Is exclusivity a thing of the past or not? Among players, especially console players, these are alpha and omega. But what do big companies think about this? Its President spoke on behalf of Xbox Sarah Bond.
In an interview with Mashable, she noted that all the world’s biggest games are available everywhere, and the concept of exclusivity is “outdated.”
“The world’s biggest games are available everywhere. If you look at Call of Duty, Minecraft, Fortnite, Roblox, that’s really what drives the gaming community. This is where people gather and have experiences, so the idea of being tied to one store or one facility is outdated for most people. You want to be able to play with your friends anywhere, no matter what device they’re on.– says Sarah.
Everyone must decide for himself whether he is right or wrong. They used to be like this exclusivitywhich helped players decide which platform to choose. Some have even bought up all the platforms so they don’t have to figure out where everything comes out. I feel this way myself and don’t have to deal with these frog wars. However, today the situation is different, even if, for example, exclusive games from the Sony workshop still bring the company good money, so if you look at the figures for the total sales of the PS5 console and individual games, these games amount to approximately 10% of total sales.
There are also exceptions, such as large series. Spider-Man, God of War, Horizon or The Last of Us. But these products cost Sony hundreds of millions of dollars and took years to see the light of day, so the company has to look for other, quicker profits. That’s why he tries so hard to get in living service to the worldalthough so far unsuccessful. Either way, exclusive sales are more or less okay, and the recently released Ghost of Yōtei, for example, is selling the best since Spider-Man 2, so it looks like Sony won’t give up exclusivity entirely.
The situation at Microsoft is completely different. Wide sale of equipment lagging behind behind the competition, Game Pass even after adding games like Call of Duty it didn’t cause an exodus of competitors, and last year there was a change of strategy when the company decided to stop competing with Sony and gradually release its games on PlayStation, albeit at a considerable distance. He skips some games right away, but he plays most others intermittently. 6-12 months.
Microsoft, and therefore Xbox, don’t want to completely give up any exclusivity, but rather take the path of releasing the game first on their devices, and after some time, when it realizes some potential, it will be released on other platforms. After everything Forza Horizon 6 comes out first on PC and Xbox Series X/S and only then will he strive for PlayStation 5. It hasn’t been announced how long the wait will be, but I’m guessing between 6 and 12 months, given the speed at which Microsoft is currently releasing its games. And maybe that’s good for me. There is no point in competing with someone at any cost. Microsoft has been looking for a way out for a long time and, apparently, has found it. But the question is how much of this is still the vision of the head of Microsoft Gaming. Phil Spencerwho headed the Xbox division for many years. Apparently, it seems that after the buyout of Activision, Microsoft’s top management began to talk more about Xbox, because they spent a considerable amount of money on its acquisition. But these are just assumptions.
At the moment, we cannot say with certainty whether Sony will change its position. There have been some hints, and in August the company also voluntarily released the game on Xbox for the first time, a successful PvE event. Helldivers 2which works very well on Xbox, so it’s possible that at least these types of games will be brought to the Xbox by Sony. I wouldn’t bet big on story games, but anything is possible these days, so I can’t confirm it, but I can’t deny it either, and maybe the day will come when we see e.g. Uncharted and The Last of Us on Xbox. It will definitely be an interesting situation. The cards are more or less given away, and even at a time when Sony isn’t releasing as many exclusives as before, the PS5 is selling well. In short, owners like the brand even without a large number of third-party games.
Source :Indian TV
