Loud_Hot_White_Box said:
Squilliam said:
CrazzyMan said:
Does it really matter if a game on the 360 is on the PC too?
If game which also is on PC DOESN`T listed as exclusive, then yes, it doesn`t matter. =)
x360 don`t have enough REAL exclusives, that it use pc/x360 games? That`s kinda lame.
We talk about games, which would make PEOPLE buy the specific system, to play them.
I played gears on pc. =]
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Xbox360 owners - play and enjoy those games. PS3 owners do not, since im backed up by NPD statistics that show 95% of people don't own more than one current gen console so I can presume a similar trend between the PC and the Xbox360. Because of that trend, I can say that for most people, games coming out on both the Xbox360 or PC are exclusive to their sole/main platform. I can therefore be happy to call it an exclusive, furthermore I can say that it benifits the Xbox360 by providing a larger market for more third party games to be released on. It doesn't matter how much you try to deny the validity of selecting these games as a reason to own the 360, people generally don't own more than one platform so for all intents and purposes they are pretty much exclusive anyway. When taken into account as "games available" to a system, the Xbox360 as a sole platform for anyone will continue to be arguably the best place to find quality games for the forseeable future. If you don't like it... Fine, I don't care. You can sit there on your high horse while the 360 dominates the Shooter, WRPG, Strategy genres and competes heavily in the JRPG, Action and simulation genres. (PC excluded because this is a console discussion) |
While it's true that 360 has a strong lineup, I don't think it's true that HD console owners seldom or never play PC games. Especially among early adopters of the consoles, people do play PC games. Just because people don't often play PS3 and 360, doesn't mean they don't play both PS3 and PC (the number will be way, way, higher than 5%.) For people who have PCs looking to play the most good games possible, I'd say PS3 and PC beats 360 and PC. |
Buying a PC+360 has too much double-up. IMO PC+PS3 or Wii60/WiiPC are the best combinations, PS3/360 has too much double up, so has a similar problem to the PC+360 combination. Because of the double up between PC+360, it makes the most sense for anyone to pick one of the two and another console to suplement the experience.
There will be a constant influx of PC-gamers to the 360 due to the abundance of familiar franchises and game types on the system and there will be a smaller exflux of gamers to the PC from the 360 for those same reasons. Amongst the harcore, there is always a tendency to own more than one system ( I own them all) because of a greater apetite for games and an angst at not being able to play the best games from other platforms. This is not so true of the average gamer, he or she would probably stick with one platform and buy all their games on it. It is for this crowd, that the term exclusive applies.
