5 Xbox exclusives that should go multi platform

Some Xbox 360 exclusive games could sell better if they benefited everyone by releasing as multi format titles.

[Noteworthy]

Alan Wake is probably the one that really 'needs' to be multi platform. Its sales were sub standard and I think there are a lot of PS3 owners who would like to check that game out.

[Larry L]

I don't know how many copies AW sold on 360. But I'd assume 1 million or so. That would certainly have been at least doubled and that's conservative. Because that's the kind of game (were it not 360 exclusive first) that would appeal to a wider range of the PS audience than I think it did the 360 demographic. Heavy Rain's sales are a perfect example. Even with all the negative press it got for being 1 big QTE (which I don't agree with BTW), and having all it's spoilers leaked before release. Still sold what was it? 2 million? Pretty good for a game both Sony and the developers themselves thought would sell about 500k because it's a more niche title. (in my top 5 games this gen behind only the likes of Dragon Age:O and GT5 and very few others if any). AW would have probably sold exactly what Heavy Rain sold on PS3 alone.

Aside from that and Gears, I don't think any 360 needs to come over to Playstation. Nothing else fits imo. There were downloadable titles I wanted on PS3 like Castle Crashers and Limbo, but we've got them now. I'm not a fan of Halo, when I play that kind of FPS, I'm playing Unreal, not Halo. Fable I consider a joke of a ARPG and I can't believe as many people like it as they do. It's the most mindless and easy hack n slash ARPS type game I've ever played. Only thing I'm jealous of on 360 right now is that fact that they have a downloadable version of the original DOOM that's online enabled and has stick support (playing the PS1 versions of DOOM is HORRIBLE with the controls back then for FPSs, and there's no online). I know they've had that since Xbox1 but I styill want it. Or at least a PSN version of Final DOOM with online and proper stick support.

If you asked me last gen there were TONS of Xbox 1 games I wished I could play but didn't have a Xbox. Like KOTOR, DOOM 3, Chaos Theory and Jedi Knight Jedi Academy (couple others too). But this gen.....at least for my gaming tastes, 360 just doesn't have much of anything that made me wish I still owned a 360. (though I did get a 360 at lauch....well when my pre-ordered system finally got to me 3 months after launch, so I could play Oblivion and GRAW 2)

[AngryTypingGuy]

"Some Xbox 360 exclusive games could sell better if they benefited everyone by releasing as multi format titles."...Couldn't this be said about every game? Doesn't the person who wrote this think Uncharted would've sold boat loads more if it were on 360 too?

Gears and Halo are why many people have 360's. If Gears went to the PS3 that would seriously hurt them.

[perdie]

@AngryTypingGuy I may be wrong but I think somewhere ND said Uncharted wouldnt be possible on xbox

[da_2pacalypse]

this article is stupid... of course it would be awesome to have everything be multiplatform... But that's not the way things work... Yeah I wish God of war would have been released on the xbox... but it didn't... so I went out and bought ps3 so I could play it...

[WetN00dle69]

@perdie

Thats just propaganda nothing more and nothing less.

[zeeshan]

To be honest, besides Gear of War, no other game listed is really worth. I have played Alan Wake too and it had the same LA Noire thing to it (I know it came well before LA Noire). It got very boring and repetitive and well, I didn't even finish it. I had very high hopes from ALAN WAKE because I am a sucker for Survival Horror games but nothing else has fixed my need for Survival Horror except Dead Space. Dead Space 1 was awesome.

Anyway, back to my point. If there is one game all PS3 owners would love to have is perhaps Gears of War.

[xflo360]

IMHO only one of these games is quality and that's crackdown!
Of the others only Alan wake appeals and that's only because its unique!
Gears is a poor slow mess of a game with an archaic control scheme!

[Nathaniel_Drake]

@wetnoodle

I haven't seen one xbox exclusive look nearly as good as the Uncharted series, so no I don't think it's propaganda, it's the truth as of now.

[badz149]

if that happen, the 360 will not have any left lol! jk

but exclusives, especially from 1st parties have no reason to go multiplat as they define a platform but those from 3rd parties are another story though.

but in the end, it's up to the console makers to make the decision about it. it's a bit easier to decide for those 1st parties as they are going nowhere but they certainly have to cough a huge dough of cash to secure those from 3rd parties and so far MS is not afraid of doing it this whole generation long!

[AngryTypingGuy]

@Perdie...I think you're missing my point. It could apply to any exclusive title, Uncharted was just the first one to pop in my head, maybe because it's my favorite PS3 exclusive franchise.

[EVILDEAD360]

LOL..it's that PS3 site still posing as a 360 site with another doozie..

Weve seen this topic ad nauseum..in fact some sites actually use it as a steady column.

Honestly from that list it wouldnt matter either way.

Even if Gears went multi eventually, Cliffy knows where the fan base came from.

The fact is (internet only) that PS3 fan kids simply look down on multi-platform games (daily). Gears clearly benefited as a 360 exclusive and it will definately show up on the 720.

I laugh at the Alan Wake responses. The truth is Alan Wake had the unfortunate experience of releasing the same day as the GOTY Red Dead Redemption.

Either way, Alan was a niche game that ultimately broke a milli. If it goes multi good for Remedy.

But if the claim is Alan would have done better numbers on the PS3, then you could EASILY make the same claim that shooters like Killzone 2 & 3, Socom would have done way better numbers on the 360.

If you want a prime example..look no further than Resistance 3. I saw it proudly boosted on every 'exclusives list' all year long. When the game didn't sell and an article brought it up, I watched those same people denounce the game. Even when critcs praised it. It spoke volumes..

But, let's step out of fantasy and just enjoy the games that ARE released for each system.

Own all the consoles, then you won't have to speculate on how good a title actually is.

Evil

[kreate]

uncharted is a maybe.
I do think games like resistance, mag, warhawk, socom, killzone, would of done much better had it been multi platform release.

[jeseth]

I think exclusives should stay they way they are ... exclusive. It helps identify the brand encourage people to buy whatever system those games are on.

Plus we've seen where games that were once exclusive have become multiplat that the quality of the games have gone down in cases of some really high profile titles.

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[omi25p]

PS3 owners barely even buy ps3 exclusives so what makes you think an old xbox exclusive being ported to the ps3 is going to make PS3 fans rush out and buy it.

