Comment by Spoony Bard on February 26, 2013 at 10:24pm

Well, games in general make me want to buy a new console. And exclusives make me choose which console in particular. Exclusives are almost exclusively (hehe) what I base my console purchase off of. Sony is really dedicated to releasing some great first party content like God of War and Uncharted while supporting indie releases like Journey. This leaves Sony with an almost overwhelming amount of first party games, something I dont feel Microsoft will emphasize as much in the next generation.

Comment by Rialce on February 26, 2013 at 11:41pm

I did the exact same thing, Ry. Plus, it was a Blu-Ray player.

I bought a 360 almost solely for Dead Rising and the inevitable Halo 3. I upgraded to a gaming PC for Final Fantasy XIV. So, exclusives greatly influence what I buy.

Comment by Old_School_Gamer on February 27, 2013 at 12:25am

Thing is if you own a console and not a gaming PC you are still missing out on a lot of really good PC games and paying at least $10 more for multi-platform games above that of the PC version. The PC version of games which generally looks and plays better as well usually open to mods. If it wasn't for the exclusive Beyond: Two Souls I wouldn't even look at the PS4.

Comment by Ry Marinara on February 27, 2013 at 12:44am

Well this question wasn't specifically aimed at consoles, I just used that for an example. I'm just interested in seeing how much exclusives matter to people. I, personally, feel like they are push into the door that leads to buying a platform. Like I said I bought a Ps3 for MGS4 and God of War 3 and since then I've enjoyed games like Journey and Ni no Kuni. I also built a gaming PC for Starcraft 2 and recently upgraded it last year cause I wanted to play Battlefield 3 on max settings and now I'm enjoying the Witcher 1 & 2 and Guild Wars 2. With new consoles coming along a lot of people are saying that exclusives don't matter, however I believe they are what defines a platform. I'm buying a Ps4 for the next Naughty Dog game, I'm keeping my PC for the Witcher 3... However I look at my 360 now and see no reason why I need a 720 because I've grown tired of Halo and Gears.

Comment by Mincho Hristov Ivanov on February 27, 2013 at 2:06am

So what you are saying peeps is you diched 300$~400$ for a console so you can get... i dunno...30~40 hours of entertainment(thats 2 exclusive games average lengh :D)? Wow ...you guys are filthy rich... :D Buy a PC...join the ranks of the PC master race...JOIN US!!!!"says in hypnotic silky voice" :D No console has as many exclusives as the PC..JOIN US !!! I KNOW YOU WHANT TO!!!"mesmerising eye contact" (<(|)>)

Comment by Berserkaren on February 27, 2013 at 7:07am

Exclusives are the only reason to get a console.. That and to have a Bluray player that can multitask. Multitask as in more than just play Bluray discs and like, exclusive games, go to the internet with and get netflix and stuff like that.

Comment by RunGet2TheChoppa on February 27, 2013 at 11:10am

Exclusives are important. I got a PS3 for the Uncharted Series and MLB: The Show (and then Infamous and God of War) but I think most important is where your friends play. The majority of mine are on 360 so that's where I play most of my games.  For non-exclusives, I got BF3 for PS3 because the couple friends who also have PS3s got it and now they never play that anymore, so I hadn't played it for >6 months till last night.  I'm starting to move to PC for the next generation but I know most of my friends won't so that'll make gaming with them a little more difficult if/when they upgrade (luckily I just built a PC for my brother so I should have him on PC in the long run...).

Of course, if you prefer single player or don't care who you game with then by all means, exclusives would be the reason to choose a console.

Comment by Fluent on February 27, 2013 at 12:50pm

Like Brent, I more or less only buy a console for exclusives. I rent almost all console exclusive titles and buy all multiplats on PC.

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