Exclusivity in Gaming.

[Snare]

In a world where games are fully developed and produced on PC; and where next-gen consoles are eerily similar under the hood; Is there really any place for Exclusive titles anymore?

Or is the day approaching where the Gaming Singularity is reached?

Thoughts?

[MetalSoup]

Is there really any place for Exclusive titles anymore?

Exclusives will always be around, for the same reason that they HAVE ALWAYS been around: To sell consoles.

Also you will never get first party developers like Nintendo or Sony to create games for their competitors' systems, and that's where I imagine most exclusives come from in the first place.

[Lycanthrope]

In a world where games are fully developed and produced on PC; and where next-gen consoles are eerily similar under the hood; Is there really any place for Exclusive titles anymore?

Or is the day approaching where the Gaming Singularity is reached?

Thoughts?

I hope so. I see no (legitimate) reason why games can't be developed cross-platform. Especially with the new PS4 and XBox One.

I've always found it bloody ridiculous that Sony, for example, will release a game on PSN for their handheld consoles (Vita/PSP) but you can't play that game upscaled on their "real" console.

What Eugene says is true though. But I'll be damned if I'll be happy with that state of affairs

[Edelweiss]

Never going to happen. Deal with it PC boi!

[Snare]

Never going to happen. Deal with it PC boi!

I understand likelihood is low; however It does feel like kind of a ripoff now with to pay R750 for what is essentially a PC game these days. I am actually hopeful for a day when you only truly need 1 machine in your room that is used for ALL gaming...but sadly profit margins infringe on such dreams