Are You In Favor Of Making Games Exclusive?

[mosul210]

I am all for exclusives; For one it enables the developer to maximize the hardware - a game designed to play on the PS3 architecture should not play the same on a different platform. First party titles also help establish the brand of a console in the same way that Sonic and Mario became synonymous with SEGA and Nintendo. Purchasing an Xbox One guarantees me that I will get a Halo title, just as a PS4 would all but guarantee I would get a God of War and Mario with the purchase of a Wii U. So in summary exclusives may not be liked by all, but it sure makes owning a particular platform fun if for nothing else uniqueness.

 

[themarting]

I am all for exclusives; For one it enables the developer to maximize the hardware - a game designed to play on the PS3 architecture should not play the same on a different platform. First party titles also help establish the brand of a console in the same way that Sonic and Mario became synonymous with SEGA and Nintendo. Purchasing an Xbox One guarantees me that I will get a Halo title, just as a PS4 would all but guarantee I would get a God of War and Mario with the purchase of a Wii U. So in summary exclusives may not be liked by all, but it sure makes owning a particular platform fun if for nothing else uniqueness.

I think theres a difference between exclusives and first party titles. I DO believe there should be first party titles, which is what halo originally was, and what sonic was and mario continues to be. Titles developed either directly by the console maker or by a development company VERY closely related to the console maker. With the entrance of electronics giants and software giants into the gaming world, we started to see less first party titles i think. First party titles to me, showcased what the system was capable of, since they were made by the same people who DESIGNED the console.

So while i think console makers should still be developing first party titles, i dont really think exclusives from 3rd party companies should really exist.