Are console exclusives good for the industry? For the consumer?

[IcaroRibeiro]

firebush03 said:

IcaroRibeiro said:

You error is to assume I did not reflect for this theme for several years already. Whatever is the angle, console still feel like inferior to PCs in every way 

They are necessary in a sense people are used to play on consoles and have built entire libraries based on consoles, but just because something is a habit doesn't mean there aren't superior versions 

It's like TV, streaming made it completely obsolete, but people still watching TV regardless 

Okay… I’ll edit OP to be more specific: I want people to re-reflect on their beliefs.

Ok! I just did a 30 seconds reflection and decided exclusives are bad and any kind of product that lock you in a platform is also bad

I prefer PCs. It allows several hardware makers to coexist in the same market, several marketplaces to exist in the same market, and several software developers to exist in the same market 

More than that, an open market like PC market allow you to build PCs on a budget. You're not locked out of gaming because you can always build less expensive PCs, and software are also cheaper because there are marketplaces competing for your purchase which lead to occasional discounts, just like in physical games. Digital in closed platforms allow console markets to have a monopoly in pricing. This is why Nintendo games almost never get discounted. If they have serious competition their prices would decrease much faster 

TLDR: Competition good, make prices down, make products better