[coolbeans]

One of the top 5 articles on n4g (atm): "Two Playstation 3 exclusive games joining the Platinum Range lineup"

Troll harder.

[CGI-Quality]

A very misinformed piece of material here.

Tell that to LBP, Uncharted, Gran Turismo, God of War, & Metal Gear Solid 4. All of which are at or exceed 4 million copies.

[omi25p]

The Ps3 exclusives i was talking about were: Killzone, Socom, Infamous, Motorstorm and more.

Why would adding another game into that group make any differents to there sales.

If the PS3 Fans are really the fans who buy "original" and "Unique" games then why is it that the most bought games on the ps3 are COD and EA games (Fifa,Madden,Battlefield)

The platform that Alan Wake should have been released on was Steam.

Because with games like, Amnesia selling very well its shows that the unqiue original games are more popular on a service where you can download the games at a competative price and you can see user reviews ECT.

Also i dont understand why im getting called a troll, Im not abusing or favoring either of the consoles im simply stating why Alan Wake's sales wouldnt have improved that much on PS3.

[aquamala]

Yep it's a shame Infamous 2 havent even sold 2 million, great game

[Prophet-Gamer]

Almost every single PS3 exclusive sells over 1 million with many of them selling over 2. Now, keep in mind that a very minute amount of games actually ever sell that much, the fact that most exclusives do is a huge accomplishment. In fact, on 360 the ONLY game series that sells more than GT is Halo, and atm Reach is only about 1-2 million ahead of GT5.

So I don't see how you can say PS3 games sell poorly, they don't. Tell me, if something sells poorly, do you make a sequel? Of COURSE NOT, yet most PS3 games do get sequels meaning they're selling as expected and/or more. So stop trolling and buy a PS3.

[WhiteLightning]

It's funny the games you mention Killzone, SOCOM, inFAMOUS 2 and Motorstorm were all released this year...

You know....the year in which most games release dates were close together

Really....not everyone is that rich

It's one or the other.....

I bet if Halo was released one week and Gears of War the next, Gears would do crap in sales

[nix]

omi... i hate to inform you but but but... PS3 comes out with more than 2 great exclusives a year.

that is how rich we are in terms of exclusives.

[BlmThug]

@coolbeans Thats N4G, a place where its pro PS3 and you get disagreed for stating facts

[DonaldBeck]

hey omi

gt5 is over 7 million. just thought id say that since you classify ps3 owners not buying games.

[DlocDaBudSmoka]

speaking of the 2 ps3 exclusives goin to platinum range, are in fact infamous2 and resistance 3.

[Neko_Mega]

Really? So if that was true, then why don't you have more bubbles?

Seems like the monks aren't doing to well.

Gears and Alan Wake I can see doing well on PS3 and PC, I can see Alan Wake coming to PS3 (mostly because Heavy Rain was on PS3 and it did better than Alan Wake).

Epic has said if Microsoft doesn't give them a good offer then they would be making Gears multiplatform.

[FACTUAL evidence]

Don't worry guys, Omi is still living in 2006, kinda like when his show got took off the air.

[MrBeatdown]

Wow. PS3 owners don't buy exclusives? Funny stuff.

18 of the top 50 selling PS3 games are PS3 exclusive according to VGChartz.

http://gamrreview.vgchartz....

Even if you want to question the accuracy of that site, odds are they've at least got it in the ballpark. If you, or anyone else out there that likes to perpetuate the idea that PS3 owners don't buy exclusives has some info that proves otherwise, I'd love to see it.

[MrBeatdown]

It's funny, after posting my comment, omi25p PM'd me, trying to defend his points by backtracking, and of course, when I respond and prove him wrong, he PMs me back and blocks me.

Basically, rather than let his argument speak for itself, omi has pulled the N4G equivalent of putting his fingers in his hears and yelling "I can't hear you" at the top of his lungs. So I'll post his PM and my response here, so if he doesn't want to have this discussion in private, so let's make it public. He'll get a notification that I posted this, so let's see if he continues to hide behind the block button, or actually defend his argument.

His PM...

"1, Killzone 2 and infamous 1 sold more than infamous 2 and killzone 3 did in the first few months.

I never said ps3 fans only buy shooter. I said Ps3 fans say that xbox fans only xbox fans like military shooters. Yet sales prove that PS3 fans would also rather buy a shooter than an exclusive like UC3.

Mass effect 2 released early january when the only game out was dead space.

Ive proven what ive said many times and if you cannot be bother to understand to listen then i am done with this discussion"

And my response...

"So what if Killzone 2 and Infamous 1 sold faster? Both sequels released in a crowded year and they've still done well. Just because they don't sell as fast as earlier games hardly makes them a failure, or is indicative that PS3 owners don't buy exclusives. A million sales is great, especially for an exclusive, no matter how you want to slice it. It's proof that people buy them.

And yet again, you're relying on the sales of one game to disprove supposed buying habits of 50 million users. One game is meaningless. 10 million people buy Modern Warfare but there are hundreds of other games released each year. If you want to prove PS3 fans wrong, you have to look at sales of all military shooters on both platforms. It's no secret that shooters do better on 360 despite the two systems' having sold nearly the same amount of consoles, and if I'm not mistaken, have similar attach rates. Nobody ever said all PS3 owners would rather buy exclusives over multiplatform shooters.

Third, why do you make excuses for ME2's success, while simultaneously trying to prove Alan Wake couldn't do well? Why can't Alan Wake release under similar circumstances and do well? What do you think Remedy would do? Release it on the same day as Call of Duty? If you have to make excuses for why a port does well, it just goes to show you don't have much of an argument."

[MrBeatdown]

Once again, omi refused to stand by what he said by blocking me from replying to his PM. Guess I'll have to post my response here again...

First, omi's PM, so everyone knows what I'm talking about...

*****
"Good job twisting my words. Il speak il write in a simpler way. You changed the meaning of what I said. I said cod sells just as well on ps3 as it does on 360. You made out that I said ps3 fans only buy cod, weather this is what you meant does change the fact its how it came across.

