Home Gaming FFD: How much do exclusives matter?

FFD: How much do exclusives matter?

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SadNate

Just about everything seems to be getting delayed this generation. GTA V for PC’s been delayed to April – after its online heists, now finally available, took over a year to be released. Project Cars has just been delayed, The Witcher 3’s been delayed a handful of times. Rumours suggest even that Xbox One exclusive Quantum Break and Mortal Kombat X might be delayed.

Homefront: The Revolution, a game that nobody asked for in the first place, has been delayed to next year. The biggest news-making game delay of late though is that of Uncharted 4; the PlayStation 4’s golden boy and the game that was widely expected to be the system’s holiday blockbuster.

It was one of only 3 great big games coming to the PlayStation 4 this year. The Order’s been a bit hit and miss, and this month sees the only other notable exclusive: Bloodborne. While I have no doubt it’ll be excellent, Bloodborne is a little on the niche side, with its brutal difficulty.

With no blockbuster, mass-appeal exclusives hitting the PS4 in the coming months – especially around the holidays – this potentially leaves Microsoft’s Xbox One to dominate the holidays with Halo 5: Guardians and Rise of the Tomb Raider…unless those get delayed too.

Does it really matter though? Do you think that Uncharted 4’s delay and the relative lack of exclusives will make a real difference to the current sales – which see the PS4 leading globally – or do you think it’s mostly third party software that drives sales?

Why do you own the system you do? Has it been spurred by a system exclusive game? Are their exclusive games that would get you to grab a system?

Last Updated: March 13, 2015

285 Comments

  1. Matewis Jubilai

    March 13, 2015 at 10:34

    Ugh, I almost made it one whole week without being reminded that RDR never came to pc 🙁

    Also, I want to get a Wii U / 3DS specifically for the Nintendo exclusives, like Zelda, and I want to play games like Chronotrigger while lying in my bed.

    PS : Quick! Last question!

    Reply

    • Dutch Matrix

      March 13, 2015 at 11:01

      I played RDR and seriously it was the most boring game I have played. Ever. So… Wait, Are you referring to Red Dead Redemption?

      Reply

      • Matewis Jubilai

        March 13, 2015 at 11:04

        Lol yes 😀 is there another RDR out there?

        Reply

        • Dutch Matrix

          March 13, 2015 at 11:05

          Thankfully no.

          Reply

          • Matewis Jubilai

            March 13, 2015 at 11:18

            Hopefully you at least enjoyed Lucky Luke? “Hy is die man wat, die enigste man wat die Daltons kan verban! DOM, dom dom dom!!”

          • Dutch Matrix

            March 13, 2015 at 11:19

            Sadly, Lucky Luke was on TV at the time, that, if it did not scream Jesus is Lord, I would have branded it as from the devil.

          • Matewis Jubilai

            March 13, 2015 at 11:24

            Good on ya for getting past that! 😀 I also had some similar intolerances at the time, albeit a little less servere since I even watched BRAVESTARR!!!, which I shook off after highschool

          • Chaos Lord Norm

            March 13, 2015 at 11:30

            Jeez…Bravestar.

          • Admiral Chief

            March 13, 2015 at 11:30

            SPEED OF THE PUMAAAA

          • Matewis Jubilai

            March 13, 2015 at 11:35

            STRENGTH OF THE BEEEAAAARRRR!!!

          • Admiral Chief

            March 13, 2015 at 11:37

            This needs a reboot!

          • Matewis Jubilai

            March 13, 2015 at 11:42

            Definitely! But I first want to see what happens with the Ducktales reboot, which they had better not mess up!

          • Matewis Jubilai

            March 13, 2015 at 11:35

            An Indian Space marshal with super animal powers fighting an evil Broncosaur deity together with his Cybernetic horse who fights with a laser cannon named Sarah Jane 😀 I mean, how could that be anything but awesome?

          • Dutch Matrix

            March 13, 2015 at 11:39

            You forgot Deputy Fuzz… Mashaa Bwavestaaahh!!!

