufacturers might play a big part in the existence of exclusives. Of course the question is also how much more it costs to produce for a different console and how much more money the game would make if it was on two consoles. On the other hand, just looking at it as a layman, I'd assume that with Console Sales relatively evenly split (as opposed to last generation), any successful game, would likely profit more if they would go multiplatform, but, maybe, the risk involved is what puts them off.

Finally, there's also the view of some consumers that exclusives are for some reason a good thing, which I can't quite explain to myself except with the assumption that it is a misguided pride in one console over another, likely, because you happen to own it.


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Originally posted by General Kaliero
I think many are missing a point here.

Exclusives are not for the benefit of the players. The deals are entirely concerning the game developers and the console makers. If a console company determines that a particular game (or particular studio) will move consoles, they may seek an exclusivity deal to make sure it moves only their consoles. If a game studio decides the terms and/or profits of the exclusivity deal will outweigh the possible losses from other consoles, they may agree to such a deal.

It's not about the gamers. It's about profit.


The question that was asked wasn't if exclusives are good or not in regards with consoles makers, but if there should be exclusives.

The only way I can answer that as a gamer and as a gamer, I cant think of any good reason for exclusive games. As a developer, it makes sense to have their game go on multiple platforms. It increases profits. As a console maker, I would think its bad because they would have make one kick ass platform to persuade other people to buy it.

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Originally posted by Zack Fair
No.
Ditto.

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I dont really care, so long as all the quick shitty cash in games remain exclusive to Wii. stick out tongue


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I dont really care, so long as all the quick shitty cash in games remain exclusive to Wii. stick out tongue


Amen!


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