True but software is all that matters anyway whether it's the game or OS. If I'm buying a Playstation I want Sony Playstation shyt. If I wanted a PC, I'd get that. So in a way that's an exclusive too and that's kinda the point. Exclusives have a very clear point for existing, for the same reason certain Dior products and Walmart clothes are obviously exclusive in how they're viewed. Even though it came out Dior's been using chinese factories for manufacturing for some time and most likely right next to Walmart clothes. I'm buying Dior because I want "Dior", same reason anybody's buying Playstations or Switchs over PC at this point in the game. Even if the luxury brands use chinese sweatshops, certain things still wouldn't exist without them, which is what that clip in the OP was saying. Luxury puts it out, everybody else regurgitates it until "it" is at the lowest common denominator.
Which brings me into them not wanting to be innovative because innovation costs money like we've said. If consumers were open to developers interpretations we would see different things done. But because we're knee deep in multiple generations of people that each individually think they're more important the sum it's difficult to make moves without bending the knee completely
Just as much as cost is inhibitor an to innovation, consumers rejecting anything other than their "preferences", what they want to play on, how they want this & that is at fault. How did consumers get these preferences in games in the first place? Developers & corporate marketing. Now developers can't develop anymore, they're manchildren babysitters barely keeping above water re-remaking the same shyt
The platform should be considered an exclusive as well. Steam is an exclusive and a selling point for a few. And of course exclusives are still for competitive advantage, otherwise Sony wouldn't be pulling strings for titles to release later on Xbox. The point of an exclusive will be competition at some level, if it's not, then what's the point wasting time leveraging the userbase to push back releases for years?
Now that Xbox's gone and since Sony/Nintendo don't overlap on the venn diagram, until somebody else enters the market, you should see even more PS titles elsewhere. That doesn't mean they'll be the exact same or come out at the same time because Sony's in this to make money. And how do they make the most off each game, when they don't have to split any profit with Nintendo or other platforms. Sony/Nintendo will always have exclusives on some level and as a consumer you should want that competition for your money
nintendo isnt even trying they just charging their fanboys top dollar to play subpar mario games...
