Is the lack of 360 exclusives really that important?

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Is the lack of 360 exclusives really that important?

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Started 2 years ago by olih1707
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olih1707
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I'm not sure why so many people are pissed off or mocking the xbox exclusive line up for 2011 when there are so many AAA third party games that are more than enough to last the year. With the exception of Witcher 2(which may be coming to consoles anyway) all the quality RPG's are non-exclusive plus games like dragon age 2 and elder scrolls will last you over 100 hours at least. Games like homefront,crysis 2,bulletstorm,fight night , portal 2, rage , L.A noire,battlefield 3, arkham city etc. all look incredibly promising as well and who seriously can look at one of the game release schedules this year on the ps3 and say they will complete every one of the titles there interested in.

For the 360 the two main exclusives - gears and forza - are offering the best of what the third party developers arnt delivering (dedicated third person shooter and racing sim).

Uncharted 3, Little Big Planet 2 and The Last Guardian are the only ps3 exclusive games that provide something unique to what the third party developers are offering that are essential purchases. Although Killzone 3 and Resistance 3 both look to be brilliant, they are both likely to be equaled or bettered by Battlefield 3, not to mention the other multiple triple A FPS's that look to be amazing .

Also , despite the shit start-up line up for hardcore gamers and the potential mountains of shovelware Kinect will produce, there is definite room for the hardcore and innovation that we are yet to see.

In summary , its a great year for games no matter which console.
So stop being fanboy cunts.

Posted 2 years ago #
lexph3re
Member

Honestly I have no quarrel with peoples bitchin. Because, every 360 fanboy waving the white flag deserves this onslaught. The same exact thing you said about 360 for this year is what was said for ps3 years before. And these guys deserve their moment.lol

The shoes just on the other foot. Either endure the brutal assaults, or just watch everyone else and ENJOY YOUR gameS!

Posted 2 years ago #
Erthazus
Member

I'm sorry pal, but it's not just Witcher 2 for PC.
this year it's all about Mount and Blade, Diablo 3, Starcraft expansion, SHOGUN 2, Torchlight 2, Firefall, Might and Magic Heroes VI, DOTA 2, Tropico 4, Jagged Alliance 2: Reloaded, JAgged aliance 3, The Sims Medieval, A Game of Thrones: Genesis, Stronghold 3, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Guild Wars 2, TERA, Rift, Black Mirror 3, Asylum, Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad.

THATS fucking exclusives. http://adrianwerner.wordpress.com/2011-games/

What MS got for Xbox 360... Mmm Gears Of war 3 and Forza 4? Thats fucking it? I'm sorry, thats just uber ridiculous. and multiplatform that looks like crap compared to PC.

I bought PS3 because of the console games and console exclusives that have a very good reputation.
The biggest reason for me was Metal Gear Solid 4.
For this year Sony got plenty, not as much as PC, but many of them are AAA titles.

Posted 2 years ago #
Anonymous
Unregistered

@ LEX YOU SAID IT BUDDY! But seriously its not about that which erks me. Its just sad to see society kick, spit, and hate on the guy who was at top all because they released a console outside of their price range. Its sad how everyone lets people who came on the internet years ago and troll every thing SONY and turn a blind eye and say thats not being a fanboy.

The very people who post on this site whom most of you hold so high in regard went out their way to troll on anything SONY or PS3 related. Things from the PS3 is doomed to it has no games.....but yet that wasn't being a fanboy or trolling back then. Now when the shoe is on the other foot and people can say wow the 360 has no good exclusives and they have to bribe 3rd parties for exclusive timed DLC you're a SONY fanboy....you hate M$....you're a troll.

If it was true that the PS3 didn't have so many games back when it launched and people went out their way to repeat that in every article for a good two years every day and it wasn't seen as trolling then why is it an issue when its vice versa now.

Never spit while the wind is blowing....it could come back to hit you in the face. When you compare the year to year exclusive releases by SONY and M$, SONY murders them and will always. So when the PS4 comes out I hope a lot of you people who escape the title troll and fanboy don't start your shit again, because it was you who fed the flames that turned this console gen into the ugly game it is now.

Posted 2 years ago #
LOLshock94
Member

sony has what 30 exclusive are something.

who in the world would buy 30 games in a year?
i bet some people are lucky to have 3 of those exclusive but 30 since 3 of those games look decent to play. i personally think sony have gone full retard into buying so many exclusives that its nearly impossible to make a profit

Posted 2 years ago #
Anonymous
Unregistered

^ you just proved how much of a retard you are. SONY don't buy exclusives dummy they own the studios that make them unlike M$. And you bring up a good point about the 30 exclusives. Every time a great game comes out all of your broke asses scream day 1. I really would like to know the percentage of you idiots who actually buy day 1. I know I do....you know the troll....the fanboy.

