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Which exclusives would make you buy a new console?

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I know, we all hate exclusives. They ruin things for the rest of us. Exclusive DLCs or rewards make us hurt enough, but some games are only coming to certain platforms. Will you just suffer, or will you whip out your wallet if the game is right?

I was very late to adopt certain platforms last generation, but this time around I was quick to pick up a PS4. I even also have a Wii U. But some of the Xbox One exclusives might make me need one of those, too. Geez, gaming is far too expensive. I know some of you had such a good time with Splatoon at rAge, but was it enough to warrant buying the Wii U? Once you have one, there are a ton of awesome games to play, but which one would be the catalyst to make you buy? Here are some of the upcoming (in the next year or so) exclusives per console:

PlayStation 4

  • Bloodborne
  • The Order 1886
  • Uncharted 4
  • Until Dawn

Xbox One

  • Sunset Overdrive
  • Halo The Master Chief Collection
  • Quantum Break
  • Rise of the Tomb Raider (timed)

Wii U

  • Super Smash Bros
  • Splatoon
  • Captain Toad Treasure Tracker
  • Yoshi’s Wooly World

Of course, there are other factors at play – every time a cross platform game comes out it seems that it will look better on PS4, and most of the time those games won’t even be coming to Wii U. Then, there is always the PC option which can play all the cross platform games best, but still misses out on most exclusives.

What will make you dish out for a console? Is it all about exclusives, or do you care about things like PS+/Xbox Live or maybe even what the UI is like or how the controller feels?

Last Updated: October 20, 2014

46 Comments

  1. Alien Emperor Trevor

    October 20, 2014 at 15:09

    As a PC user I’ve never really felt like I’m missing out by not having the exclusives the various consoles get. There are some awesome games that I would’ve like to play, but I’ve never felt the need or had the inclination to buy an entire machine for a few games – especially when I can just play something else and I’ll have just as much fun.

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    • Viking Of Divinity

      October 20, 2014 at 15:36

      Totes, Consoles may get more AAA exclusives, but PC has more exclusives than all three consoles combined.

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    • Weanerdog

      October 20, 2014 at 16:30

      The thing with PCs is there are certain F2P exclusives that literally take all your time.

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    • z1n

      October 21, 2014 at 09:36

      As a PC user I feel the same. Except for one thing. Gran Turismo. I will buy the PS4 solely for that. But of course I was dropped on my head as a baby (out of a speeding Ferrari F50 on the 6th corner of Imola).

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  2. DarthZA

    October 20, 2014 at 15:10

    The UI and controller were huge factors for me when buying my console. The Exclusives also weighed in a lot. If games on more than one console look better on one than the other, it really doesn’t bother me which one I play it on, as long as I get to play it. The fact that it looks slightly better on one would only matter if everything else was close, but the differences in the UI and controllers and exclusives more than outweigh having a slightly better looking game.

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    • FoxOneZA

      October 20, 2014 at 15:33

      True. After all, you are spending hours interacting with the UI and the controller more than just 180 more peas.

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      • L337J1MB0B

        October 20, 2014 at 15:42

        Says the guy who’s been trumpeting PC master race all year.

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        • FoxOneZA

          October 20, 2014 at 16:42

          Xbox 360 controller + PC is bestest until you try out the finely crafted Xbox One masterpiece of a controller but hey that works on PC too.

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  3. Ottokie

    October 20, 2014 at 15:10

    Was going to be Final Fantasy XV… until it went all Beverly Hills on me.

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  4. Corrie

    October 20, 2014 at 15:11

    Honestly Sunset Overdrive and Forza Horizon 2(not that kak 360 port) are what really makes me want a console, but then again got Payday 2, Don’t Starve Reign of the Giants dlc and Pressure(got a 90% off coupon) for R113 really prove to me value over any console.

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  5. Sir Rants A Lot Llew

    October 20, 2014 at 15:11

    Honestly? None of the exclusives so far have made me need either

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  6. Cadis Etrama Di Umar

    October 20, 2014 at 15:14

    PS4 : Bloodborne, Until Dawn and Uncharted
    Boner: Probably only Quantum Break
    WiiU : Xenoblade Chronicles X, Captain Toad, Smash, Bayonetta 2, Zelda U, Splatoon.

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    • CAE9872

      October 20, 2014 at 17:29

      QB I don’t get – I have seen various things on it, and it may turn out to be great, but it wouldn’t sell One to me personally. That was easy for me – Halo.

      Bloodborne looks very intriguing and I have high hopes…

      As for poor WiiU – it has many great games but even I have to, theoretically, have a stop point. All those games would sell a WiiU (Splatoon looks brilliant!) but money…

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      • Cadis Etrama Di Umar

        October 21, 2014 at 07:14

        Well, QB is only thing different that looks slightly intriguing, to me in anycase, but honestly, nothing is selling an X1 for me.

        As for WiiU, I feel ya lol its still pretty pricey. But its a great system, but a hard one to sell though. But if you like ninty stuff, you can’t go wrong

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  7. Milesh Bhana

    October 20, 2014 at 15:21

    I consider Sony and MS consoles to be pretty much the same. Most of the titles I want are multiplatform anyway. Both of them have exclusives I want, but I can’t have both (because money) so it was pretty much a coin-toss decision.

