| Kyuu said: I'm sorry Asha, but Gears and the other exclusive aren't magically going to make your business very healthy. By "business" I take it she's referring to the Xbox platform. Most people have it in the back of their minds that Gears and others will come to Playstation eventually, so even if they were huge IP's (which they're not), the majority of the fans on Playstation (who aren't that many) would wait it out and enjoy other games in the meantime. Her hesitant remarks are only going to make the wait easier. I'm actually of the opinion that even the more careful and dominant Sony left a long lasting damage on Playstation with their PC strategy that might take several years of commitment to fully repair. Many gamers aren't buyng that whole "no more Sony singleplayer games on PC" thing and are convinced they'll eventually return. These half-measures won't do anything. If Xbox hardware starts selling relatively or proportionally well soon, the reasons would be Playstation's recent price hikes and GTA6. We're already seeing Xbox having higher sales splits and seemingly (if maybe temporarily) holding its own in some markets because PS5 recently lost its price advantage and now both platforms are very expensive. |
I think exclusivity is a good strategy, if it's executed with firm vision and strong will to endure initial losses. And by exclusivity I mean XBOX store exclusivity, wherever that store is - some might buy into XBOX hardware offering, others might remain on regular PCs. This would be the way for them to at least try to go against both Sony and Valve.