Posted 2 years ago #
Christopher Jack
Member

We all already know multiplatform games are the most important ones.
Now @ LOLshock, At least with the 30 or so exclusives, that's 30 or so extra choices we get between AAA games, may not be able to afford em all, or like em all, but for the consumer, it's great to have so many choices :)
Out of all the exclusives this year, the only 3 I'm 100% guaranteed to buy at (or near) launch are Resistance 3, Uncharted 3 & W40K DoW2: Retribution.
Was a bit absurd to own a 360 with no good exclusive games coming for it so i sold my 360, fuck paying to play online with my mates =\ (i know gears is big but i hate it)

Posted 2 years ago #
Ireland Michael
Moderator

Being lucky enough to own every format (console, handheld and PC) exclusives are a non-issue to me.I get to enjoy all the great exclusives on every format, whether it's LittleBigPlanet on the PS3, Alan Wake on the 360, or Super Mario Galaxy on the Wii.

Like I said in that news story on the main site earlier though, there are so many absolutely multi-format titles out there that owning a different console really isn't the big issue it used to be back in the 90s (and even the early 00's), because you're basically getting the same experience regardless of the format.

I remember when owning a different machine meant you actually got a *completely* different gaming experience with a game, as opposed to how it is know where the only noticeable differences are textures resolutions and the shader effects used. Anyone who was around for the Amstrad / Comodore / Spectrum generation knows exactly what I mean.

So no, the lack of exclusive doesn't matter. Not to me, and clearly not to most people playing the games either, based on the sales of most multi-format titles.

Most of the big games I'm looking forward to this year are multi-format anyway. It won't stop me from immensely enjoying LittleBigPlanet 2 or Uncharted 3, but neither will it stop me from enjoying the core Kinect games coming out of Japan, or the great titles coming out this year on the Wii, like Kirby's Epic Yarn and The Last Story.

Posted 2 years ago #
freedoms_stain
Moderator

From the MS perspective exclusives aimed at the"core" gamer aren't going to sell them many if in fact ANY more consoles in the coming year, the exclusives they had over the last 5 years put them in a strong position, amongst the core, right now I think MS are happy to concentrate on the casual market and let third parties take care of the core. They know the snooty attitude many xbox gamers have about Live and that those cunts are going NOWHERE. Throw those dicks the odd bone and they'll lap it up. As long as theres a new Halo and new cod every couple of years your average xbox gamer is happy as a pig in shit. Just take a look at the most played on Live lists, you can name half the titles without even looking, the same ones are up every week.

But is that a sound long term strategy? Nobody expected this console generation to have this sort of longevity, we may even only have just passed the mid point in the last year, so what are MS gonna sell the new gamers graduating from yo-yo's to gamepads over the next 3-5 years? If I'm a kid getting his first games console this year, which console do I buy? As I said, not much impact over the span of 1 year, but 3-5? Sony might end this generation on top after all.

Cue dicks and cunts offended that they were referred to as dicks and cunts.

Posted 2 years ago #
JPdot
Member

I think that the correct answer to you question, olih, is basically: It depends. It depends from what type of person you are and what type of experience you expect from games. Once I knew a guy which really liked fighters, so he choose the 360 because DOA4 was only on that console. Now, I think that the situation is slowly changing, since a lot of games are going multi. Aside from that, I think that the most frequent error gamers do is, strange enough, thinking. What, I think, consoles provide is fun, for the most part of the time, so we might as well just go along with it. Right now both the 360 and PS3 share a huge roster of games, so choosing between them comes down to 3 things: money, technology and programming. I do value exclusives but, since I can afford multiple consoles, I am enjoying all games this generation is offering me. If someone can't afford more than one console...well it just goes down again to what type of gamer you are.
Usually I approach the "choosing the format" issue like this:

I want game "whateveritis". Is this game exclusive to a platform? If yes, I just buy it. If no, I ask myself "Is this game also on the PC?"...if yes, I just buy it via steam, if not, I buy it judging three key factor: Online experience, glitches relative to programming issues on a "certain" console, best controls. And that's all, rinse and repeat :).

Posted 2 years ago #
reask
Member

I reckon MS are not that bothered having consolidated there market place with 50 million 360,s sold.
They will concentrate on marketing kinnect for the next while to tap in to the casual market I reckon.

With 75% of games been multi anyway I don't think its that big a deal really.
A lot of games are niche games anyway and most if not all the big hitters are on both platforms.

Anyway I could care less as I own both and play both.

Posted 2 years ago #
stretch215
Member

It doesn't matter at all. Sony has some great exclusives but we all know most multiplatform games are better on 360. I own both so to me it's all the same.

