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Xbox might have the power this gen, but I’m going where the exclusives are

Who said console exclusives were all bad?

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The next generation of consoles from Sony and Microsoft have been out for a while now, but we’re only starting to see new games that can take advantage of the huge power leap over the last generation. On paper, the Xbox Series X is the more powerful hardware, but is that all you need for a console?

No, it’s not. We need games, and the overall ecosystem. Let’s take the recently released Hitman 3 for example.

Sure, Hitman 3 runs at 4k/60fps on Xbox Series X, and only 1800p/60fps on the PlayStation 5, but if I wanted to play that at 4K, I’ve got a high-end gaming PC, and then I can play in Ultrawide resolution for extra situational awareness. I’m not knocking the power of the Xbox Series X, far from it. It’s the closest to a PC that a console has been for years, but as I said, I already have a PC.

What I don’t have is access to Sony’s first-party titles. I’ve missed out on critically acclaimed gems since forever, because the last PlayStation I spent any real time playing was a PS1. I kinda miss the pressure sensitive face buttons that the early controllers had, it’d be cool to see Sony bring those back, but I digress.

Sure, Xbox has dozens of game studios now. Those will all be releasing their games on PC though because Microsoft has said all first-party games will be part of Xbox Game Pass for PC. Nice, I already have a gaming PC.

What I need is Sony exclusives, without having to worry about if they’ll come to PC in the future, or without waiting years for them to do so

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Sure, Sony claimed they were going to “explore expanding our 1st-party titles to the PC platform, in order to promote further growth in our profitability,” but that could be anything from all games, some games, or just a few games that sold really well on the console, like Death Stranding or Horizon Zero Dawn.

I really want to play the sequel to HZD, which even if it ends up on PC, won’t be a Day 1 release on both PS5 and PC. I doubt any of the Yakuza series will be dual-release either, although I’ve only ever played those on PC so far. The new-ish Spider-Man games are on my shortlist, and I have no hopes of those coming to PC. I mean, Sony wants to sell their own console, and keeping first-party games locked to the platform is one way to do that.

Whatever your thoughts on first-party console exclusivity, you can’t deny its power as a marketing tool. Heck, it’s getting me to buy my first PlayStation ever.

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