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

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binary solo said:

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.

To your questions, yes i do.

One system = less investment required for the consumer. Sales would be the same, except all piled up on one system. Pretty similar to what we had with the PS2 era. When you have one system and all games come out for it, its better for everyone. The market isnt fractured and theres no need to invest on multiple ports of the same game. So, yes, i think its beneficial and less risky for all parties involved.

The only drawback is that it leads to monopolist practices.

 

Anyways he is talking about indies so this whole thing is taken out of context. For indies, yes its good to be in as many systems as possible to gain exposure.