I'm really glad console makers seem to be done with exclusivity
It made sense back when one console ran fukn MIPS and the other ran a deranged PowerPC config and another has an arcane DSP GPU with a Gameboy strapped to it
But now everything is literally just an x86 box made by AMD, except the Switch which is just an Nvidia Shield.
If they needed exclusives to sell their identical boxes the real answer isn't that exclusives are a valid choice, it's that consoles are kind of dumb now
@aer Let me preface this statement by saying I love indie games and they are my go-to games.
Exclusives have arguably given us some of the best spectacle games, and without the support of the parent companies, they probably wouldn’t exist (they’re just too expensive to make).
Spider-man, Uncharted, God of War, Final Fantasy 7.
I think we’ll probably never see games like these again for a long time.
@khalidabuhakmeh
That may be true. To be honest haven't played any of those games, except God of War when it came to PC, and I kind of didn't care for it. I may be the worst person to ask about Sony products, haha
That said, I don't know if these philosophers stones are worth the exploitation and scummy business practices seemingly required for their production.
@aer Yeah, I’m not sure what’s going to happen to the industry.
I swear I saw that 80% of the gaming industries profits come from mobile games and “whales” (folks who have a mental disposition to addiction). So it’s not going to be good.
I want more creators to have control and to have smaller experiences myself. I only have a few hours to play anything because… I’m old.
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