The demand for mass effect was as a franchise is ME 1 ME 2 ME3. Even though ps3 fans knew MS published ME1 they still wanted it. There is also a huge demand for UC on 360 just because U don't see it on this site doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

Also I see no time in the next year that would be quiet enough to release AW and I don't see it being cost effective. Think a bout this Remedy would have to completely rewrite an engine specifically designed for the 360 and allow it to run on the Ps3.

With the lack of demand and costs of bringing AW to the ps3 it would be pointless for remedy to attempt this. Now in ending this discussion.

As you reminded me exactly why I blocked you in the first paragraph of ur newest message."
*****

And now, my response...

"You made out that I said ps3 fans only buy cod, weather this is what you meant does change the fact its how it came across."

I don't care how you interpret it. I was pretty clear. My point was obvious... That one game's sales don't reflect purchasing habits of PS3 owners, therefore it was pointless to bring up CoD. If you came away from what I said with anything other than that, it's your own misinterpretation. You SHOULD know what I mean now, so I no longer need to hear about it.

And yeah, I said PS3 fans were hoping for ME1. Not sure why you needed to repeat that. They wanted it because it was believed that EA owned the rights to the first game, seeing as how it was EA who published the PC version. There was a large outcry for it, because it was believed that EA owned the entire franchise.

And I'm not sure where you are seeing demand for Uncharted on PS3. You must visit sites populated by complete morons, because any person with half a brain wouldn't waste their time demanding a Sony-developed game on 360. Might as well demand Mario on 360 as well.

And I'm not even going to begin getting into how financially viable an Alan Wake port would be. You have no idea and I have no idea as to what development of a PS3 version would cost. All I know is that it was a worthwhile effort for Mass Effect 2, and therefor, I see no reason why Alan Wake working on PS3 is outside the realm of possibility. If your opinion is different, fine, but don't tell me I'm wrong because you want to guess the opposite, and have absolutely nothing to back it up.

Oh, and don't pretend you can't think of a decent time in which the game could release. Most of 2012 is up in the air. Hell, January only has four confirmed PS3 releases. Most months have nothing confirmed...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Unless you have facts or sources to provide some kind of support to back up what you say, I don't want to hear it.

And if you can't defend what you write, stop PMing me. Don't respond, then hide behind the block button. If you aren't prepared to defend what you write, it just means you can't defend it.

[MrBeatdown]

omi, if you keep PMing and blocking me, preventing me from responding via PM, I'll continue to post my response here.

I never twisted your words.

If you think it's not worth arguing with me, STOP PMing me. You PM'd me first, remember? Every time I've responded to you, it was because you contacted me first.

You can stop talking to me any time if you think I'm not listening, but you keep responding. I'm defending my side of the argument. An argument you started and continue to contribute to. If you don't want to have the argument, don't keep it going. I haven't done anything you haven't done.

I've had the decency to allow you to respond to my every single thing I've said via PM. You however, have chosen to PM me, then cut me off by blocking me three different times. The least you could do is show me the same level of respect and allow me to have my say. Ignore it if you wish, but at least have the courtesy to allow me the opportunity to say it, as I did for you.

[MrBeatdown]

Yet another PM from you, and yet again, I'm blocked. It's clear I made a mistake by allowing you to respond to everything I had to say. You seem to have no consideration for the people you CHOOSE to communicate with. I've given you the opportunity to respond to everything I've said to you, but since you seem intent on preventing me from getting the last word in, it's probably time I start playing by your rules to put an end to this.

You're blocked. That should give you more free time to constantly PM and block the other 11 people that responded to you. Have a nice day.

[ZeroChaos]

I agree Alan Wake seems to have been the most fantastic and brillaint thought game this gen but was just over looked and down troded.

MS making the newest entry XBLA only and recently AW on PC release shows that MS is trying to recover massive losses or they've had a change in heart.

[NukaCola]

Of any 360 title, I think Alan Wake fits the PS3 demographics the best. Forza would do well in JP and EU if it was backed by Sony as well.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Yeah, I talk quite often with people from Remedy about wanting it on PS3 or PSN. They can do it but it's just a matter of getting a team to port it, who understand the architechture of the PS3.

[Prophet-Gamer]

If the 360 lost any more exclusives it'd be absolutely worthless. Now that Gears is over, it's just Halo that's left. Along with Forza for whoever is into sims and Fable (though that has been COMPLETELY ruined thanks to that god forsaken on rails kinect crap).

Really, I'm only keeping my 360 around for Halo 4 next year. Other than that it's useless at the moment.

[nilamo]

yes because live arcade, multiplatform games and kinect do not exist right??

[h311rais3r]

Yea halo 4 is it pretty much. I'm either ps3 or pc seeing as ms lOst good exclusives. I think all games should be multiplat. Pc first so it has full potential then ported to consoles. When it's done that way they run and look amaing. All games r made on pcs anyway.

[Imalwaysright]

Couldnt agree more. Unless MS starts investing on 1st party studios or new IPs, that actually stay exclusive to their next console, i personally see no reason to own the next Xbox. People on this website argue that exclusives dont matter but when choosing a console to buy to me its all that matters. I bought a PS3 to play MGS4 and Team Ico games (still waiting for TLG) and a 360 to play Mass Effect and Gears. I sure as hell wouldnt buy them both to play multiplatforms and i sure as hell didnt bought a 360 to play with kinect.

[Foliage]

"yes because live arcade, multiplatform games and kinect do not exist right??"

Multiplatform games do no differentiate a console from another. No one has ever sat around and said: "man, I know I have this game for my console, but I really want to go out and buy that other console for the same game; because someone thought that one texture looked better!"

Live arcade games and Kinect games... well most xbox owners, including myself would hope that they didn't exist. The quality exclusives went down the drain when Microsoft decided to focus on the casual market. They have no 1st party depth to split into both fields successfully. Motion games are the same horse crap on every console, fun for 5 minutes; no depth.

If you own a console for live arcade games, that's really sad.

[Persistantthug]

Gears Of War is already multiplatform.

So is Splinter Cell Conviction.

Alan Wake will be multiplatform soon as well.

[hellvaguy]

Gears, Splintercell, and AW aren't multiplatform. I realize that fanboyism will skew "facts", but I mean come on, use google search. They aren't multiplatform (besides pc) only speculation. Link the source confirming release dates because u won't find them.

