Others think exclusives are a vital part of what makes a console worth buying

“Software should always be a way to differentiate platforms. Content drives platform sales. That’s why Netflix has content that Hulu doesn’t have. It’s why amusement parks purchase rides. It’s why restaurants have specials. If you eliminate exclusive content, then you will almost certainly shrink the market further.” – Tanzel

“if this is what happens we’re losing hardware options. A trade-off is being made. I use my XBox for pretty much every game that isn’t exclusive to PS/Nintendo because I like the hardware and online services better. So while I undertand the sentiment that more games being available for more people is better it feels like the notion of losing options on the hardware/ecosystem side is being ignored.” – Vidikron7

“I have a PS5, so obviously, ‘yay,’ but I see the benefits to exclusives. If you didn’t have console exclusives, why would you pick one console over the other? Yeah, the PS5’s gamepad is pretty awesome, but I’m sure the Xbox has things the PS5 doesn’t.

But also, if Sony said, “we’re bringing Last of Us to Xbox,” I wouldn’t be upset.” – David Leblond