Do exclusives sell consoles?

[jes]

Do exclusives sell consoles?

Console gamers love to brag about exclusive titles, but do these games encourage people to buy a PlayStation or Xbox?

 

[kianm]

Seems they do. But I wouldn't buy a console just for an exclusive

 

[Kosmik]

Can say the thought has never crossed my mind to buy a console due to an exclusive. The reverse reaction more likely.

 

[Nick_K]

The only reason I own a PS3 is for Gran Turismo and God of War.

 

[grok]

Halo didn't continue on PC, stopped playing the Halo franchise. So no.

 

[Topdoggdbn]

The only reason I own a PS3 is for Gran Turismo and God of War.

yip.

Will buy ps4 when GT7 is launched.

 

[Ninja'd]

Where else will I get my fix of Mario and Zelda?

 

[HDS]

No **** sherlock, obviously exclusives sell consoles. Why else would they be exclusives if not to promote a console?

 

[Ho3n3r]

Not for me personally. I've seen many games I want that are exclusives to PS/XBox, yet I've never owned a console.

 

[w1z4rd]

For me, if there is no PC edition of a game, its not worth playing. I have never regretted this choice.

 

[OrbitalDawn]

No **** sherlock, obviously exclusives sell consoles. Why else would they be exclusives if not to promote a console?

I think you misunderstand. That might be the intent, but the question is about whether it actually works.

 

[HDS]

I think you misunderstand. That might be the intent, but the question is about whether it actually works.

No, I don't. Publishers wouldn't be doing it if it didn't work.

 

[OrbitalDawn]

No, I don't. Publishers wouldn't be doing it if it didn't work.

Don't know that. Some developers keep doing DRM even though it doesn't work.

 

[Vegeta]

On Nintendo hardware I'd say yes but not the others.

People buy consoles for Zelda, Mario Kart, Smash bros etc. Since a similar experience is unobtainable on other hardware. But FPS like Halo or action games like God of War... the experience can be found in other games so...

 

[HDS]

Don't know that. Some developers keep doing DRM even though it doesn't work.

Let me rephrase : Sony/Microsoft wouldn't be throwing money at the publishers to make a game exclusive to their console if that wouldn't increase the sales of their consoles.