mr dave

the difference between the exclusivity of something like zelda or pokemon and something like metal gear or final fantasy has to do with the developer more than exclusivity.

zelda was made by nintendo, for nintendo. why would they sell their own product to their competition? same as you never saw a sonic game on anything but a sega machine until they stopped making hardware.

metal gear and final fantasy were made by konami and square enix respectively. whoever paid for the development (generally speaking - the publisher) determines where and how the product is sold.

there was an obvious opportunity for renegotiation within the development of FF13 which allowed for square enix to look at sony and say 'microsoft is offering X money for a cut, you guys want to add that amount to your revised budget to maintain exclusivity?'

even if there was no exclusivity the hardware and subsequent quality of experience would be a dividing factor within the market. there's also the fact that different consoles will target different demographics and might not see a point in releasing the same multi-platform title for its console.

i get the impression a lot of people think that a developer making a game is akin to a band making an album. it's not at all like that, there's nowhere near that much freedom in development.

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sweet_nothing

RPGs?

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boo boo

Different types of RPGs.

Final Fantasy is a normal RPG, Fire Emblem is a tactical RPG, Knights of the Old Republic is an action RPG.

Those are 3 very different kinds of RPG.

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Alfred

Well let's have a look here.

Let's assume that each console has 20 quality exclusives okay?

Here are some of the highest rated multiplatform titles:

Resident Evil 5
Bioshock
Call Of Duty: World At War
Call Of Duty 4
Grand Theft Auto IV
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Fallout 3
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Burnout Paradise
Dead Space
Skate
Fight Night Round 4
Guitar Hero
Rock Band

All of these titles are on the PS3 and Xbox 360, about 3 of them are on the Wii... therefore, the Wii has a smaller library of quality games.

I'm not trying to dis the Wii, I love the Wii, but facts is facts.

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Dr.Seussicide

What does this have to do with anything?

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Sparky

Why do people keep saying the ps3 lacks good exclusives? Honestly, how many do you need?

Off the top of my head i can name:

uncharted
ratchet and clank
infamous
mgs4
valkyria chronicles
resistance 2
killzone 2
little big planet



It almost matches the 360, and easily equals or goes above that of the wii. It's a pretty weak argument these days.

Alfred

An earlier argument that Boo Boo made about multiplatform titles not mattering.

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mr dave

while i agree with you, regardless of your last line you just set yourself up for a serious reaming hahaha.

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Mr Sensitive

Quoted for truth.

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boo boo

And Kirby sh*ts all over Halo.

See how I compared games that have absolutely nothing in common?

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