| PwerlvlAmy said: exclusives are the main reason to buy a console,well in my opinion. So I can't agree with verge on this. |
I agree.
Yeah, a lot of huge sellers are on multiple platforms, but more often than not my favourite games are exclusives because the best games are the ones that are best tailored to their hardware or have the clearest identity.
Stuff like Call of Duty, Assassin's Creed, Grand Theft Auto, Sports games, Battlefield, Racing games, 'Ubisoft: The game', and many other RPGs and open world action games might have an identity, but is there anything as uniquely charming as Mario or Yoshi? Has there ever been a game as gloriously over-the-top while also being as mature as God of War? Is there an FPS protagonist as iconic as Master Chief?
Exclusives DO matter. Yeah, they're just one part of the pie on any console or platform, but they matter and they help identify a console.
Nintendo has multiplayer games, all the charm in the world, and a family friendly image.
Sony has a strong emphasis on singleplayer games that skew a bit older but go from kids (littlebigplanet) to Adults (God of War/The Last of Us).
Microsoft loves decidedly 'Murican stuff (racing and FPS games in the form of Halo, Gears, and Forza).
This is why exclusives matter, they are the backbone of a brand's image. When it comes to multiplatform games, there aren't that many that I fall in love with anymore. Skyrim is and was a huge deal to me, Dark Souls holds a special place in my heart, and I love a lot of indies (Shovel Knight, axiom Verge, Owlboy), but when it comes to 'AAA' games, my favorites tend to skew towards exclusives like Zelda, Mario, Donkey Kong, Bloodborne, Ratchet & Clank, and hopefully the upcoming God of War!
