Those games – Metal Gear Solid 5 and Killzone 4 – would be massive draws for whichever console they appear on, but some of the comments (on the former story at least) question if there’s still a place for console platform exclusives?
Ignore Killzone – that’s clearly (if it even exists) going to be PlayStation based. But MGS is totally up in the air. Normally regarded as a PlayStation platform brand (perhaps slightly ignorantly) some commenters wanted a sequel to be PS3 exclusive.
We’re not so sure – the notion that having a game out on 360 doesn’t necessarily mean compromise – many multiplatform games run just fine on both.
And then there’s the thought that surely it’s best (financially at least) so get as many people playing your game as possible? If the game needs to fit on a couple of DVDs and thus lose some fidelity across the board, will Joe Public really notice?
What are your thoughts?
Deathbrin
“the notion that having a game out on 360 doesn’t necessarily mean compromise”
Not for a movie tie-in, no. But for a game that goes out of boundaries? Most certainly might be the case. It all depends, actually.
ron_mcphatty
I think a game of uncompromised quality is more likely (but not guaranteed) to come about if a development team are allowed to sink their teeth into just one console. That’s only a generalisation, but it’s a fair thing to want from the likes of Kojima isn’t it?
TrialByFire
I don’t buy multiplatform titles end of.
Why on earth would I buy a multiplatform titles for my PS3 that has all the limitations that the Xbox version imposes (limited to 1xDVD, and old PC-like architecture limitations).
When will gamers finally figure out, the only way to get great games is to leaver legacy consoles like the XBox behind. Looking at the PS3 exclusives it’s clear to see what can be had when you don’t have to code the old/sloppy way, and learning new methods means massively better games.
TrialByFire
Perhaps the biggest tragedy is the GTA series. How great could have GTA IV been without the Xbox version holding everything back. Whilst it was a good game, I disliked it because it could have been SO much better at a PS3 platform exclusive. Saddened to say it seems like GTA V will be just more of the same multiplatform compromises :-(, so I won’t be buying, not until I find a used copy for a tenner.
monty2k
Wow… you don’t buy any multiplatform games? Do you realise that 8 out of the top ten rated PS3 games are multiplatform*?
You’re missing out on a lot of good, fun games. I would suggest you drop your bigotry and play some games!
*= From Metacritic: http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/release-date/available/ps3/metascore?view=condensed
plutoniumdragon
Every console needs its exclusives for marketing, obviously.
As a (mainly) PC gamer I have issues with multi platform title too – because I feel PC titles are being “dumbed down” to console levels (vis Witcher 2 and Skyrim) and this makes my PC sad :(
When I choose to play a multplat title on PS3 it’s because of the things the platform offers, like trophies and other subtle stuff, certainly not for the 5 year old hardware limitations :)
Burgess_101
not to mention in many cases we have to wait longer :/
Severn2j
Totally agree.. When most of the time, 360 is the lead platform, the PS3 version is generally seen to be inferior, but the PC versions, if they even appear, (talking to you, Rockstar) are quite often, pretty awful and loaded with DRM (Ubisoft).