I personally got from PC(still using) to PS2, PS3 and PS4 just for Gran Turismo and games like Last of Us, also now I even play multiplats like Battlefield just because I like controller better and I can do more crazy stunts, friends also help, and everything works 100% same for everyone, also gaming on consoles is ultra cheap if you know how to use it, I buy used games for 35 euros and sell them for 40, so in the end I win almost on every game, except new ones, new game cost for me 15 euro all time, I just sell them....... (my own right to do like that!)!!

Its nice to have a choice... cheers!

Even if its thriving, if it doesn't have exclusives, then what would be the point of getting one?

Exclusives are important to the Console.

This is where you and I disagree dark though I agree exclusives or an important part of a platform they are absolutely in no way shape or form the majority when it comes to reasons for someone to purchase said platform even though on this site many people love bringing that up there are not much sales numbers to actually backup such a theory. Many could argue that lots of people purchased their systems to play Call of Duty Assassin's Creed fallout Battlefront battlefield Mass Effect Exedra because the numbers support the theory I can't honestly say the vast majority purchased a PlayStation 4 for bloodborne because the numbers do not support that I cannot say the vast majority of Xbox 1 owners purchased it to play Forza or even halo as the numbers again don't support that.

Again exclusives are important on a console but I don't believe they're as important as people keep exaggerating them to be you have to factor that third-party games still sell in extremely huge millions on consoles despite having PC versions did we not have PC versions last generation? That did not stop 15 - 20 million Call of Duty gamers existing on console.

The game is exclusive to neither platform.

When you ask yourself what's the point of getting one you need to really really look on the outside looking in in sort of stop seeing it as the self-centered understanding about why you're purchasing one you have to understand other people are playing other games they're not merely purchase an Xbox one for only exclusives Playstation 4 for only exclusives and PC for multi platform games the reality is how many do you honestly really really believe have such a setup?

I mean not everyone is just buying Xbox one to play Halo not everyone is buying PlayStation to play Uncharted.

I think we need to really understand the majority of gamers in this situation as opposed to thinking about what we are personally buying it for.

I'd say the counter to that is what about the Xbox? Of course PS4 is the console of choice right now due to a lot of factors, so it's doing fine. The Xbox is doing ok, but since the PS4 is sitting at a 2:1 lead it's unlikely the Xbox will ever be able to catch up. The lack of exclusives only gives people less reason to get the Xbox One on top of a PS4. If you were to ask me I'd say that we might see things regress back to the way early 90s with only two systems being able to support themselves.

To me, exclusives are extremely important.

The reason i bought the PS4 was to play The Order 1886 and Blooodborne and every other exclusive out there.

I didnt but the console for Crap Of Duty or Boring Creed. I have lost interest with those games a long time ago.

I always buy a console for its exclusives.

I got the PS3 because of Metal Gear Solid 4
I got the X360 because of Gears Of War
I got the Xone for Quantum Break and Gears Of War 4
I got the PS4 for The Order 1886 and Bloodborne

If i want to play Multiplats, i could always do that on a PC but the exclusives to me what makes the Console an Amazing experience. If games like MGS4 or The Last Of Us were on PC, i would not have gotten the PS3.

But that is just my opinion. Exclusives what makes me go out and get a Console in the end.

But that's exactly the point dark you're merely restating exactly what I'm trying to say you personally are purchasing a platform for its exclusives.

When I'm stating is the majority are not you, they're not all purchasing it simply for exclusives you may not like Call of Duty Assassin's Creed for any of those titles but look at their sales it's very clear the large majority purchase both Platforms to play those games if you consider titles like Call of Duty and Battlefield sold more units then the exclusives that release on either platform.

What I'm hearing a lot of is "if I want to" that's based on you that actually has very little to do the mass majority.

Are exclusive important the sum of course but the point I'm trying to make is that the amount they are important to our very very few if you look at the factual numbers. Also what this article is talking about is if the system could be successful without them in for a matter of fact it can be in fact ironically more part forms have failed due to lack of third party then have succeeded.

