Gaming and “exclusives”
A number of games that were planned for one platform or another as ‘exclusive’ to that platform have gone multi-platform. Bioshock 2 was supposed to be 360 only but is going to be PS3 and PC at the same time. The only reason I’m keeping my 360 at the moment is Crackdown 2 and Alan Wake, the latter possibly being a ‘timed-exclusive’ to release on PC later.
The PS3 has the Excellent Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, which I am keeping permanently. It is highly entertaining, and there is some replay involved as the game is very immersing. Online play can be fun in co-op as well. Demon’s Souls, while not my cuppa, is another interesting exclusive. God of War 3, while about as unimaginative as Devil May Cry series, is coming soon and will be popular. I don’t care about it too much. I may or may not play it. I didn’t play the second because the first felt rushed to release (anyone stuck on the Hades level will probably agree here)
The big thing is that even with all these exclusives, Windows gaming is more appealing to me. I can customize my fallout or oblivion with thousands of community mods. I can play Dragon Age: Origins as a RTS/RPG instead of as a shallow action game. Borderlands looks great at 2560×1600 with all the bells and whistles enabled. In other words, what I put into my gaming system really pays off in game quality and fun.
I really do love the first-party console games though, with the exception of HALO and Killzone. They can kiss my ass. FPS/TPS on Console is really hard to do ‘right’ by me when I’m used to my Razer and WASD.