[Jazz4108]

Tell that to skyrim on the ps3 and several others. Everyone besides sony and n4g knows the 360 is where multiplats are played best especially with live. Ps3 is a real dissapointment and a waste of my imo with its split ram an install everything and update firmware every other day. Yeah gamers really want to do that crap. I know when I buy a 360 game I can take it home and play it and the same can't be said with the ps3 as its constant updates and installs thanks to slowreading bluray and low ram.

[StraightPath]

Halo

[farhad2k8]

As a primary PS3 owner.. I recently bought a 360 in the XMAS sales with Gears 3 bundled with it. I then bought Gears 1 and 2 pre-owned versions..
Lets hope it's a good franchise eyy. :)
Should be hours of game time :D

[ZippyZapper]

msxbox-world.com

lol

think people this is N4G

[showtimefolks]

Saints row 1 could be included on disk as a bonus with any of future saints row gamesbor maybe when they release a saints row collection like all 3 or 4 games in ne pack towards the end if this gen.

Alan wake could benefit big time becauses thats the kind of game that many ps only fans like to play look at heavy rain selling over 2 million. Also QD said about one million used copies were sold for heavy rain.

Other than that Epic isn't about to release gears 1-3 on ps3 any Time soon because if they do than they will have to give MS anther 3 exclusive games. I think every future gears game will be on ps3 and every other epic game will also be on ps3. The days of 3rd party exclusives are about done. Many analysts have said that even though epic signed the deal towards the end of the deal they were not happy because they were passing on 50 million install base. EPiC owns the gears IP so anything is possible

Other than that many of MS owned games will never come out on s3 unless MS stops making xbox

Crackdown on xbox360 has so much potential so MS needs to hire the rights devs because if done right a game like crackdown can sell 3-5 million but that's if it's done right

[marinelife9]

Left 4 dead is the only series I'd love to play on PS3. Before that it was Mass Effect I don't have any other 360 games I want.

[R4MBO]

Gears of War would be a good choice in regards to going multi-platform.

[MrDead]

Gears of War 1 was on the PC also same as Halo 1&2

[ProjectVulcan]

Alan Wake will now be on PC, Gears 1 was, Splinter Cell has always been on PC. Crackdown 1 is good, 2 is poor and not worth it. The Perfect Dark remake is decent but honestly there are now much better shooters around- especially if you have never played PD its just a fan service.

Whats more is all this talk about Windows 8 being able to emulate 360 hardware.

In short its not the greatest list i ever saw and if you have a gaming PC you will get a go on the better of these titles. I think a considerable amount of people have gone down the route of owning PS3 and a PC, its a pretty smart combination.

[Half-Mafia]

@vulcanproject thats my set up now after my 360 RROD about 9 months ago. PS3 for exclusives, PC for all other games because i can run them in 1080p on my TV, much better graphics and mods. life is good :)

[ZippyZapper]

Don't realy consider Windows as multiplatform since MS owns it.

[ProjectVulcan]

Microsoft owns windows, but when 90 percent of the world use it and you don't need to license with Microsoft to release a game or software on it then its an open platform. How can PC not count against 360 as multiplatform when anyone can make games for it?

[jazzking2001]

Alan Wake would have sold a lot more if it went on the PS3.

[CaptainMarvelQ8]

But they wouldn't have any exclusives anymore other than Halo.

[CashColeTrain1337]

Exclusives are negative to the consumers anyway, I never understood why consumers always asked for more.

[CaptainMarvelQ8]

Exclusives are what Define the console,without them there's no reason about arguing whether to get a PS3 or an x360.

[Brownghost]

Without exclusives there would be one console

[gamingdroid]

***Exclusives are what Define the console,without them there's no reason about arguing whether to get a PS3 or an x360.***

That's only partially correct. People buy a console on various factors.

For instance, the defining factor of the Xbox 360 is the awesome Xbox Live and in the last couple of years it's frequent major updates, while PS3 has Blu-Ray and more retail exclusive games.

[Prophet-Gamer]

PSN is great for online and any sane person would a fool to pick a 360 over a PS3 given the huge amount of exclusives the PS3 offers.

This is, of course, if that person wants to game as much as possible. If the person only cares about yearly spots and CoD games then I guess a 360 will do. But if someone is serious about gaming, there's no excuse not to own a Ps3, not when you'll be missing out a lot of the highest rated games of the generation as well as a ton of exclusives.

[Shackdaddy836]

Without exclusives, fanboys would barely have anything to brag about.

[_Aarix_]

This isn't 2001. Consoles do more than games to justify a purchase

[kcuthbertson]

No one buys a console just for listening to music or watching movies (maybe PS3 when it was the cheapest blu-ray player)..

[Imalwaysright]

I bougth my consoles to play games. Everything else is just a bonus.

[CGI-Quality]

It's not really worth mentioning IPs that Microsoft owns, such as Perfect Dark and Crackdown. Furthermore, I'm big on console identity, systems need exclusives, and something like Gears of War helped shape the 360 as a competitor. I would love to see it pushed solely on that platform (I realize Gears of War 1 was also on PC, but did little to nothing to the 360 version's presence).

Alan Wake is a toss up, but with the right marketing next go around, American Nightmare should do fine, opening the door for the retail sequel. I say unless a studio absolutely needs the extra sales/fan-base, they should stick to one platform if they started on just one platform.

[coolbeans]

Exactly. Even when 2nd/3rd parties take the risk of sticking exclusive (or limited their platforms in general) when they have the choice to do otherwise, they're also rewarded with a fanbase that pushes those titles: thereby administering more competition. I'd love for thatgamecompany to keep making games exclusive for the PS brand simply because sales driven from flower (and soon Journey) could inspire other developers, both indie and $40-$60 retail, to strive for different artistic endeavours that are just fun to play.

[CGI-Quality]

Agree 100% my friend.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

Everyone needs to remember Alan Wake did sell a little over a million units. That didn't happen right away like MS was hoping but it happened eventually, so the game didn't have "bad sells" technically. Now this arcade sequel is up in the air for me. But I can see Splinter Cell going Multiplatform out of the bunch.

[StayStatic]

Would really like another Perfect Dark :D

[tigertron]

I don't think any Xbox exclusive should go multiplatform as a 360 owner. When I was a PS3 only guy, I would have loved Halo and Gears on the PS3, but now I have a 360 too, I don't want the 360 to have nothing.

