This recent trend of exclusivity among game producers is REALLY beginning to irk me. I own a GameCube and an XBOX - why? because certain games come out on certain platforms. Owning the GC is key, however, because more obscure titles have been released (like Eternal Darkness) that are brilliantly fun and very challenging - it's not the juvenile machine most non-believers think it is (besides, how juvenile is the next Rogue Squadron).
My good friend and fellow gamer FJ (PS2 owner, btw) and I enjoyed an evening last night filled with professional wrestling and a couple of S.O.'s and one G. Aside from a good match or promo or two, the highlight was watching the game ads and wondering which platform it was going to be on. the first was the aforementioned "SW - Rogue Squadron" - exclusive to GC; the next was "WM XIX" - exclusive to GC. The third was more exciting: "SW - The Knights of the Old Republic". The suspence was near painful...XBOX. FJ then let out a few unmentionables as he relayed his disgust with the platform exclusivity that is over taking the gaming world. We then got a few kicks because the red neck trucker game is available for all platforms - FJ was happy to see he got something.
I send this plea out to the game companies and developers of the world...have a heart. don't make us spend more money than we can already afford to go out and buy the latest gear just to play ONE or TWO games. Make it a level playing field for the consumer. Don't be dicks.
M.
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