Bit-tramp writes: "The ignorance in the term “console exclusive” is so frustrating that it has forced me into a keyboard smashing session (resulting in this post), it is often used around gaming communities, has been adopted by marketing mouthpieces for platform holders and publishers.
Yes, It has a definition and meaning, but that meaning stinks of ignorance and fanboyism and due to my self-appointed authority over the games industry, it is my duty to poke holes into that meaning and help you all overcome the stupidity of it."
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It's a step forward for Stop Killing Games.
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I don't agree with that. I WISH I could agree with that. But buying habits and customer opinions prove otherwise
We've seen developers in the AAA space try new things and ideas. More often than not, the customers aren't willing to give things a chance, or not enough people buy into the project for it to grow.
Creativity works better in the indie space because the budgets, pressures, and expectations aren't the same.
it's a nice idea and it worked during the PS2/PS3-era when AAA didn't cost hundreds of millions of dollars. smaller budgets and shorter development time left room for more creativity and more risk. a game didn't need to sell 4 million+ copies to break even. things are different now.
This is the guy who bragged about crunching his staff and having them work through the night. Crunch culture has lost more talent and done more damage to the industry than any other factor. Screw him.
Console exclusive is a pretty stupid term, as it holds no weight.
If I can play a game on multiple platforms then it's not exclusive. There is no argument.
My other fave term is Microsoft exclusive - a game only seen on Xbox and PC. What a joke; it just smacks of insecurity or marketing BS.
It's unbelievable that people need to attribute irrelevant tags to things to justify their purchase, allegiance or point of view.