You constantly see it on here.

As someone who already owns a console, why do you put more importance on exclusives than multiplatform releases for that console? Do you enjoy games more because you can't get them anywhere else?

Why don't digital games count as games on a console? Is it because despite the fact it may well be the best game released all month, it's not shipped in a box sitting exclusively in console B's section therefore irrelevant?

I've been a multiformat gamer pretty much since I was able to buy game consoles for myself. I buy the games I want to play on the format that has the best version for me. The fact it is available elsewhere is of no detriment to my enjoyment of said software whatsoever.  At the end of the day, a game is a game... isn't it?

When looking at single format owners, surely the "exclusive" malarky becomes even less relevant? You only have 1 system, you can only buy games released on that system, I'd have thought multi format gives you access to more games making them the preferable option?

Come on VGChartz, why are exclusives worth far more to people who already own said consoles? And you have internet... why the hell can't a great E-shop, XBLA or PSN game be considered a pro for a system?

multiplat? im confused......thats always in the lists.

Digital is so hard to track unfortunately :(

Look at the threads about great XB1, PS4 and Wii U games.

Constantly the response is "that's on other systems so doesn't count" and even more so with digital.

A game like Shovel Knight, is on PC via Steam, and Wii U via E-Shop. Great game, absolutely what I want to play. If someone dared say in a thread saying Wii U doesn't get enough games because Nintendo don't make enough or whatever, it'd instantly be dismissed A because you can buy it on Steam as well, and B because it's digital only.

The Last of Us Remastered is another example, as is Halo collection etc. Yes, the games are on other formats (actually previous gen) but why does that make them any less a part of a console's lineup. Most people tend to have 1 or 2 systems at most anyway.

I appreciate that an exclusive game can help to sway a buying decision and being physical on store shelves gives it greater exposure. But why are they not counted towards a systems lineup purely for being available elsewhere, or not shipping in a box? They're still part of that system's software lineup.

only if they more on PS4




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or not

It seems that if the Multi-plat has exclusive content, or timed exclusivity on your console, they're relevant. If not, they're irrelevant. And if all that happened on your system last gen, but not so much this gen, they're REALLY irrelevant.

It largely has to do with context. On a sales website an often unstated context lies in how does this game sell the console. Multiplatform games dont offer any advantage in that context. Download games without retail presence are also similarly useless so they get discounted from discussion. 

People make buying choices partially based on what games they can get on a platform that they can't get on other platforms. Essentially it's that simple. Practice is slightly more complicated though...

Both really. I mean as a general point of discussion in a thread. When listing games someone says they like on a format, it's instantly jumped on as "not exclusive" or "only a download game".

In sales, that game is still on that format, so therefore counts towards it's overall lineup. For gaming in general, a lot of people actually only play multiformat games. There are people who's staple gaming diet is FIFA, Call of Duty and then something else to fill in the gap.

So do most gamers (beyond forums such as this) actually give a damn whether a game is on another format, or is a port of a game from a system 2 generations ago that they never owned? (If someone never had an original Xbox, the Master Chief Collection is actually introducing them to a completely new game in Halo 2 remastered).

There just seems to be too much focus on the exclusive/physical aspect, as opposed to the actual quality of the game itself.

A high quality exclusive is great, but it just seems some people don't want to even consider multi format and digital part of a system's lineup.

But most games sold tend to be barring the Nintendo stuff, multiformat.

I'm pretty certain most Xbox and PlayStation owners buy the systems for 3rd party releases which are available on other systems. Exclusives may help steer which way someone leans if they're only going to buy 1 format, but if you want GTA, either price or best version is going to be the factor, rather than the fact that ICO is on one of the systems.

dont be decieved. Discounting multiplats is the easiest way to spot a fanboy. Multiplat games account for over 80% of total software games on the platforms that have them so obviously they count. Fanboys of any specific platform has to discount them or how else can they justify being a fanboy; they seem to forget that its still ok to just say i prefer this console cause of its exclusives. so they make it seem like the multiplats doesn't exist and all that matters are the exclusives.