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non-gravity on 15 May 2011

Relativity:

relative to the Wii, almost the entire PS3 and 360 libraries are exclusive.



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Troll_Whisperer on 15 May 2011

Simple: an exclusive game is one that can only be found for the platform(s) referred to.

PS3 exclusive: only found on PS3.

If the game was, for instance, on 360 and PC it should be called a 360 and PC exclusive, NOT an Xbox 360 "console exclusive".

Think of this: If you say a game that's on PC and 360 is a "console exclusive" and not mention PC because it can't be found on other consoles, you may as well call a game that's on 360 and PS3 a "Sony exclusive" and not mention 360 because it is not on other Sony platforms. Who would do that?

That's my take.



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Rainbird on 15 May 2011
mantlepiecek said:
Rainbird said:

So if we want to exclude emulators, it could go something like this:

"Every videogame is exclusive to a subset of all platforms, where the game has been officially released on each platform in the subset.

If a subset of platforms exist such that the game has been released for each of those platforms, but also on a platform outside of that subset, then that the game is not exclusive to that subset."

This is the perfect definition but this would make "console exclusives" mean games that are only available on consoles, and not on PC.

Something like red dead redemption. But its not available on Wii.

Yeah, RDR just isn't a console exclusive, because it doesn't involve all the consoles as you said. It would be a PS360 exclusive.  Maybe 'current generation consoles' should be used instead of 'consoles', just to be accurate.



Dr.Grass on 15 May 2011

I don't see what's so hard about the definition of exclusive. 



MrT-Tar on 15 May 2011
homer said:

Only available on one platform...(excluding emulators)


only a few posts into the thread and already the nail has been hit on the head.




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Dr.Grass on 15 May 2011
KylieDog said:

A game only released on a single platform.

 

All this "Sony/MS/Console exclusive" etc is nonsense.


Don't agree.

For instance, if a game is published on PC and 360 then your definition prevents a 360 gamer from using it in an exclusive head-to-head battle with PS3. But, relatively to PS3, it is in fact exclusive. It's not on the PS3 so therefore the 360 should be given some bragging rights.



Rainbird on 15 May 2011
KylieDog said:

RDR isn't any form of exclusive.

Of course it is, it's only been released on the PS3 and 360 so it's exclusive to those two.

ex·clu·sive

 
–adjective
...
3.
limited to the object or objects designated: exclusiveattention to business.



Dr.Grass on 15 May 2011
Rainbird said:
KylieDog said:

RDR isn't any form of exclusive.

Of course it is, it's only been released on the PS3 and 360 so it's exclusive to those two.

ex·clu·sive  
–adjective
...
3.
limited to the object or objects designated: exclusiveattention to business.

 

I agree with you. Don't see much sense in the absolute exclusive definition.



Dr.Grass on 15 May 2011
KylieDog said:
Dr.Grass said:
KylieDog said:

A game only released on a single platform.

 

All this "Sony/MS/Console exclusive" etc is nonsense.


Don't agree.

For instance, if a game is published on PC and 360 then your definition prevents a 360 gamer from using it in an exclusive head-to-head battle with PS3. But, relatively to PS3, it is in fact exclusive. It's not on the PS3 so therefore the 360 should be given some bragging rights.


So?  I couldn't give a monkeys about fanboy console wars, exclusive is a single platform release. 


That's the whole reason the term exists. To show what's on one platform and not another. 



Rainbird on 15 May 2011
KylieDog said:
Rainbird said:
KylieDog said:

RDR isn't any form of exclusive.

Of course it is, it's only been released on the PS3 and 360

Not exclusive.

Or perhaps we should make up loads of nonsense like "This gen exclusive", "Video game exlcusive!" or "Published by Rockstar exclusive"

I already posted the meaning of the word, did you read it? 

Why should videogames get special treatment in the language? It's just a matter of specifying what it's exclusive to, so yes, all those "nonsense"-examples you give are completely valid.