          • Matewis Jubilai

            March 13, 2015 at 11:41

            Lol I can still hear that voice loud and clear

          • Chaos Lord Norm

            March 13, 2015 at 11:45

            The memories 😀

        • WitWolfy

          March 16, 2015 at 08:32

          There is Red Dead Revolver that was on Xbox1 and PS2…

          Reply

      • Spathi

        March 13, 2015 at 11:11

        I now get why you enjoyed Gears of War 😛

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        • Dutch Matrix

          March 13, 2015 at 11:13

          Yeah, Gears of War had no boring horseback riding.

          Reply

          • Spathi

            March 13, 2015 at 11:16

            Or a story for that matter!

          • Dutch Matrix

            March 13, 2015 at 11:17

            There was. Kill Grubs. Watch A Carmine and B Carmine die. Watch your best friend die. Classic stuff. Right there. 🙂

          • Spathi

            March 13, 2015 at 11:19

            Your profile pic suits you PERFECTLY! 80’s action man!

          • Dutch Matrix

            March 13, 2015 at 11:20

            I know…

          • Admiral Chief

            March 13, 2015 at 11:20

            DOM DIES?????

            NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

          • WitWolfy

            March 16, 2015 at 08:33

            Zing

        • Gavin Mannion

          March 13, 2015 at 11:29

          I loved RDR and Gears of War

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          • Captain JJ the damned

            March 13, 2015 at 11:31

            RDR is excellent. PC folk don’t like to admit it.

          • Blood Emperor Trevor

            March 13, 2015 at 11:39

            Well to be fair, it’s not like we can.

          • Spathi

            March 13, 2015 at 11:39

            Excellent is an understatement.

          • Captain JJ the damned

            March 13, 2015 at 11:41

            I’m not used to a controller for aiming though, so only lasted a few hours on my PS3 with it before I went on to something else.

          • Spathi

            March 13, 2015 at 11:42

            Yeah, I struggled a lot as well. The Auto-aiming helped though!

          • Captain JJ the damned

            March 13, 2015 at 11:44

            It did. But not being used to auto-aiming it gets on my nerves a bit.
            Either way. It’s a great game and I enjoyed the time I spent on it. Actually want to get back into it again sometime. It deserves more of my hours.

          • Matewis Jubilai

            March 13, 2015 at 11:49

            What would bother me the most is : no mouse free look

          • Spathi

            March 13, 2015 at 11:41

            But I’m fairly certain that you didn’t drink beer, shirtless, while screaming at the TV while playing Gears like Dutch… or wait, I’m not so certain…

    • Marry Taylor

      March 14, 2015 at 07:03

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      Reply

  2. Kikmi

    March 13, 2015 at 10:36

    With my (non-existent) girlfriend? Lots. With games? Fuckall.

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    • Lord Chaos

      March 13, 2015 at 10:38

      Well There’s your problem. 😛

      Reply

  3. Ottokie

    March 13, 2015 at 10:37

    If exclusives did not matter Nintendo would be long gone… (just an example – I love Nintendo)

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    • Spathi

      March 13, 2015 at 10:58

      Someone downvoted you…I wonder who the guy in denial is…

      Reply

      • Ryanza

        March 13, 2015 at 11:01

        Probably that troll Timmy.
        Dont support western propaganda.
        The Witcher 3 is coming. Dont support DRM

        Reply

      • Ottokie

        March 13, 2015 at 11:11

        He probably let the TV fall on his Nintendo back in 1998 and is still sour 😛

        Reply

  4. Admiral Chief

    March 13, 2015 at 10:38

    It matters to me in that I HATE THAT WORD

    Reply

    • Matewis Jubilai

      March 13, 2015 at 10:40

      Trying to think of a word I hate more, ‘Uplay’ immediately popped into my mind

      Reply

      • Chaos Lord Norm

        March 13, 2015 at 10:41

        Such filthy language!

        Reply

      • Admiral Chief

        March 13, 2015 at 10:42

        ANC?

        Reply

        • Matewis Jubilai

          March 13, 2015 at 10:44

          Yeah ok 🙂 If we drop ‘game-related’ as a parameter. And then there is still a worse one, that starts with a capital ‘z’ 😛

          Reply

          • Pariah

            March 13, 2015 at 10:45

            Don’t speak about Zoe like that, she’s awesome. American, but awesome.

