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Do You Know Why Exclusive Games Don't Really Matter? - Do Duplicates Exist Among Exclusives? |
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One of These Things Is Just Like The Other: Exclusive Duplicates
If you are looking for the biggest reason exclusive games don't matter as much to gamers, why don't you look a little bit deeper into each system's exclusive library for inspiration? In many cases the way the industry is designed, for every exclusive that's out there the competition has to create its own game that is somewhat similar in style to make sure that their customers don't jump ship for the other guys. I know some of the things that I am about to say will anger the fanboys in droves, but let me stress that I am just talking in generalities before I begin my breakdown.
For the gamer that likes alien-filled shooters like Halo, check out the Resistance trilogy on PS3. Both games offer the same basic mechanics and online play so you shouldn't be missing Master Chief too much. Even if shooters aren't your favorite, for every Forza fan there is an equally passionate Gran Tourismo fan. Oh and you know those sandbox games that let you create structures like we see in LittleBigPlanet? It looks like Microsoft has dibbs on a little downloadable property known as Minecraft (at least for now anyway.)
Again I am speaking in generalities here, and you will notice that I haven't talked much about Nintendo. That's because for them exclusives are their life blood in a way. Still if you're talking the other two there is a strong sense that exclusive games don't really matter. Thanks to our friends over at IGN for inspiring this! What do you think? Do you buy consoles based on exclusive properties? Let me know in the comments below!
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Also, it's a pretty stupid point someone is trying to make when you omit 1/3 of the industry.
The Kia Rio is the top selling car of all time!!! Omitting anyone who makes a truck and anyone who isn't from Korea.
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Exclusives do matter to Nintendo but I kind of don't consider them a "hardcore" competitor. They're there but they kind of do their own thing. They really don't compete as much with the other two.
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They generally use the system's hardware better, and often have unique features because of that utilization of the hardware.
It would be nice if there were no console/PC exclusives(one console), but games of late have gotten stale and exclusives are the last bastion(beside indie games) of uniqueness in video games.
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The second reason why most people are saying exclusives are not that important is due to the big influence of xbox and PC on the industry both of which do not have many exclusive although they have very very good ones like Halo and Gears of War. But than again those games are not diversifying like other exclusives which nintendo and playstation have.
It's a pity people are starting to look at exclusives in this manner because studios who work for exclusive material are usually the very best and most innovative and they are the ones who dare to take risks in something new or different and the ones who set standards.
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