#97 Do console exclusives matter anymore?

As the PS5 and Xbox Series march on, and with the Switch 2 imminent, we wanted to take a moment to stop and ask...do console exclusives actually matter anymore? Because they seem to be mattering less and less.

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SHOW NOTES
That LinkedIn post we reference from the former VP of Prime Gaming at Amazon:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ethanevansvp_as-vp-of-prime-gaming-at-amazon-we-failed-activity-7295834479036702720-cDmX/

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Setting the stage for exclusives
05:50 What is an "exclusive" game anymore?
14:55 What does the next generation of consoles look like, anyway?
22:32 Sorry Halo, we will mention you positively someday
31:50 Will the PS6 just be a PS5-2?
43:49 The cost of *everything* will impact consoles more than exclusives
51:19 Subscriptions replacing consoles as walled gardens
59:46 If only we knew we were 2 days ahead of Patapon on Switch
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Chris
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Moriarty
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Moriarty
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Sean
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