          • Matewis Jubilai

            March 13, 2015 at 10:46

            Lol you’re right, I didn’t pay for her house

          • Admiral Chief

            March 13, 2015 at 11:00

            XD

        • Admira

          March 13, 2015 at 10:46

          I HOPE YOU ARE JOKING, AND IF SO, NOT FUNNY!

          Reply

        • Pariah

          March 13, 2015 at 10:47

          Hey Chief, looks like you picked up a troll. Care to get a refund? This one’s defective.

          Reply

          • Deceased

            March 13, 2015 at 10:48

            You make it sound like a disease:

            “We’re sorry, he has trolls, there’s nothing we can do” … XD

          • Pariah

            March 13, 2015 at 10:49

            It’s terminal, I’m sorry Admiral.

            XD

          • Chaos Lord Norm

            March 13, 2015 at 10:50

            HAHA!

          • Admiral Chief

            March 13, 2015 at 11:01

            Funny thing is he thinks he can hide behind different names or fake email addresses, but I’m hovering my hammer of ban over the button currently, luckily I’m off soon for the week, so I’ll let it slide, for now

          • Chaos Lord Norm

            March 13, 2015 at 11:01

            Banhammer. Now with hover feature.

          • Pariah

            March 13, 2015 at 11:02

            $5 please. That’s some premium DLC right there.

          • Admiral Chief

            March 13, 2015 at 11:09

            XD

          • Lord Chaos

            March 13, 2015 at 11:02

            Mayhaps he just spelt “admirer” incorrectly?

          • Deceased

            March 13, 2015 at 11:21

            Im curious, I work in IT. How would this be possible.

          • Admiral Chief

            March 13, 2015 at 11:29

            Nice try

          • Admira

            March 13, 2015 at 11:31

            you too. How are you going to block an anonymous user, with an anonymous email address, with a changing ip address, who is not even saying anything offensive?

          • Lord Chaos

            March 13, 2015 at 11:32

            Bored now

          • Admira

            March 13, 2015 at 11:33

            Time to play some games then

          • Dutch Matrix

            March 13, 2015 at 11:33

            To go on leave for a week? Well, you fill in a form, hand/send it to your boss and he approves of it…

          • Admiral Chief

            March 13, 2015 at 11:33

            IF he approves it

          • Dutch Matrix

            March 13, 2015 at 11:35

            With my boss, there is no IF. He just signs mine. He knows he can’t handle the tantrums I throw if he declines 😛

          • Admiral Chief

            March 13, 2015 at 11:37

            Dutch tantrum lvl9k

          • Admira

            March 13, 2015 at 11:34

            lol thats funny (still here)

          • Deceased

            March 13, 2015 at 13:10

            Yo, Deceased, stay the fuck out of my nick bud, I’m not appreciating this :/

          • Hammersteyn

            March 13, 2015 at 11:37

            Looooooooooool

      • Deceased

        March 13, 2015 at 10:44

        Please refrain from using such gross words in decent conversation…

        Which reminds me, can we get Gavin or one of the minions to censor the word in an IDENTIFIABLE manner, e.g. U***y …

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    • HvR

      March 13, 2015 at 10:41

      I hate region blocking/favourtism more, first Ms was the guilty party and now it seems Sony has also jumped on that bandwagon.

      Reply

  5. Viking Of Science

    March 13, 2015 at 10:38

    exclusives matter to certain demographics, but not all. 20-something dude-bros like Gears of War and Military shooters, so they’ll likely sway Xbox. people who prefer single-player, story driven experiences will likely drift towards PS, because of naughty dog. and then if you’re Hardcore into RPGs, like a real man, you’ll likely sway to PC…

    It almost feels like current exclusives are there for the fanboys this generation. I’m not seeing anything new to sway gamers one way or the other (At least not software wise)

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    • Lord Chaos

      March 13, 2015 at 10:43

      Spot on

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      • Admiral Chief

        March 13, 2015 at 10:43

        HAH, snap

        Reply

    • Admiral Chief

      March 13, 2015 at 10:43

      “current exclusives are there for the fanboys”
      LOL, spot on

      Reply

    • Blood Emperor Trevor

      March 13, 2015 at 10:52

      That’s why all PC gamers have beards. Even the women, they have to use those clip-on ones, but it still counts.

