There are a lot of gamers that are against exclusives. They say it divides the community, it punishes you for not choosing a particular console and it is bad for our wallets.
I don't agree and I will tell you why.
I know you can't survive without third-party support, but I think companies should strive to develop better exclusives in order to raise the standard for gaming.
Back then, each platform had a defining characteristic, had a personality: pc was the home of adventure games, FPS's and offered complex games, the dreamcast combined good graphics with old-school flavoured gameplay, it had many fun multiplayer games and that Pick Up & Play mentality that we all love; the ps2 was the holy grail for jrpg fans and had unique franchises(gta,gow,mgs,gt,etc...).
I own these three platforms and love them equally- I still play my ps2 and my dreamcast on a regular basis- and each offered a distinct and unique experience. The competitions was healthy for the industry, it was all about making good games- system sellers-.
Nowadays it is all about the graphics, about making all-in-one consoles.
Sony and m$ think that their consoles are going to replace the personal computer.
That why they offer the beefed up graphics, that why they are more expensive and offer, essentially, the same games(FPS'S). The market is flooded with post-apocalyptic fps's and fantasy rpg's.
Consoles shouldn't be competing directly against pc's, because they will always be a couple of steps ahead in terms of hardware. Do you guys really want our consoles to cost 800/900$ in future generations just to be able to play cod:mw8 in 3d?
There's basically no difference between current platforms, ps3 and the 360 have the same games, pc just gets crappy ports- no one wants to take advantage of the extra power to make ambitious titles-, we are getting only one flavour and to be honest i'm starting to get sick of it.
If Nintendo doesn't stop with the gimmicks and step up their game(pun intended) I don't think the industry is going to change.
I don't agree and I will tell you why.
I know you can't survive without third-party support, but I think companies should strive to develop better exclusives in order to raise the standard for gaming.
Back then, each platform had a defining characteristic, had a personality: pc was the home of adventure games, FPS's and offered complex games, the dreamcast combined good graphics with old-school flavoured gameplay, it had many fun multiplayer games and that Pick Up & Play mentality that we all love; the ps2 was the holy grail for jrpg fans and had unique franchises(gta,gow,mgs,gt,etc...).
I own these three platforms and love them equally- I still play my ps2 and my dreamcast on a regular basis- and each offered a distinct and unique experience. The competitions was healthy for the industry, it was all about making good games- system sellers-.
Nowadays it is all about the graphics, about making all-in-one consoles.
Sony and m$ think that their consoles are going to replace the personal computer.
That why they offer the beefed up graphics, that why they are more expensive and offer, essentially, the same games(FPS'S). The market is flooded with post-apocalyptic fps's and fantasy rpg's.
Consoles shouldn't be competing directly against pc's, because they will always be a couple of steps ahead in terms of hardware. Do you guys really want our consoles to cost 800/900$ in future generations just to be able to play cod:mw8 in 3d?
There's basically no difference between current platforms, ps3 and the 360 have the same games, pc just gets crappy ports- no one wants to take advantage of the extra power to make ambitious titles-, we are getting only one flavour and to be honest i'm starting to get sick of it.
If Nintendo doesn't stop with the gimmicks and step up their game(pun intended) I don't think the industry is going to change.