Anyways, I hope Microsoft learn and invest in some new IPs for the Nextbox. The 360 had way more exlusives than the PS3 back in 2006/7, but now it doesn't seem like the 360 has much other than Halo and Gears...and now Alan Wake is being ported on the PC...well, you get my drift.

[Darrius Cole]

@tigerton

Microsoft did have more exclusives in 2006 and 07, but they did it with mostly third party support. Now they are reaping what they have sown in field of exclusive games, which is almost nothing.

In 2006 & 2007, the PS3 was brand new and perfectly alien with a small install base. Now the PS3 makes up about 50% of the hardcore install base, give or take a few million for time of year, bricked systems, and whose numbers you choose to believe. Third-parties can't ignore that.

Along with you I also hope Microsoft invest in some exclusive, non-Kinect, 360 games. But Microsoft seems to be doing the opposite. Microsoft has exclusive franchises with name recognition but they are not putting them on the Market. When was the last Pefect Dark? Where is Project Gotham? Killer Instinct?

[gigreen]

Infinite Undiscovery would fit well on PS3. I wouldn't mind trying another tri-Ace JRPG after the fantastic Resonance of Fate.

[Britainz-Fin3st]

This is a stupid article.
Making a game multiplatform means it will have more sales?
Really? Who would have known?

as for splinter cell, cant that game just go and die already? im more a 360 fanboy but please, the series has just gone from good, to ok to worse.

EA/unisoft should drop splintercell and get to work on the next rainbow six or hurry up and ship ghost recon future soldier, have been waiting for that game for around 2 years now...

[Zechs34]

EA has nothing to do with Splinter Cell. Jus sayin

[Foliage]

Ubisoft is a developer/publisher/distributo r... they don't need EA for anything...

[Britainz-Fin3st]

Yh i know that but im pretty sure they bought part of them a while back? Ubisoft i mean?

[QuodEratDemonstrandm]

I think it should be noted: EVERY exclusive would probably sell more copies if it were multi platform.
I don't own a 360. I don't see any 360 exclusives that I feel would justify spending $200 on a system, but if some of these games were available on the ps3, particularly Alan Wake, I'd check it out.

And I know I'm not alone. How many ps3 owners would have bought Gears of War if they could? How many GT players would also have Forza? How many 360 owners would buy Uncharted or Infamous if it weren't exclusive? So I can see the argument against exclusives.

On the other hand, we buy consoles to play games, and exclusive games are what set each system apart from the others. People don't buy a 360 so they can pay $60 a year for Xbox live. They buy a 360 so they can play Halo. I didn't buy my ps3 for the web browser or OtherOS, I bought it so I could play MGS4. So, from a business perspective, exclusives make sense. To a large extent, they're what sell the systems.

[Blogz4Fanboyz]

if, and it is a big if, what you said was true about people buying consoles for halo, metal gear etc, then these games would be selling TENS of millions....which they aren't!

people buy consoles for all manner of reasons. this exclusive game shit if just boring now! exclusive doesnt automatically mean it will be great.

and, having a plethora of exclusives like sony has, has not helped propel them to 100mil consoles sold either

[QuodEratDemonstrandm]

Wow.. ummm. That's a mighty pretty straw man you have there. Does it come with a brain?
I don't recall ever saying that exclusive games are the only reason systems sell. I did say it's one of the biggest reasons.
I also don't recall saying anything about exclusivity being equivalent to quality. Blackwater is a 360 exclusive, doesn't make it even a good game. ALL exclusive means is "available on only one console" there is no implication of quality there.
You're also overlooking the diversity of the content. I have InFamous, little Big Planet, Heavy Rain, and Metal Gear Solid. Other people bought their ps3s for Resistance Killzone Uncharted and Gran Turismo. He couldn't care less about what I'm playing. Some people big the 360 for Halo and Gears, some don't care for those and get Alan Wake and Forza instead. They definitely didn't get the 360 for watching blu-ray movies. And I didn't get my ps3 for the GUI. I got It for the games. And the blu-ray, and.... brand loyalty. I'm also on my third Samsung phone. My next phone will probably be a Samsung as well.
Yes there are multiple reasons for buying a console, but if games aren't at the top of the list, then you're spending too much.

Come back with some logic, or not at all.

[Blogz4Fanboyz]

People don't buy a 360 so they can pay $60 a year for Xbox live. They buy a 360 so they can play Halo

what does that mean exactly then?

i wasnt trying to be critical either. i bought my 360 to play everything, and my ps3 for the exclusives that interest me.

you also said "So, from a business perspective, exclusives make sense. To a large extent, they're what sell the systems" and to which i reply'd.... a reply that has obviously hurt your feelings

the fanboy is strong in you i feel..

[lumley666]

urrrm the ps2 didnt start selling incredable until it was around the £150-£180 mark, ps3 is almost there, watch this space, the ps3 will soon start to dominate, at this point in time there is basically no reason to go out an buy a 360. i think its so quiet over at MS cos there preping the nextbox launch. MS have done much better this gen with xbox but nothing special when compared to the last 2 gens

[madjedi]

@blog

There are more important things than sales numbers to a gamer, namely games and exclusives, cod sell millions every release it damn sure isn't a quality title.

Funny you calling another person a fanboy just because exclusives are important to them. If ms announced a bunch of exclusives games for next year i think this bs multiplatform games are good enough mentality would be swept quietly under the rug.

I like that games that consider exclusives important are labeled fanboys by multiplatform owner going on and on about sales numbers.

Look up okami dumbass. At article ms might as well sell the ip's for blue dragon, crackdown, lost oddessy and hell rare's entire lineup just about.

[hellvaguy]

I bought my console mainly for reasons other than exclusives, since both have more than I can afford anyway. I bought mine based on wut most my friends had because the social aspect is my main consideration.

[blaze22-qwerty]

I would really like to see alan wake & gears of war (series) on PS3 they are by far better than halo

[iNFAMOUZ1]

what ???????????? LMAO

[guigsy]

Well obviously, any exclusive would sell better on more platforms as it would be available to a larger audience. Thanks for giving us a firm grasp of the obvious.

[dinkeldinkse]

Btw most of those are series not an exclusive game.

