Poll: do you hate console exclusives?

[Random Argument Man]

Let me ask you a question. What would be the point of buying consoles if they have no exclusif games?

Everyone would buy the cheapest console. That would be it.

 

[a stranger]

i do why because all i have is a 360 but every time i turn on my tv i see a ifamous commercial and i want to play it to see if i like also i want to play little big planet but those are exclusives to the ps3 but my friend has a ps3 and wants to play gears of war but cant because thats a 360 exclusive so do you hate exlusives

IDEA! Why don't you play each others consoles?! You're both friends, so there's a start and it's a cheap way to be able to get the best of both worlds. Why in the hell would you hate exclusives, use your damn brain.

we dont use each others consoles because hes a prick and doesnt let anyone touch he's ps3
thats why we dont use each others console ive gave him the idea once before didnt work

In which case I'm forced to ask the question: how old is he, 10?

he is 15 i know im only friends him because he gives me mony for lunch at school

 

[Fruitloops89]

Nope, what I do loathe are timed exclusives though. Those piss me off the most.

 

[la-le-lu-li-lo]

By the way, welcome to the Escapist.

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[NeedAUserName]

I do why? Because all I have is a 360, but every time I turn on my TV, I see a Infamous commercial and I want to play it, to see if I like, but I also want to play Little Big Planet but those are exclusive to the PS3. And my friend has a PS3 and wants to play [/b]G[/b]ears of War but can't because thats a 360 exclusive, so do you hate exclusives?

Grammar and spelling can be fun! Sorry I couldn't resist, my inner grammar Nazi has been needing to stretch its legs

On topic, not really, because I can play them at my friends houses, and a lot of exclusives are coming to other consoles now anyway.

 

[Lazzi]

No they promote compition which leads to better games.

 

[Dark assassin for hire]

i am going to guess a lot of wii owners are going to say yes because tons of good games come out and i'm guessing about 14% of these awesome games are wii exclusives. no effence wii users. (i own one, too. you're not alone!... i also have a 360 though... and ps2...)

 

[TheDoctor455]

Yeah, I hate them because they are incredibly unfair and the reasons for making games or dlc exclusives are usually pretty weak. For "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" for example, it came out on every bloody console, but they stubbornly refused to make a PC version, because they believed that since you can't really predict what one person will have for their PC, they didn't want to have to water-down the experience so that every PC gamer could play it (this of course, coming from the same people who released versions of the game for the Wii and the PS2, both of which have nearly identical graphics capabilities). Another example is that new DLC that just came out for those lucky console owners of the new Prince of Persia game. All console owners could get the DLC, but once again, PC players couldn't get it because "they were afraid people would steal it". Okay, here's a little news for you Ubisoft, PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO TRY TO RIP OFF YOUR GAMES, it's a business risk no matter what kind of business that you are in. And again, there was Infamous which is a basic exclusive, that might've played well on the PC.

Ultimately, though, I think its only a matter of time before the gaming industry in general realizes that exclusives only hurt them in the long run. Because it can contribute to a person's reasons not to buy from a particular company (like I have vowed never to buy anything from 2k Games).

 

[sms_117b]

No because it leads to companies (developers) that are locked in to a console trying to out perform one another to produce the best game of the generation for their console.

However, I do hate ports, with a damned passion!

 

[A random person]

I hate the concept as it causes the very segregation of gaming that causes gamers to miss out on good titles because they lack a certain system and fanboyism.

 

[scnj]

I've got 360 and PS3 so it doesn't make a difference to me really. And getting lunch money isn't a good enough reason to be friends with someone. Grow up.

 

[Tadakatsu1honda]

Its really strategy if anything else on the corporations parts. Afterall, if we just all bought one mega console with everything attached, we wouldn't have to buy more. Due to this, the game industry as a whole would be hurt, and the economy itself would suffer a bit (which at this point we don't need). We should all just plan out what we're going after depending on the release schedule for each console. Thinking ahead never hurt anyone.

-Tadakatsu

 

[rockingnic]

Exclusives is what makes the world go round. It creates more competition which makes game and console development better in the long run. Also if games were multi-platformed, their quality would be lower than what they would be if it was exclusive. That's because game developers try to fit it on all systems than bring out the strengths in a single one. Live on exclusives!

 

[Weaver]

yes cause I'm a PC gamer

 

[Da_Schwartz]

Do what i've been doing since it was NES and Sega master system...Buy both.

 

[dmase]

You should ahve specified a bit in the pole like i hate thrid party games that are exclusive. Because i completely understand were companies owned by the console makers are coming from when they make an a console exclusive game, but i still hate namco for what they did to Ace Combat(thats the third time i've mentioned this on the escapist)!

 

[hypothetical fact]

i do why because all i have is a 360 but every time i turn on my tv i see a ifamous commercial and i want to play it to see if i like also i want to play little big planet but those are exclusives to the ps3 but my friend has a ps3 and wants to play gears of war but cant because thats a 360 exclusive so do you hate exlusives

IDEA! Why don't you play each others consoles?! You're both friends, so there's a start and it's a cheap way to be able to get the best of both worlds. Why in the hell would you hate exclusives, use your damn brain.

we dont use each others consoles because hes a prick and doesnt let anyone touch he's ps3
thats why we dont use each others console ive gave him the idea once before didnt work

In which case I'm forced to ask the question: how old is he, 10?

he is 15 i know im only friends him because he gives me mony for lunch at school

Are you 10...or 5? Either way I think you shouldn't be playing Gears of War.

You know what, forget it. This is the internet so you must be a 30 year old guy trolling us.

 

[BolognaBaloney]

No, because that's what makes the consoles unique, among other things. If all could play the same game's why would there be different consoles?

 

[AtticusSP]

I have all 3 major consoles, so exclusives are fine with me.
Plus, they give me something to laugh about when on side of the console war is butthurt because the other side is getting a sweet game and they're all jealous about it.

 

[Julianking93]

No, because I have PS3 and Wii and every 360 "exclusive" is still available on PC and usually plays better on the PC