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

[Chicho]

IcaroRibeiro said:

They aren't. Ideally there would be only PCs and all developers would be third parties

The appreciation for consoles is something I will never understand, they are simply too inferior to PCs

It is less true now but consoles used to be easy, just pop the game in and play. Nothing to install just plug and play.  Things have changed now but traditionally that is one of the main reasons. Even now people will argue ease of use on consoles.