[SAE]

loved alan wake and gears 1 on the xbox360 , they both should have been released on ps3 , it would be great , it won't effict graphics or anything , just more people enjoy it ...

halo sucks to me ...
fable is fun but it doesn't really worth the 60 $ ...

[ME1989]

People are always complaining about the lack of Xbox exclusives and now everyone wants the ones they DO have to go multiplatform?

Sometimes I really don't get it.

[ShaunCameron]

Some gamers like to think they're entitled to everything especially those who own a console ( a technologically superior but lower-selling one) that that a game of their interest is not available for, hence the talk about how every game "should" be multiplatform.

[SAE]

just 2 games , compared of more then 30 ps3 exclusives , that's not something hard to understand , just look at this year , how many good xbox360 games released ...

[Yui_Suzumiya]

The Alan Wake and Gears games are owned by their creators, not MS. Mike Capps (president of Epic) even said he'd like to see the Gears trilogy on the PS3 someday. Alan Wake will most likely see a PSN release by the end of the year since it's 'exclusivity' has run its course for the 360 and Remedy is finally self-publishing it for Steam. It's all a matter of hiring staff that know the PS3 and can port it to PS3.

[StifflerK]

I doubt it , AW was published by MS , which means they effectively paid for it's development.

It's the same reason why Mass Effect 1 wasn't ported to PS3 , (MS published that also.)

That doesn't mean that future AW games couldn't appear on the PS3 , but Remedy would have to team up with another publisher for that to happen.

[Blastoise]

Gears of war? No thanks. I`d take splinter cell of your hands though

[PickAShoe]

gears of war is overrated and I never finish that game.

[JeffGUNZ]

Gears of War 1's multiplayer was and is still one of the most satisfying multiplayer experiences of this generation.

[Why o why]

I prefer exclusives to stay exclusive. Exclusives define a console. Other factors also deferentiate between the consoles but the games is probably the most important factor. To that dude above singling out one consoles games....wake up dude. does every exclusive on every console sell gt halo Mario type numbers.....course not.. worst thing is most of the games you mentioned made enough money to spore sequels ...funny that

In regards to selling enough I think that some people have been misled as to what is successful enough. Games don't need to sell gt halo mario numbers to be a success. If the dev houses want all their employees driving Bentley coups then maybe 1 to 2 million sales isn't enough. For me enough should be the amount that makes profit and if that's coupled with good management that should be enough to keep most studios afloat. There's obviously some unlucky cases out there

[Megaton]

Alan Wake and Splinter Cell ARE multiplat. PC is a platform, no matter how hard some people wish it wasn't.

[from the beach]

Well, it's not a games console - same as portable isn't or an arcade system isn't.

Hence the fully legitimate term 'console exclusive'.

[ExCest]

actually, its a gaming system. I really dont get why people keep on naming exclusives but keep leaving the pc out of the equation. (MANY MANY of the xbox exclusives are actually on the pc) ((and no, im not gonna name them. You figure them out))

[from the beach]

System is so vague you could throw in the PSP, Xbox, Capcom CPS-1 and gaming PC and claim they're all the same thing.

So i'll stand by my above comment that 'console exclusive' is a worthwhile distinction.

[ShaunCameron]

Pretty much. When many people think of the PC, video games are an afterthought. Besides, most people that own a PC got it for general internet and social purposes (E-mail, texting, etcetera).

[EVILDEAD360]

PC is a gaming platform..it is NOT a gaming console which is why it doesn't come up in the CONSOLE discussions.

[DFresh]

Alan Wake (2012), Splinter Cell: Conviction and Gears of War 1 is on PC.
Gears of War is cool but it'll never be up to par with the epicness of Unreal/Unreal: Tournament.
The rest on the list I don't really care too much for.

[Slapshot82]

Microsoft can't afford to loose another exclusive!

[Kran]

Alan Wake is going multiplatform.

If you mean that it needs to come to PS3 too, well... that's up to remedy. Be glad its coming to PC at least. The thing is, if it did come to PS3, would PS3 players give it the same response as the PC?

It's 50% love for Remedy and 50% hate for leaving it too long.

[Half-Mafia]

wow im surprised you managed to come up with 5 360 exclusives.
Gears 3 is the only game i want to play on the PC
-Alan Wake is coming
-Splinter cell Conviction ive played. also got the HD Trilogy which is funny that its only on PS3
-Crackdown i played when i still had a working 360, no need to get the 2nd. would be shocked if they ever make a 3rd.
-Perfect Dark was such a bad launch title when compared to COD2.

[WetN00dle69]

Yeah but funny thing is that PD alone was much better than all of the PS3 launch titles.

[Why o why]

Im from europe. The ps launch had resistance. Definitely better than perfect dark in my honest opinion

[WetN00dle69]

Well im from the US OF A and i say Resistance was pretty darn good but what, that was but a single great title released among many flops!

[DeadpoolBub]

Gears of War would fail on PS3 just like Bulletstorm did. PS3 guys just don't like Epic.

[JeffGUNZ]

That's one big generalization.

[NCAzrael]

I wouldn't mind seeing Forza go multiplatform, but really that's just because Microsoft won't add functionality for my Logitech racing wheel on the 360 and I don't feel like dropping another $200 to get something that works on the 360.

[Kthalas]

I disagree with the article. In my opinion exclusives are what defines a console and differentiates it from the rest. If everything was multi-platform, then we'd only need 1 console and that would be disastrous.

When I think of the XBox 360 I think of games like Halo, Gears, and Fable. When I think of the Playstation 3 I think of God of War, inFAMOUS, Uncharted, Ratchet & Clank, LBP and Killzone. There are more exclusives than just these, but they are amongst the more well known exclusives.

Halo and Gears overall sales are higher than say Killzone and Uncharted especially in the US where the 360 install base is much higher than the PS3 install base. Are the Halo and Gears games better than the Killzone and Uncharted games? All a matter of opinion. I find the PS3 exclusives much more enjoyable than the 360 ones, but that's just me.

Without those system defining exclusives, the fanboys would have nothing to fight over.

[hellvaguy]

@ Kthalas
O you couldn't be more wrong. Fanboys will always have material to fight over: rrod vs Ylod+hacking, superior controllers, free vs paid online, M$ being an evil corporation run by a sith lord, etc.

