And who was it that said exclusives were not important?

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Hiku said:

vivster said:
No one said that. Except maybe Xbox fanboys in the first 2 years of PS4.

zorg1000 said:
I dont recall anybody saying they weren't.

IkePoR just recently made the claim in this news article:

http://www.vgchartz.com/article/270951/playstation-4-sales-surpass-the-3ds/?expand_comment=548860&#comment_548860

"Anyone thinking exclusives (besides maybe Bloodborne) sell the PS4 is delusional."

That 2017 has been PS4's best year so far has nothing to do with all the exclusives it got, and is all attributed to the casuals who haven't already bought a PS4 for COD/FIFA/GTA/AC years ago, but just suddenly decided to do it now more than ever before.

Um, did that comment come from this year, as in 2017. 

If so....why is the 3DS being mentioned? The Switch was well along with itself at this time.

Thespiralmatrix said:
I recall hearing lots of people saying " exclusives are bad for gaming "

I've never agreed with the statement but I've heard it lots over the years.

 

Mnementh said:

Thespiralmatrix said:
I recall hearing lots of people saying " exclusives are bad for gaming "

I've never agreed with the statement but I've heard it lots over the years.

That's different. Obviously exclusives matter for sales of the system. But similarly obviously it would be better for gamers if all games were available for all platforms. So exclusives are important, but at the same time evil.

You normally hear that 'the games would sell more' and 'more money would be made'.....but flaws exist in it. 

For example, Japanese games sell badly on the Xbox. Would even putting something like, say, Fire Emblem Switch, Xenoblade 2, and Mario even be worth it on said system. 

Not sure what the main argument is these days, but I generally hear it more from non-first party titles. Even if a title is probably funded by the console holder (Bayonetta 2), people will complain. 

 

SKMBlake said:
A thread about consoles exclusives and no mention of the Switch ?

Nintendo tends to be ignored even when it does well. Honestly a system that sells on the weight on exclusives more than anything else is interesting to bring in, because the question of why it does so is always a fun spit fire show.