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padib said:

Reading up on a thread about exclusivity by richardhutnik @ http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=128444&page=1

I thought of hearing your thoughts on what things would look like if games would all be developed on the same platform. What would Nintendo games look like? What would Sony games look like? What would Microsoft games look like? What would 3rd party games look like? What would current PC games look like?

What would the controller be? Would it have a mouse and keyboard? Assuming it would be possible to integrate new peripherals to the platform, what would the adoption rate of such a devices look like? Let's use modern-day examples to debate. Let's look at companies that were console-makers and are now either game makers or out of the biz.

By answering these questions and yet unasked questions, it could help to answer the question:

Is it good for the gaming industry that games be divided into different platforms? Does it add or remove from the experience?


Differant strokes for differant folks . Diversity breeds competition, competition of good for consumers, so, let there be platforms!!!!



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I think a world where every game was on every platform would look like the (cr)AppStore.  Everything and anything goes, competition would flatten out, and quality software would slink away to nothing, buried in a sea of mediocrity.  



I do imagine that world. Every single day. Except, I live in it. It's called PS3, Xbox and Wii emulation on my PC

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It's good for things to be separate. It creates competition and that is always a good thing. It keeps costs down.



Snesboy said:

I do imagine that world. Every single day. Except, I live in it. It's called PS3, Xbox and Wii emulation on my PC

@ OP

It's good for things to be separate. It creates competition and that is always a good thing. It keeps costs down.


You can't emulate ps3 right now and we won't be able to do that for a loooong time......The way a ps3 cpu operates is competlely different from the way a PC one does.  It's not going to happen this gen and to be honest it wouldn't surprise me if it doesn't even happen next gen.



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soulsamurai said:
Snesboy said:

I do imagine that world. Every single day. Except, I live in it. It's called PS3, Xbox and Wii emulation on my PC

@ OP

It's good for things to be separate. It creates competition and that is always a good thing. It keeps costs down.


You can't emulate ps3 right now and we won't be able to do that for a loooong time......The way a ps3 cpu operates is competlely different from the way a PC one does.  It's not going to happen this gen and to be honest it wouldn't surprise me if it doesn't even happen next gen.


You are correct that there is not emulator for the PS3, there also isn't one for the 360, heck, the origional Xbox emulators don't work very well. It has very little to do with hardware, and everything to do with software. The ps3 CPU working differantly than a PC CPU is a non issue.



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you mean like onlive?



People interested in not having to buy multiple systems (and saving a couple of hundred bucks) push for this despite the numerous downsides and lack of competition. It completely shuts down any reason for any company to try and strive forward. 



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It'd be great, there would be more customizability and options.  A lot of different hardware makers like Alienware can get into it and as long as they meet certain criteria it would be "game console" compatible.

Also, there'd be no more stupid hypothetical graphics wars because everything would be measurable via 3DMark and FPS, and if you want more just buy a better graphics card.



I want to step in here and say I am NOT opposed to exclusives.  I do help differentiate consoles and give reason to buy one over the other.  My question mainly had to do with people getting upset something isn't an exclusive, or using as ammo in a fanboy war.

3DO tried the one platform to rule them all, "and in the darkness bind them" and it didn't work at all.  The price of the platform was way too high.  Also, having your own platform causes you to stand out as more relevant in the videogame industry.  When Sega was making a console, the world paid attention to what they were working on and doing.  Now that they don't, they are as relevant, if not less relevant, than Capcom or Konami, and certainly less relevant than Namco.

Also, by working the way it is now, companies making consoles get to offset their development costs by charging licensing fees on their console, which enables new technology to get out that would normally cost a lot more (see 3DO as an example).