[Sizzon]

The 360 got some nice JRPG's that I would want on the PS3 like Blue Dragon and Lost Oddysey. PS3 kinda lacks JRPG's, so let's see what Ni No Kuni can bring next year :)

[Kthalas]

I played both Blue Dragon and Lost Odysseus. Unfortunately I didn't care for either. Blue Dragon felt too kiddish. I got to the 3rd disc on LO before I lost interest.

Not saying they're bad games, but I think those two are better left where they are especially this far out since their releases.

But I'm interested to see how Ni No Kuni plays out :D

[GameOn]

I also lost interest on the third disc. Did you play Vesperia, it's not really an exclusive but I was enthralled by it.

[baodeus]

hehehe, u loosing out my friend. It is kinda slow in the beginnings, but everything start kicking in around disc 3 and about half of the game are on disc 4. :D, with that said, i thought it is still the best JRPG this gen, thanks to the short stories. The battle mechanic could be improve i guess.

Well i haven't read the article to tell the truth, but it sounds like the problem here is that people owns only one console, because evidently, you wouldn't care if any exclusives going multiplatform or not. You still be able to play the game no?

[Steadyhndz]

Love how it went from GoW to a bunch of games no one really cares about.

[turgore]

What ? PS3 owners don't have enough games ? give me a break you greedy bastards. For the record mgs 4 and the last of us should also be multiplat.

[CAP1KILLIFE]

Wow I almost fell out my chair reading that list lmfao try to make a list in 5 years hopefully you have 5 games by then.

only thing I want that xbox has is live, If xbox did not have live I dont think it would even be around today thats all xbox has over playstation and thats why me and friends are on xbox more the playstation but playstation already has everything it needs. ps4 will be the rise of the playstation if they do the online right and xbox dont pull another kinect out of its you know what.

[Yehshuah]

this article is full of sh*t. there is no way that perfect dark will ever be a multi plat. it's a property of rare and rare is owned by miscrosoft. all fanboys shut up

[PandemicPrawn0]

How come Microsoft has to be the one publisher that everyone wants to give up it's exclusive Xbox titles to other platforms?

Microsoft gets the crap kicked out of it by people for not properly supporting PC, but Sony and Nintendo get a free pass?

And now this article suggests that Xbox exclusives should also be on the PS3 as well? Well thats all fine, but fair is fair right? IP's like Mario, Zelda, Uncharted, ect.. should all be mulitiplatform as well right?

Right?

[acemonkey]

i would like to see all games come out for all systems to stop Fanboys....but i would love to see cross-plat online PCvsXbox360vsPS3....

[THESONYPS3]

Honestly I dont want any Xbox360 exclusive, if I did I would have bought a Xbox360. I bought a PS3 with most edxclusives titles (what i can think of) MGS 4, Infamous 1,2, killzone 2,3, uncharted 1,2,3, gt5, lbp 1,2, mod nation racers, motorstorm 1,2,3, resistance 1,2,3, demon souls, heavy rain, mag, Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, wipeout hd + fury, warhawk, SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs, SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation ( and thats barely a scratch of the exclusives and I love them all).

[JeffGUNZ]

Give it up fanboy, you just listed all the exclusives you could think of. Almost all of those don't compete with Gears and Halo. Yes, Sony has more exclusives, but just because they say exclusives does not mean they are all AMAZING. I own a PS3 an played almost all of those games and Gears alone blows them out of the water. I'd say Uncharted 2, Demon Souls, and heavy rain are GREAT, and the others are just eh to good.

[TheCopyNinja]

The Xbox has more than 1 exclusive?! That's crazy!

[2pacalypsenow]

The only i agree with is Alan wake and Splinter cell but gears works well with the Xbox controller

[IHateYouFanboys]

ahhh the good ol' "the PS3 crowd is more mature and they wouldve bought Alan Wake more than 360 players did" line lol.

Alan Wake sold poorly (and by poorly I mean ~2 million or so) for pretty much 1 reason only - it released on the EXACT SAME DAY as what was widely regarded as the game of the year, Red Dead Redemption.

the fact is that PS3 owners are no older or more mature than 360 owners. they dont buy more "artsy" or "unique" games than 360 owners. dont use the old "everyone on xbox live sounds like theyre 12 years old" line either - if we were using that logic, 98% of people on the PSN are mute because whenever i play on there its like a ghost town.

releasing alan wake when they did wouldve been like Sony releasing Killzone 3 on the same day as Modern Warfare 2 - its sales wouldve absolutely bombed. Alan Wake released on the same day as one of the highest selling and most critically acclaimed games of this generation.

and like someone said - every game will sell better if its multiplatform. having a potential user base of 100 million will obviously equate to more sales than a potential user base of 50 million.

[josephayal]

my PS3 is ready !

[sdplisken]

the only "xbox exclusive" that i wanted on ps3 was mass effect -played the 1st one on pc

mass effect 2 is awesome on ps3 and me3 will be awesome as well

[SAE]

i kind of hated mass effict , i bought it because of the scores , it doesn't even worth half the score it gets to mee , it's not fun at all when i played it , it didn't felt like an rpg to me ...

[T3MPL3TON]

So I guess this is list really ONE PS3 gamers wishlist? Instead of worrying about what game is on which system... get them both and be done with it.

[KratosWitAGun]

GROSS!! keep your exclusives if I wanted to play them I would have bought a 360

[gcolley]

man i hate that website. fanboy and troll bait, every single article. there are even fanboys here calling others fanboys. you are all delusional.

[slaton24]

it was stated that gears could go multi bc they are not owned by MS the creators have games on ps3 like unreal tournament 3 they said not this triligy but it could happen with a new one. look at this mass effect 2, deadrising, and farcry were just xbox and pc now also on ps3 so who knows would b nice but i have a wii,ps3,and x360.....message slaton22 or crabsonurface to play with me on mw3 or bf3

[Nunchez]

Ok no if all these exclusives go multiplat what are the Xbox owners so then it'll be pointless to even own one!

[urwifeminder]

For me id say amped 3,shadowrun and battlestations are my fav console exclusives it wouldnt bother me if exclusive games went multi plat if i can still play with friends in parties id be happy.

