PlayStation Users Are Already Roasting PS6 Exclusive Game Line-Up

The idea behind the console wars really does feel like an archaic one these days, and most of the good and reasonable gamers out there are content with letting everyone play exactly as they wish.

Whether you're a PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo or Sega Genesis fan, there's plenty out there for you to enjoy but, Nintendo aside, the lines between what's available on which console is getting more blurred all the time.

Xbox was arguably the first to make the move to an exclusive-free future, with head honcho Phil Spencer publicly voicing his contention that no exclusives is better for the consumer. Sony has made similar moves in recent times and, as a result, both console manufacturers have less exclusive games than ever.

That doesn't stop the community at large making a few good natured jokes here and there, particularly towards PlayStation, who used to be the juggernaut of first party bangers back in the PS2 days.

Over on Twitter, one user shared a 4Chan screenshot highlighting how the number of PlayStation exclusives had fallen from a staggering 514 in the PS2 generation, to just 13 on the PS5.

This then led many to speculate on the PS6, and how much lower that number could go.

"That's an easy one. NONE!" one responded.

"Thats why the PS3 was so fun back then, more exclusive Games more Fun. PS4 was like meh and PS5 is just a Graphic Update of the PS4," another added.

Others were much more sympathetic and pointed out that the reduction was much more likely due to changing market conditions, rather than direct fault on Sony's part.

"Exclusivity used to be partly bc of hardware limitations right? Stuff like Ratchet & Clank comes to mind. Simply remastering them was a whole ordeal. Or MGS4! Still stuck on PS3 bc of the hardware. Now it’s all so advanced that most games CAN be made for all. Tis a good thing," one said.

The noise around console exclusives is only complicated further by subscription services like Game Pass, with a lot of game developers not wanting to miss out on the guaranteed revenue that generates, rather than running the risk of being exclusive to one console.

With the next set of hardware presumably debuting at some point in the relatively near future, it will be interesting to see how the big manufacturers approach marketing them to players without the added bait of console exclusives.

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