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Xbox Console Sales Continue To Crater With Massive 42% Revenue Drop - Slashdot (games.slashdot.org)

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I have a real opposite problem with exclusives. I don't think they should exist. A console should just be a means to an end: to play a game.

I get why they do it but it's bullshit. It's just a custom PC that plugs into a TV.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

The case I see is like this: Many publishers increasingly argue that they don't have a strong monetization plan for big epic singleplayer games unless they have a dozen forms of microtransactions. For Sony, the monetization plan for God of War is the PlayStation 5 - and all of the residual purchases that come after someone owns one. 80% of those purchases will be of games that are on both Xbox and Playstation - but went to the latter because God of War and Spiderman are awesome. With that in mind, the teams making those games can sorta just aim for awards, not perfect profitability.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

I completely agree. Console exclusives are crap. Especially with how good PCs are.