You may personally like bloodborne you may personally like Forza but for a matter of fact regarding success of a platform you can't merely disregard heavy hitters like GTA Assassin's Creed Call of Duty battlefield Battlefront Mass Effect etc. And just ignore they're selling more than the exclusives you're talking about it literally doesn't add up and it doesn't make sense.

Once more so everybody fully understands what we're talking about you could personally like whatever you want but the vast majority in terms of actual numbers are showing most are not purchasing the platform for those games out of 30 + million units only two million gamers bought bloodborne how many do you really believe bought the platform for a game that only moved two million?

So let's ignore fallout 4 moved 12 million in a week? Let's ignore Battlefront just move 13 million? Let's ignore that call of duty moved 20 million?

That's like saying the majority are owning Netflix for something like a house of cards and it only got two million views out of maybe 30 million viewers and a show like Power Rangers or something has 20 million views are you really honestly trying to say its only successful on a show that doesn't actually have the viewership to support such a theory?

Though it's just an analogy I'm trying to show you the bigger picture here in regards to how and why a platform is successful in the long run. You may love bloodborne but bloodborne is not shifting Call of Duty numbers on console I'm not even saying what you personally like or not that's actually 100% irrelevant to what we're actually disscussing even myself disregarded what I personally like to talk about the topic what I like or don't like is actually irrelevant this is purely an objective understanding as the numbers of units being sold explain that most are not for a matter of fact buying consoles for exclusives I'm not sure how you're debating a smaller number vs a bigger number...as I'm not sure anyone on here hows legitimately shown with any numbers that exclusives are moving tomorrow Platforms then third party games.

What do you think would really hurt a console.. the lack of lets a bloodborne infamous, Forza or the lack of GTA?

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The console with more unique games of a good quality will sell better than the one without. Multiplats will always be a factor but you should remember how the lack of exclusives hurt the 360 during the final 3rd of last gen.. the heavy hitters were still available so obviously other factors were important. People enjoy unique experiences as they help compound their purchase. There's more than one reason to buy a console and there are 2 extremes. Rely on 3rd party or rely on first/2nd party. Why do you think phill has stated they will bring more exclusive experiences.

As it stands, one brand has had the right mix and their model is closer to the 1st/2nd party end of the scale. Look at their success since entering the market then tell me whos methods/model has been more consistent. Exclusives help move units. Deflecting or focusing on those who exaggerated their impact doesn't erase their actual impact. Like I said previously. ...let any player kill their exclusives and rely soley on 3rd party and watch what happens....suicide

You prefer forza so wasn't that one of the reasons you chose that console over another console...fallout, gta, battlefield et el are available on both so how does a manufacturer get you to play the miltiplats on their system if the prices are the same as their competitor's ?..unique features and games. Other factors are important like time spent building friends and gamer scores, librarays and pad preference but looking at this gen especially many people jumped ship. Ignoring the impact exclusives have would be naive.

Halo was not exclusively released on Xbox, it was also on PC.

@GotHDGame Partially correct. Halo CE was only on Xbox until 2003 when Gearbox ported it to Windows. Halo 2 was only on Xbox until 2007 when Hired Gun ported it to Vista. So Halo was RELEASED exclusively on Xbox until a few years after the Xbox release.

With that said, Halo is associated with the Xbox brand even if it's on PC and there hasn't been a main Halo on PC since Halo 2 (unless you count Spartan Assault, Spartan Strike, and Halo Online).

I also read last month Microsoft is eventually bringing Halo 5 to PC.

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Timezone thing maybe.... RIP

I thought the more common complaint about Uncharted franchise was how the main cast are the good guys acting so nonchalantly while killing hundreds in cold blood (aka the dissonance between gameplay and story cutscenes). They just did it again in Part II.

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Man Cuba Gooding Jr was miscast in that movie, but that part was cringey it was sad and funny at the same time man.