| jason1637 said: How else or would you define an exclusive? An exclusive game is something only on one machine. Games like UC4, Splatoon. A console exclusive is a game exclusive to one console but can be on PC/mobile. Games like Nier, Forza Horizon 3, Gears 4. A platform exclusive games are games exclusive to a certain brand but are on different machines games like Zelda BOTW, Persona 5, titanfall, Smash 4. |
This (almost).
We have 3 simple expressions covering all console games (these can all be timed of course).
1. Exclusive game - game available on only 1 console (Uncharted 4, Halo 5, Splatoon)
2. Console exclusive game - game also available on PC/arcade/etc. but not on any competing consoles (Street Fighter V, Dead Rising 3, Pokkén Tournament)
3. Platform exclusive game - game available on only 1 platform (e.g. Sony) of consoles (e.g. PS4, PS3 and Vita) and not on PC or any competing consoles (Persona 5, Forza Horizon 2, Zelda BOTW)
One could use the term "Microsoft exclusives" about games such as Dead Rising 3 (also on Steam) or Titanfall (also on Origin) since PC is technically also a "Microsoft platform" but personally I'd only consider using that if the PC release was limited to Windows 10 Store (e.g. Forza Horizon 3) and not on Steam/Origin/etc. And even then I'd probably just refer to them as console exclusive games.