      Reply

      • Viking Of Science

        March 13, 2015 at 11:33

        That’s a gross over generalization. I mean, of course I have an Epic, some say Biblical beard. but… oh wait

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        • Captain JJ the damned

          March 13, 2015 at 11:36

          Aye.
          It’s like a mane. Only the kings have manes.

          Reply

          • Viking Of Science

            March 13, 2015 at 11:52

          • Captain JJ the damned

            March 13, 2015 at 11:53

            Haha. Excellent.
            Luckily my fiancé loves my beard, so it’s staying on for the wedding.

          • Viking Of Science

            March 13, 2015 at 11:59

            Mine has threatened to leave me if I ever shave…. gotta love a woman with her priorities straight.

          • Captain JJ the damned

            March 13, 2015 at 11:59

            Haha. Well done well done.

          • Viking Of Science

            March 13, 2015 at 12:01

  6. Umar

    March 13, 2015 at 10:39

    Exclusives means a lot to me. It’s what makes me buy a system. I don’t have an Xbone, but I don’t see myself buying one either as there is nothing appealing to me. I personally always go to where the games are, I can’t see myself surviving with just 1 console or one platform which is why I don’t believe in platform superiority. There are differences in power, yes, but each platform has its own merits.

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    • Admiral Chief

      March 13, 2015 at 10:43

      #StayStrongUmar

      Reply

  7. HvR

    March 13, 2015 at 10:39

    Think it matters more to Sony and MS than to us.

    It is weird it is almost if a lot of developers were caught off guard; most of these exclusive were shown when the consoles were unveiled or the E3 the following year and still it seems we are a year away from release.

    If either MS or Sony had there bunch of exclusives ready launch year they would have killed the competition.

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  8. Matthew Holliday

    March 13, 2015 at 10:40

    dont think delays will affect ps4 sales, unless theyr doing uncharted + ps4 bundles. in which case, the pre-order numbers would be legit.

    exclusives do matter though, one game could tip the balance between your choice of console, i for one, want forza, so if i get a console, guess which One ill buy.

    but seeing as im primarilly a PC gamer, im not about to pay R5500 + the cost of forza 5, horizon + horizon 2, just to play forza.

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  9. Ryanza

    March 13, 2015 at 10:41

    Exclusives are perpetuated by western propaganda.
    The Witcher 3 is coming. Dont Support DRM.

    Reply

  10. Vogiir

    March 13, 2015 at 10:43

    I dont care that much about exclusives(though the sony 1s are more to my liking). Im a pc gamer at heart but i chose ps4 for 2 reasons.

    Sony has let me down alot less than microsoft.so i will suppirt them rather

    And the bigest factor. The controler. Due to the analog placement on xb i cant really play with the xb. Due to my medical issue with my left hand.

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  11. Hammersteyn

    March 13, 2015 at 10:44

    Uncharted,Infamous,Killzone,God of War. Been playing some these ever since PS1. Kinda hard to switch sides. Wiiu is looking better and better at the moment, but only because of their exclusives.

    Reply

    • Loftus

      March 13, 2015 at 10:48

      Hammersteyn jou yster! jy is geen hansopper nie!

      Reply

      • Hammersteyn

        March 13, 2015 at 10:55

        lol!

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    • Matewis Jubilai

      March 13, 2015 at 10:51

      I want to get a Wii U for the Zelda games, Monster hunter and Fatal Frame

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    • Vogiir

      March 13, 2015 at 10:53

      And theres the whole thing about playing since ps1 aswell. So i agree with u

      Reply

  12. Pariah

    March 13, 2015 at 10:44

    PC has many exclusives. Many shared games too. But I’m always spoiled for choice on PC. There’s always something great to play. So exclusives mean just about nothing, really.

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    • Dutch Matrix

      March 13, 2015 at 10:46

      What he said. Previous gen I was a console only boy. My PC just used for The Sims. This time around though, I am giving consoles a skip. Most of the games that was released for console only turned out to be good, but not so great as to warrant forking out thousands more for a console.
      I have my favorites that I am plaing and replaying at the moment, with seriously NOTHING on the horizon having me all excited and giddy.

