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

[Leynos]

Yes. Multiplat is risk-averse the bigger the budget. We saw with SEGA dropping out of consoles that they became more conservative. The SEGA of trying so many innovative ideas was gone. Nintendo doesn't make Xenoblade if it had to put it on PS5 and Xbox, and PC. Just Mario, Zelda, Pokémon, and other big names. Fire Emblem is likely dead. BoTW is not as ambitious as it is, if not exclusive. PC's maybe more powerful than consoles but consoles often brought some innovative hardware features to become standard. Either inventing them or popularizing them. Exclusives can take better advantage of a console's hardware features. A more tailored experience rather than a bland but fits all.

Last edited by Leynos - on 26 October 2025