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Gaming consoles are holding back the gaming industry and console exclusives should be banned (self.unpopularopinion)

submitted 8 months ago by 3volver to c/unpopularopinion

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The fact that developers have to cater to multiple platforms that have hardware limitations and different operating systems has led to worse quality of games of time. Console exclusives are anti-competitive, monopolistic, and they lead to a terrible consumer experience.

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[–] corroded -1 points 8 months ago

I dislike consoles. I hate the controllers, and I hate being stuck in front of the TV; I'll play a game on PC or not at all. That being said, the gaming industry is the perfect example of where free-market capitalism should be allowed to take its course. Nobody needs to play games; it's a luxury and a recreational activity. If a development studio wants to release a game just for one specific console, let them. Maybe it will be a good business decision, and maybe it will fail miserably and cost them millions in lost revenue. In the grand scheme of things, it doesn't matter one way or another. Play a different game.