'Nobody gains from console exclusivity,' says Sony's dev relations boss

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Nem said:

He is just trying to charm up 3rd parties.

Sony is the only company that isnt making any partnerships for 3rd party exclusives. Though we have heard they helped Capcom with Deep Down, im unsure if its not just rumors.

He knows exclusives are important and there is clearly someone who gains from them. The consumer and therefore the developer/publisher.

The consumer gains from exclusivity? The developer gains from exclusivity? I don't think so, only the hardware company gains from exclusivity. You think Rockstar would have gained from having GTA IV, RDR and GTAV exclusive to one platform? You think EA would be better off with Madden and Fifa exclusive to one platform? You think the Saints Row franchise would do better if it was on one platform only? You think Bayonetta 2 is going to be better off only being on Wii U?

The guy is fundamentally right, it's odd so many people are trying to find a way to criticise him by taking him out of context and suggesting he meant 1st party exclusives. You've got to consider the audience he was talking to, and that's indies. So the context he's talking in is 3rd party devs, and small ones at that. And for indies being on multiple platforms is where they all, more or less, want to end up.