Posted 2 years ago #
Blerk
Moderator

I think it's a bit of a shame that Microsoft seem to be resting on their laurels a bit when it comes to disc-based exclusives. They're doing plenty on getting XBLA content, but the Microsoft-published list for this year is pretty limp to say the least. This doesn't really matter in terms of games, because there's a shitload of third-party stuff coming anyway, but it does matter in terms of perception - list this year's PS3 first-party line-up next to Microsoft's and you've got to wonder what MS are up to.

Personally I'd rather see them put all the money they spend tying up third-party DLC packs for month-long exclusives into new IPs. But you don't have to do much history-trawling to see that most of the time the return on such an endeavour isn't really worth the outlay. I'm disappointed they've gone the way they have, but not surprised.

Posted 2 years ago #
Gheritt White
Member

You're all talking core games, aren't you? All the Kinect releases will be exclusive.

Posted 2 years ago #
Dr.Ghettoblaster
Member

At topic poster:

I have both systems but prefer my PS3 over 360. *(Reasons aren't important with regards to this topic subject matter, but see PS at the bottom if you must know. Didn't want to distract from the topic at hand.)

Is the lack of 360 exclusives really that important you ask?

YES. ABSOUTLEY IT IS. Cause as it stands right now, I only have two NEW reasons to turn on my 360 this year and it's not until the Fall.

I WANT MORE REASONS TO HAVE TO TURN ON MY 360 DAMN IT!!!! Like Shadow Complex 2, THAT would overturn ANY game I was currently playing. Or if Portal 2 or Half Life Episode 3 were 360 exlusives, THAT would make me want to turn on my 360 LIKE CRAZY!!! All the Halo, Gears, and Fable games are a given, but what else is there really?

I love the 360 and I want more MUST HAVE GAMES on the 360! As it stands this year, so far, there are only...two.

Hopefully this gives another gamers perspective.

(p.s. wanted to move this down here cause i didn't want to be dismissed as a fanboy then have people not hear my main point. I prefer the controller, free online, more versitale & impressive multimedia options, easy and CHEAP hard drive upgrades, blu tooth, blu-ray, dig the move, more exclusive games have that next-gen feeling, more people i know have it, etc, etc, etc, blah blah blah)

Posted 2 years ago #
Gheritt White
Member

You really prefer the controller? Wow.

Posted 2 years ago #
Dr.Ghettoblaster
Member

^ Yes. The less plastic in my hand the better. Plus i prefer charging usb over removable batteries. Oh, and the Dpad on 360's are completely worthless. I don't mind the 360 controller in general, just prefer smaller like the NES/SNES days.

This really shocks you? Wow.

Posted 2 years ago #
Christopher Jack
Member

Pros for PS3 controllers:
-D pad
-Stick placements
-Chargeable via USB mini by default
Negatives:
-Triggers design (pinchy!)
-Stick Design (sticky) I'll elaborate on this, the sticks suffer horrendously from wear & tear & start sticking a little, you can probably hear it squeak as you move it...

Pros for 360 controller:
-Triggers
-Handles
Negatives:
-Batteries!!! (yes i know you can buy rechargeable but they're sold SEPARATE but that brings me to
-Proprietary charging cable)
-Stick placement
-D pad
-Indents on the side of the battery pack
-Bumpers

This is just my opinion, so in my opinion the PS3 controller is better, but it needs a redesign to fit better in the hand, also non-pinchy triggers & non-sticky sticks.

Posted 2 years ago #
Blerk
Moderator

Stick placement is a 'plus' for the DS3? Are you nuts? :-D

Sony have needed to shift that left stick for two generations now. Seriously. Seriously seriously.

Everything else I can happily put down to personal preference. Just not the crazy stick placement talk. :-D

Posted 2 years ago #
sennasnit
Member

Sorry, I'm with Crysis on this one.

Posted 2 years ago #
Blerk
Moderator

You're all mad!

Nurse!

Posted 2 years ago #
Gheritt White
Member

I'm with Blerk, I much prefer the stick placement on the X360 pad - it just makes more sense to me. The main reason Sony placed the sticks where they did in the first place was due to symmetry, not ergonomics - I remember reading as such in a (very) old issue of Edge magazine.

The DS3 is too small and too light for my liking, it just feels cheap and plasticky (which is surprising considering how much it costs). To me, it feels like they're made for a child's hands, not somebody in their thirties. The X360 pad, on the hand, is by far and away the most comfortable and satisfying controller to hold that I've ever come across.

The only downside for the X360 pad is the d-pad, true - but I use it so rarely I never even notice.

