Originally Posted by
Gameguy
You are right about the PS5 not having exclusives, those would help with additional sales. I just meant that even without exclusives people would still buy a PS5 to play the multi-platform games if there were other benefits to having the PS5 hardware, like the PS2 playing DVDs back in 2000 while the Dreamcast couldn't. That was back when wireless internet really wasn't common and playing DVDs on a TV was much easier with a console or dedicated DVD player over using a PC for that purpose. Back then using a PS2 for DVDs was a good choice as dedicated DVD players were extremely expensive, around the same cost as a PS2. People are moving to PCs as those can do a whole lot more than consoles now which makes them worth the cost when similar to console prices, there was a time when people would choose a console over a PC even if a game was available for both platforms.
Looking into it, the PS2 had about 200-300 exclusives. With PS5, there's about 10 exclusives released which still includes Spider-Man 2 which isn't even an exclusive anymore.
I think we pretty much agree on things. I also did watch the videos you posted, they're basically saying the same things I've heard on other videos. Again, I agree with those too. Including Kenshiro.
I keep forgetting about the Switch, but that is the only modern console that I still think of as a console and consider worth buying for what's released on it. I don't know exactly why I have this different opinion for this console while feeling the others are basically disposable PC substitutes. But I still haven't bothered buying a Switch. I'm not exactly a fan of consoles that use built in rechargeable batteries. I'm currently worrying about when my PS3 controllers and various GBA/DS systems will stop holding a charge as they're getting quite old at this point.
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