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Most (all?) of that exclusive content only gets produced because of exclusivity, I’d think. I.e. we get a greater number of shows because of exclusivity.

mywittyname 6y ago
The gaming industry has move (largely) away from exclusives and that has been a net improvement for content. I suspect the pendulum will swing away from exclusive content for television shows. Producers might make more money up front from the deals, but the long game favors those who establish brands with broad market appeal, and the way to do that is to get your content in front of as many eyes as possible.
- taurath 6y ago
  Huh? The most popular console (Nintendo) is almost entirely exclusive games. Playstation and XBox are less exclusive than they've been, but not by much (FF7 Remake was PS4 exclusive as well).
  - Fire-Dragon-DoL 6y ago
    Timed exclusive is not the same as permanent exclusive though. Ff7 remake is coming to pc, they just haven't figured out when.
    - taurath 6y ago
      Sure, permanent exclusives are generally only first party. Bungie/halo was one but thats because MS at the time didn't have enough first party studios.
      - Fire-Dragon-DoL 6y ago
        Well the big difference is Nintendo, they have a large amount of permanent exclusives.
  - mywittyname 6y ago
    Ten+ years ago, it was common for best selling games of the year to be a console exclusives. Today is much more rare. The Switch may be the most popular console, but it's install base is a small fraction of PS4+XBone+PC+Switch. So even Nintendo exclusives purchased by the majority of owners can't sell as many units as the latest Call of Duty. Heck, even the The Witcher 3 has sold more units than the best selling Switch game.
- dougmwne 6y ago
  The exclusives fight in gaming is ramping up again with the cloud streaming services. Google's Stadia and Nvidia are racing to lock up content. Microsoft is about to launch out of beta as well and each service will compete on their library.

mywittyname 6y ago

The gaming industry has move (largely) away from exclusives and that has been a net improvement for content. I suspect the pendulum will swing away from exclusive content for television shows. Producers might make more money up front from the deals, but the long game favors those who establish brands with broad market appeal, and the way to do that is to get your content in front of as many eyes as possible.

taurath 6y ago
Huh? The most popular console (Nintendo) is almost entirely exclusive games. Playstation and XBox are less exclusive than they've been, but not by much (FF7 Remake was PS4 exclusive as well).
- Fire-Dragon-DoL 6y ago
  Timed exclusive is not the same as permanent exclusive though. Ff7 remake is coming to pc, they just haven't figured out when.
  - taurath 6y ago
    Sure, permanent exclusives are generally only first party. Bungie/halo was one but thats because MS at the time didn't have enough first party studios.
    - Fire-Dragon-DoL 6y ago
      Well the big difference is Nintendo, they have a large amount of permanent exclusives.
- mywittyname 6y ago
  Ten+ years ago, it was common for best selling games of the year to be a console exclusives. Today is much more rare. The Switch may be the most popular console, but it's install base is a small fraction of PS4+XBone+PC+Switch. So even Nintendo exclusives purchased by the majority of owners can't sell as many units as the latest Call of Duty. Heck, even the The Witcher 3 has sold more units than the best selling Switch game.
dougmwne 6y ago
The exclusives fight in gaming is ramping up again with the cloud streaming services. Google's Stadia and Nvidia are racing to lock up content. Microsoft is about to launch out of beta as well and each service will compete on their library.