At the time, this was the main reason I didn't get a PS3. I was really looking forward to that boomerang pad, and had the PS3 shipped with that I may well have ended up getting a PS3 over the X360.

Hopefully the PS4 will have a proper man's sized pad and the X720 a decent d-pad, and my decision will be based on things like games and the OS.

Posted 2 years ago #
Gekidami
Member

Its pretty sad that your decision on what platform to get is based off something as ridiculous as the shape of its pad rather then its games. Especially when there are a million work-arounds for the issue and have been for years.

A gamer you aint.

Posted 2 years ago #
Gheritt White
Member

Er... given that the vast majority of the games I play are multiplatform, I'd say it's a VERY good reason, considering how much time you spend with the control pad in your hand -it's the principal way you interact with the game world, after all.

Plus, not a single console exclusive this gen has made me go "I must buy this or that console for that specific game!". Sorry, but I can do without Halo just as much as I can do without Uncharted (although I did have to borrow a friend's PS3 for God of War).

If Assasin's Creed, on the other hand, because a PS3 exclusive, I'd buy one tomorrow...

...YOU FUCKING CLOSE MINDED CUNT. Who the fuck are you to judge me anyway? Dick.

Posted 2 years ago #
Anonymous
Unregistered

Holy shit Gheritt are you telling me you're never going to buy a PS3 because of the DS3!? Are you fucking nuts man.....what console last gen did you play games on dude cause if it wasn't the PS2 then you missed out on a hell of a lot exclusives. The DS3 and DS2 are the same controller except the L2 and R2 and it being wireless (which is a huge plus)

I know you mention you play on other people's PS3 but come on man not owning a PS3 this gen for the awesome exclusives alone make you look retarded. Hell I have 2 XBOX 360's and I play the dame thing for 2 hours a week (HALO REACH). I even have a wii now (which is still in the box unopened). Gek judgment of you legitimate.....although I think you're just trolling and I believe you secretly have a PS3 and have been enjoying it for quite sometime quietly, ashamed to admit the PS3 is one hell of a console.

Posted 2 years ago #
Dr.Ghettoblaster
Member

This ain't about controllers man...lol.

BACK ON TOPIC!

Is the lack of 360 exclusives really that important?

YES. ABSOUTLEY IT IS. Cause as it stands right now, I only have two NEW reasons (I play multi-plat games on PS3) to turn on my 360 this year and it's not until the Fall.

I WANT MORE REASONS TO HAVE TO TURN ON MY 360 DAMN IT!!!! Like Shadow Complex 2, THAT would overturn ANY game I was currently playing. Or if Portal 2 or Half Life Episode 3 were 360 exlusives, THAT would make me want to turn on my 360 LIKE CRAZY!!! All the Halo, Gears, and Fable games are a given, but what else is there really?

I love the 360 and I want more MUST HAVE GAMES on the 360! As it stands this year, so far, there are only...two.

Hopefully this gives another gamers perspective.

Posted 2 years ago #
spiderLAW
Member

Ummm...stick placement is all fine and dandy for me on both consoles. Its the feedback, give, sturdiness of the controllers for me. I dont care much for how the 360 sticks move.
TEA can vouch for me. I was mad good at Halo reach when we started playing, but even so, i still complained about how wonky the movement was on the 360. The sticks are just not...shit whats the word....they are too damn stiff with little feed back. Other than that, if you are a gamer, controllers are not an issue unless the controllers are really f-d up and the d-pad is on the back grip, left stick is in the midle, right stick is on the shoulder....you get the point.

Posted 2 years ago #
Gheritt White
Member

@ TEA: I had a PS2 and then sold it for a Xbox, funnily enough because a) the GFX were better, b) I preferred the controller and c) I was never a huge fan of Sony's exclusives until d) God of War, at which point I bought a PS2 Slim just for that.

Posted 2 years ago #
Anonymous
Unregistered

Gheritt my friend you are a XBOT for sure and forever now and I still like and respect you for having the balls for sticking behind what you like :)

spider: you were ok.....im not going to go all out and say you were the star player of the games unless you count bitching ("hey who betrayed me....who the fuck just betrayed me" LMAO) an attribute to skills ;)

No seriously you were great man. We would have lost a lot of matches if it weren't for you.

"Who fucking keeps betraying me"
"I would have got more kills if someone didn't keep betraying me"
"Fucking knock it off man with betraying me"
"I swear the next mother fucker who betrays me...."

I can't tell you how many times I put my headset on mute and died of laughing because I was the one betraying you :D Tears poured out my eyes in pure joy and gut busting laughter.

Posted 2 years ago #
spiderLAW
Member

So the truth comes out!!!! I knew it all along!!!
Punk!
lol.

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