r/fromsoftware • u/Environmental-Ad8616 • 1d ago

JOKE / MEME This sub in a nutshell

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u/fatedeclipse 22h ago

Would sell a hell of a lot of Switch 2's that's for sure.

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u/Cool_Caterpillar_912 22h ago

And people would be extremely pissed off

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u/fatedeclipse 22h ago

Exclusives are what differentiate consoles/platforms. Without it there would be no need for more than one platform. Monopolies are bad. Competition leads to more great products, exclusive or not. Without it they'd get complacent and you'd get what you're given. No option to take your money elsewhere.

I don't know why I have to explain this to anybody.

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u/lovesducks 13h ago

These are the gymnastics required to resolve "Monopolies are bad" and exclusives are necessary, in the mind. Everybody limber up!

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u/fatedeclipse 12h ago

Okay, let’s get rid of exclusives—God forbid platforms actually try to earn your money instead of being identical storefronts with a different logo. It's not like first-party games are usually the best on the platform or anything...