Sony exclusives that went multiplat have largely failed

[sales2099]

theprof00 said:

sales2099 said:

theprof00 said:

Well it seems reading between the lines is just as difficult for you as reading the thread.

I read your origional response, and I aint buying it. Multiplats get way more hype in general, most recently with Bioshock. Nah....I am sticking to the simple argument that Sony gamers are spiteful when they loose an exclusive that belonged to them in the glory days.

Itll get better, as gens pass and new child gamers enter the market, they wont even be aware that certain franchises used to be exclusive to one console. Right now, we are simply in a transition period where 3rd party exclusives are a dying breed.

Infinite got great hype because it's being called an amazing game... not because it's multiplat. Overlooking really obvious detail there.. >_>

Yeah you can pigeonhole Sony gamers however you want, as fanboys or whatever else you're implying here.

Sony already showed this gen how important exclusives are, and the history of this gen has shown that past exclusives do not do so well on competing systems. Why? Because people who like traditional exclusives tend to buy the next console in expectation that it will have the sequel or similar library.

Why do you think ps3 is crushing 360 every week? Because of multiplats? It's the exclusives bro, and those exclusives are doing pretty well (well, not the first party ones)....at least not yet until the big 4-5 games release soon. Oh it's going to be epic.

I don't know why you guys always argue so intensely with me. I usually end up right in the end. It'll be the same here. Companies will go back to being exclusives because they've seen just how much it costs them. 5-6 months of additional coding that could have been used to add content, additional costs, sales splitting, bigger staff, more managers, negative publicity. You'll see. You don't need to take my word. But I'll be sure to throw it in your face when the time comes :D (and I'll be sure to have your own words handy too)

PS3 is outselling 360 every week because they have Europe and Japan in their pocket, and PS3 has had more price drops in the last 3 years where 360 has had none since Fall 2008. Halo 4 at least outshipped every PS3 exclusive in 2012. Most PS3 exclusive franchises have dropped off in sales with every sequel release.

You think that devs will go back to exclusives....lol. Next gen costs will be even higher. All they need is more marketing, multiplat or not, and itll do fine, whatever it is. Offcoruse its reviews have to be good as well.