Do you think exclusives still sell systems?

tbh the Wii U didnt had that many "system seller" exclusives. Bayonetta 2, SM 3D World, Mario Kart 8, SSB, Splatoon... I cant honestly think of anything else and Bayonetta is a niche franchise that sold even worse on Switch

Also, no one is saying that only exclusives sell consoles. Proper 3rd party support is a must aswell

MAjority i think yes. Are driven from exclusives then everything else. Imagine for example Switch without its exclusives ...lol !

Oh yeah they sure do. I’ve been getting the Microsoft consoles these past two gens first because I’ve been most interested in playing their console exclusive games first and foremost. However I also pick up Nintendo’s and Sony’s systems as well because they both have exclusive games that I really enjoy playing too.

Yes, Exclusive software does sell consoles but not to the same extent as having the best 3rd Party HW. A combination of both is best just look at PS4 Amateur vs Original XB1 as an example of both better HW and Software just Dominating HW sales.

Not as much but they still have a positive impact on influencing people to buy them. As a halo fan that sells me the console as God of war will do for Sony.

Well what sells consoles in the REAL world is...

• Hype
• Marketing
• Timing
• Price

Little is affected by the actual games, the Wii/PS2/DS all where marketed with "gimmicks" or catch phrases its why their sales are drastically higher than other consoles.

We the gamer's are in a bubble, think of us as the Rap heads of the gaming world or movie lovers... While we will hype Kendriks and the Grand Budapest Hotels of the world the average Joes will go with the Avengers and 6ix9ine's of the world.

Little is to do with the actual product, its like Dr Beats... Has nothing to do with the quality of the product, just like the games we hype and love the averages joes are what make a console a Wii U or a Wii, not us which is completely controlled by hype, timing, price and marketing just look at PUGB or Fortnite or Minecraft of COD?... Hype and Marketing along with timing is what made them successful, its what turns a average game or product into a ridiculous success.

TLDR: No and never has.

I bought an og Xbox just for Halo. Totally worth it.

I'm thinking about getting the PS4 for exclusive for a while now. It's starting to be very interesting now. But the price is high.

It gives the platform an identity, a brand, so yes.

The Wii U is a different case. I mean look at the Wii. That sold without much of the hardcore third party support. The Wii U messed up with hardware. Most of the Wii fans were expecting: HD Wii, named Wii 2, better online, better motion controls, more storage, and launched with Wii Sports 2. What they got: HD console, named Wii U, shitty online, ugly tablet/controller hybrid replaced motion controls, subpar storage, and launched with late AAA third party ports. Of course that thing flopped. Nothing to do with AAA 3rd party, more so that Nintendo slit their own throats. This is like if Microsoft/Sony launched a console like: weaker online, motion controls, and launched with games like Barbie or Cooking Mama.

I never buy a consol for one game at the moment I buy. So far I always bought Sony and Nintendo consols no matter what they always have something interesting to me but I never buy the year it comes out but I do buy in the second year.

Nintendo for the Nintendo style of games or the rare 3rd party that do shine. Sony because of the exclusive 1st party and the huge JPRG support that I do like a lot.

100% Contributes. If you have the choice of 3 consoles, and one of them has more exclusives you want - guess which console you gona buy?

Pretty much all exclusives Ive played on PS4 have been brill. And since you cannot play them on any other system, PS4 is a must buy.

So, the answer is yes.

And the reason Xbone is not a must buy for gamers is it lacks exclusives.

Well that was a giant waste of money just for the MCC and last few Halo games coming through the pipe. I hope there are other games you want otherwise you wasted a pile of money.
I won't buy a console unless there is a minimum of 10 games I want for it that I can't get on my PC otherwise I am throwing my money out the window but that is just my opinion.

As sure as 1+1=2!!!

I reckon there are more factors to take into account in that matter, exclusives are a very decisive part of the success of a console though.

I buy a console for its price and whether it has games that I want to play, but exclusives oo help in that direction. I don't do online play, so my choice is not affected by what consoles my friends have.

Exclusives and friends are pretty much the only things that makes someone buy a console over another. Well, then there are casuals who don't game often, and don't really have gaming friends, and they will just go with what's most popular. Which would be Playstation.

I said "og" Xbox right? I mean the first one in 2001. But seeing how I got more use out that than I would with 10 games combined...I am still content with my decision.

I'm surprised that nobody made a thread about this.

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I think console sales current gen speak for themselves. Switch is selling like hotcakes, so is PS4. Exclusives matter.

Like anything in life its all subjective.

Thats a point, sure.

It always did, that's the reason ps4 and switch sell like hot pancakes and why Xbox is a joke.

Hell yeah. The PS4 would be utterly useless without them.

Yes I believe they do. Maybe not a single exclusive game, but put enough together and then the console looks more and more necessary to own.

Yes, exclusives sell consoles... always have and always will.