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  8. RinceThis

    October 20, 2014 at 15:26

    Uncharted 4. D D D D D Deal breaker!

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  9. Matthew Holliday

    October 20, 2014 at 15:29

    forza is the only thing that makes me want any of the consoles.
    one franchise isnt enough though.

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  10. Hammersteyn

    October 20, 2014 at 15:29

    TLOU should be on this list as a reminder.

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  11. Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

    October 20, 2014 at 15:29

    I would buy an Xbox One for a new Gears of War…if it was awesome.

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  12. IstanaAngin

    October 20, 2014 at 15:29

    Anyone wanna play Explode them Chickens?

    http://istanaangin.itch.io/explodethemchickens

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  13. Travis

    October 20, 2014 at 15:33

    I would love to play The Last of Us.

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    • Jonah Cash

      October 20, 2014 at 15:39

      Yes you would……. I only got it when it re-released on the PS4 and it is simply the best game of the year again!!! If that is a thing…..

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  14. FoxOneZA

    October 20, 2014 at 15:35

    Obviously multiplatform games would be bestest on PC and not on console 😉

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  15. Jonah Cash

    October 20, 2014 at 15:38

    Quantum Break would make me by a X1 if it is as good as the video’s it showed this year!!

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  16. Viking Of Divinity

    October 20, 2014 at 15:38

    Sticking to PC as my main Gaming device, but, will definetely be getting a WiiU. purely because it has the best couch co-op.

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    • Rags

      October 20, 2014 at 15:39

      Yes! Wii > *

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  17. Rags

    October 20, 2014 at 15:39

    I’d buy a console if it was the new Mass Effects only platform. Thank god for Frostbite. 😀

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  18. Rainman

    October 20, 2014 at 15:40

    A massive exclusive price reduction on console and games. Till then I will stick to my PC and PS3.

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  19. PsychoSpazz

    October 20, 2014 at 15:43

    With the type of money for a new console … Ill just upgrade my PC further

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  20. L337J1MB0B

    October 20, 2014 at 15:45

    As far as those lists go PS4 has the only 2 true system sellers in Uncharted 4 and Bloodborne.. so ya.. PS4 all the way for me.

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  21. Pieter Kruger

    October 20, 2014 at 15:46

    Drivedud!

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    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      October 20, 2014 at 15:47

      lol. It’s not a dud, it’s an exclusive club that no one can enter. 😉

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    • L337J1MB0B

      October 20, 2014 at 15:47

      At least Drivedud isn’t yet another Halo remake… talk about milking every penny.

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      • Pieter Kruger

        October 20, 2014 at 16:40

        Here’s hoping Halo:MCC isn’t broken at launch! ????

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        • L337J1MB0B

          October 20, 2014 at 17:18

          Enjoy them rehashed gaming experiences bro

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          • Pieter Kruger

            October 20, 2014 at 17:30

            Oh I will thnx, so what lvl you now on Knack bro?

  22. Admiral Chief 0

    October 20, 2014 at 15:51

    None

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  23. Lardus-Resident Perve

    October 20, 2014 at 16:00

    None of the exclusives does it for me. If it was something like Mass Effect or DA, I would be tempted. Never got into Halo because I prefer FPS games on PC…

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  24. The Kenn

    October 20, 2014 at 16:02

    If they made the witcher 3 exclusive i’d buy that console.

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  25. Skyblue

    October 20, 2014 at 16:03

    Any game by Housemarque would do it for me. I’ve had more fun with Resogun than the last two GoW games combined… I’ll let you fill in the GoW part – see what I did there? ;-p

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    • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

      October 20, 2014 at 16:04

      Resogun is so fucking good. 😛

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      • CAE9872

        October 20, 2014 at 17:32

        Yes it is…

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    • CAE9872

      October 20, 2014 at 17:31

      Resogun is easily in my top 3 fav PS4 games to date. And Geometry Wars 3 comes next month – man I cannot wait for that!

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  26. Mielies the Magnificent

    October 20, 2014 at 16:19

    Seriously considering trying to swap my PS4 for an Xbox One for the Master Chief Collection

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  27. Galbedir

    October 20, 2014 at 17:08

    Only games I’ve ever felt like I missed out on as a console exclusive was Uncharted and The Last of Us…Uncharted looks incredible

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  28. djpricefla

    October 20, 2014 at 19:28

    For me its about customer appreciation, ive always been a playstation owner/gamer, but as of recent im starting to see all the hype. Playstation offers PsPlus in which they give various random free game titles monthly, these you can download and play so long as you subscribe, they also offer some decent deals for ps plus subsciber, but with xbox live you pay 50$ a year, and as a gold member you recieve three free titles, monthly, and once youve downloaded it, its yours forever, for unlimited game play. Also the games that are exclusive for xbox are way better, from the characters, to the graphics and story. Not to mention, there are way less glitches, and hackers/boosters on the xbox. Im tired of playing with 10 & 11yr old cheaters online. I have never been able to get into pc games, and ive been around since the spawn of the super information highway, though im not opposed. I need something new and with the PSTV’s arrival, i have to say that im disappointed in Sony. Xbox here i come…

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