[SuperBeast811]

Screw Amped 3 SSX here I come!!!!

[ChickenOfTheCaveMan]

Left 4 Dead and Alan Wake are really the only games I would want on PS3.

[SuperBeast811]

How about this M$ you give us gears and well give you the AMAZING Socom 4 (sarcasm) anyone?anyone? shit this thing is worthless..(throws socom 4 in the trash)....

[Spacemagic]

L4D, Gears trilogy and Alan Wake def. but honestly i want the binding of isaac on ps3...

[coryok]

/troll on

[reads through list, thinks to self]
wow, they found 5 exclusive ips for the x360

[ziggurcat]

alan wake is really the only one i've felt should have been multi-platform. i think it would have sold well on the PS3...

[palaeomerus]

Alan Wake is just a third person shooter. it is NOT a Silent Hill/Respident Evil type game nor is it a QTE fest like Heavy Rain and Fahrenheit.

I doubt PS3 people would have bought it just like they didn't buy Enslaved, Bulletstorm, Dante's Inferno, Shadows of the Damned or any other niche oriented title.

[ziggurcat]

i personally know a bunch of people who would have bought alan wake on PS3.

no one bought enslaved on X360, either, so that's a moot point (although i did purchase that particular game).

bulletstorm is just gears of war FPS (can epic make a game that *isn't* a douchey macho shooter?), dante's inferno is a god of war rip-off (nice try, EA) and shadows of the damned didn't even get good reviews which would account for its poor sales.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

Here is an article... 5 reasons why none of these games should go "multiplat" ...and 5 reasons this shoukd never have been written. Exclusives should stay exclusive. just give it a rest.

[Marceles]

According to the article, multiplatform = PS3 lol...360 fans always trying to change the terms.

PS3 has no games: *gets more exclusives*
OK but PS3 users don't buy exclusives: *platinum collection*
OK well Xbox still has better exclusives: *Mass Effect goes to PS3, Gears doesn't get nominated for GOTY*
Well we still have Alan Wake: *being developed for PC next year*
Buh...PC doesn't mean multiplat...

Give it up guys, the straw-grasping is getting bad

[YodaCracker]

"PS3 has no games: *gets more exclusives*"

The Xbox 360, with 236 exclusive titles (not including PC/360 games), has more than the PS3 with 193. Now I'd have said enough and already gotten dozens of "Agrees" if this was in favor of the PS3, but it's in favor of the 360, so I'll have to include sources:

360: http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...
PS3: http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

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"OK well Xbox still has better exclusives: *Mass Effect goes to PS3, Gears doesn't get nominated for GOTY* "

Mass Effect was never an Xbox 360 exclusive, having appeared on the PC since the very first installment. Also, I was not aware that there was only one official GOTY source. Hundreds of publications hand out "game of the year" awards. One such publication you may have heard of, GameSpot, nominated Gears of War 3 for GOTY, and left out Uncharted 3 (or any other PS3 exclusive for that matter). But who cares?

http://www.gamespot.com/bes...

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"Well we still have Alan Wake: *being developed for PC next year*"

I believe Alan Wake will still be available to purchase and play on an Xbox 360 console even after its eventual PC release. So 360 fans will indeed "still have Alan Wake."

[Marceles]

The point is, PS3 has games now. I didn't mean PS3 has more exclusives than the 360, it means Sony's studios worked on making more games for the system so that people will stop saying "PS3 is only a blu-ray player, no games at all for it"

Speaking of exclusives, I bet the difference between the exclusives numbers between consoles is during the period between when the 360 was first released to when the PS3 was launched. Perfect Dark is on the list? Seriously?

The point is, Mass Effect went to PS3 since the article wants to make it a rule that PC isn't considered a platform anymore. But then you can defend that "we can play the whole trilogy!", yeah but PS3 wasn't supposed to get any of the series at all.

At least Uncharted 3 has won a GOTY from a publication, instead of being just nominated

The point is, they should take Alan Wake off the list since it's not exclusive, since well..Mass Effect was never an Xbox 360 exclusive either.

PS3 doesn't need anything, but articles like this keep popping up.

Your agree/disagree ratio means nothing but the type of people who support this article, not the links you posted or the 2xx exclusives compared to 1xx exclusives PS3 has.

PS3 doesn't need anything at all.

[The Iron Sheik]

Since all the 360 fans on this site seem not to care about exclusives and claim to prefer multiplats they should have no problem with every 360 exclusive going to the PS3.

[Hayabusa 117]

I don't think you guys want Perfect Dark Zero...

[hazelamy]

alan wake deserved better sales than it got.

even releasing the pc version at the same yime would have made a big difference.

but now, ms wanted it on the xbox alone so the pc version is only now close to release.

[JeffGUNZ]

It also released on the same day as Red Dead Redemption. That didn't help at all.

[medieval]

1. where's the "5 PS3 exclusives that should go multi platform" list?

2. i feel 360 exclusives should stay put and the same with ps3 exclusives......consoles need Purpose & Reason and need their exclusives or else there's no reason for having 3 consoles on the market!

3. i know that ps3 guys in general are notorious for wanting and asking for 360 games all the time, more so than wii and 360 guys asking for ps3 games combined

4. as for Alan Wake, the timeing of it's release was the worst i seen in my many years of gaming, it was up against some tough competition and there was no way it would've sold good, but it caught on slowly after that.......and add to that the delays, which pissed off alot of people
^^let's talk Heavy rain, that game would've sold more on the 360, and now that Kinect is out, it's a perfect fit

5. speaking of sales, most games sell better on the 360, and if say Alan Wake was multiplat and out on the same day, it's sales on ps3 would've been the worst of the 2

6. i can understand why 360 games are always brought up and want as multiplat.....i hardly read about the ps3 games that should be multiplat, and there's a reason for it
^^Steak and Lobster vs Coke and Tator-Tots :)

in summation: each console should keep their exclusives and not stray and each needs more....nuff said!

[Tzuno]

yeah right!!you wish!!! Buy a damn Xbox 360 and stop whining.

[sarshelyam]

What a horribly subjective article. While I do believe Alan Wake could use some help, we could say every console exclusive would do better if it weren't bound only to one platform. That's not a revelation, that's economics. The larger the audience, the more likely a product is to sell to a larger proportion of the product target.