the_dengle said:
People keep throwing this number around like it means something. Whether 15 exclusives or 5 or 50, it means nothing until we see those games. Case in point: the Wii U, some six months after launch, already has at least 8 exclusive games (NSMBU, Nintendo Land, ZombiU, Lego City Undercover, Sing Party, Rabbids Land, Game Party Champions, Family Party: 30 Great Games) and at least 2 home console exclusives (Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Tank Tank Tank). Several of these are "original IP" as well. Now consider how many of them are just bad games. Hint: it's half of them. Not only is there no guarantee that some of Microsoft's 15 exclusive games won't be bad, it's pretty much a no-brainer that they're going to count every possible game in their number of "exclusives" no matter how bad it is. You can bet the executives aren't saying, "Those five games will be very bad, only tell people there will be 15 exclusives so they don't get their hopes up." Now consider that the Wii U's 8-10 exclusives is not including "special edition" re-releases of older games or downloadable exclusives, and there is again no guarantee that Microsoft is not including such titles in their "exclusives" count. I'm just trying to make the case that saying your console will have 15 exclusive games in its first year means nothing, and the Wii U is proof, because for all its technical exclusives, it has had the most embarassingly dry release schedule I've ever seen for the past 5 months. Unless by their first year, Microsoft means the ~6 weeks between the XB1 release and the end of 2013. That might be impressive. But that's not how I interpret the statement. |
How does it mean nothing? By the way this is shaping up, the Xone could have the biggest launch line-up of all 3. You can't compare the WiiU in terms of game releases that aren't exclusives. It has very little 3rd party support. I know this because certain people on this site were drilling it into our heads 15 threads a day before the One's reveal. 3rd party sales came to %80 of all software sold during the last gen for the 360 AND PS3, I also understand 15 exclusives in the first year will probably mean in the first 12 months and not during 2013... That would be crazy. Still, that on top of the 3rd party games will end up being a new game every 2 weeks (on average). It means nothing.... Lol.
I also like how you assume half of them will be bad games.... I know some of them will be, but half? I'm not sure whether you're trying to downplay or what...
