console exclusives
Hardware-restricted game titles
Console exclusives are video games released only for a specific gaming platform—available on PlayStation but not Xbox, or on Nintendo Switch but nowhere else.
The term often appears in debates about which console offers the best library: I bought a PlayStation just for the exclusives.
Some exclusives eventually release on other platforms, becoming "timed exclusives." The practice drives hardware sales but frustrates players who can't access games without buying additional consoles.
- PlayStationSony's gaming hardware brand
- NintendoJapanese video game company
- XboxMicrosoft gaming console
- first-partyThe main contracting entity
- walled gardenBounded outdoor growing space
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