The best approach is the middle one in my opinion. The fans want exclusives that take advantage of the new hardware, and the general customers want cross-gen games that they can play on their existing platforms. Sony is kind of doing that, but they are leaning toward a cross-gen approach far too much IMO. Games like Demon's Souls, Returnal, and R&C Rift Apart are important for the PS5, but they are not nearly as impactful as fully "next-gen" GoW or Horizon. With that said, Horizon is the most "next-gen" game I have seen, despite being cross-gen, so...
Microsoft got a backlash too when they announce that "all" of their games will be cross-gen. Which IMO is a mistake. They need a few games to show what the new hardware is capable of.
Last edited by Astral - on 04 June 2021