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    • Uberutang

      March 13, 2015 at 10:46

      Yup. We just call them pc games though ‘exclusives’ are a very odd console word.

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    • Vogiir

      March 13, 2015 at 10:47

      Agreed

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    • Matewis Jubilai

      March 13, 2015 at 10:47

      Except, you kind ride of into the sunset on PC 🙁

      Reply

    • Blood Emperor Trevor

      March 13, 2015 at 11:03

      Yes but they’re not real games. You know, like the $100 million uber-marketed bAAAysplosions are.

      Reply

      • Chaos Lord Norm

        March 13, 2015 at 11:04

        lol… bAAAysplosions.

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      • Pariah

        March 13, 2015 at 11:18

        We get most of those too. We just have the advantage of being able to buy better games.

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    • Captain JJ the damned

      March 13, 2015 at 11:17

      Agreed

      Reply

    • Matewis Jubilai

      March 13, 2015 at 11:22

      Also, the awesome indie scene. I’ve lost countless hours this year already to Project Zomboid and Sunless Sea, and I’m fighting the urge to install Terraria again 😛

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  13. Uberutang

    March 13, 2015 at 10:46

    There have to be at least 7 or 8 games I really really really want to play on a platform before I even consider getting the hardware for the games.

    Gaming on PC means you end up with loads more exclusives (we just call them PC games btw, not exclusives) and all the multi platform games are far superior and usually cheaper after a short wait.

    So far there has been noting on the PS4 or XBONE that screamed : spend money to me.

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  14. Blood Emperor Trevor

    March 13, 2015 at 10:48

    They don’t matter to me. Think buying a machine for a couple of exclusive games is crazy.

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    • Pariah

      March 13, 2015 at 10:48

      Paying R900 for one of those exclusives is even more crazy.

      Reply

      • Blood Emperor Trevor

        March 13, 2015 at 10:49

        I thought everyone bought them second hand.

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        • Pariah

          March 13, 2015 at 10:50

          Someone has to buy them new in order for the second hand market to exist. 😛

          Reply

          • Blood Emperor Trevor

            March 13, 2015 at 10:51

            O_O

  15. Ranting Raptor

    March 13, 2015 at 10:48

    Exclusivity sucks. Plain and simple. But, I reckon it’s crazy important to the industry.

    Let’s face it. Gamers are brand loyal to a fault. Everything is about what brand you support.
    Green, Red, specific publishers, specific manufacturers of hardware etc;

    It’s all about brand loyalty. Brand loyalty by the way is bad for the industry but that’s a rant for another day.

    So from a sales point? Exclusivity has to happen to bring in the brand loyal customers who will only buy X or Y product on X or Y platform.

    Again, from a sales point. It’s still bad for the industry. I believe it stunts the growth. But again. Rant for another day. Mmmmmm. I think I need to write that rant down in preperation,….

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  16. Chaos Lord Norm

    March 13, 2015 at 10:49

    I own an Xbox 360. So exclusives don’t bother me as I would never have the money (thanks to my twin boys and WH40K models) to buy another console.

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    • Matewis Jubilai

      March 13, 2015 at 10:53

      Woohoo! 40K!!

      Reply

    • Pariah

      March 13, 2015 at 10:55

      Awesome that your boys are into WH40K, but that’s worse than Skylanders for your wallet. Both my congrats and sympathies go to you.

      Reply

      • Chaos Lord Norm

        March 13, 2015 at 10:59

        Hehe, thanks. However the 40K is my hobby, the boys are still way to young for that (only 8 months old). But yeah, if 40K is still around when they are old enough, I will need to win the lotto…lol.

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      • Chaos Lord Norm

        March 13, 2015 at 11:00

        At least Skylanders come painted already… XD

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        • Pariah

          March 13, 2015 at 11:03

          hahaha so true!

          Reply

    • CAE9872

      March 13, 2015 at 11:10

      I would love to get into something like that or models or similar. But I can’t (a) money (b) gaming habit. I decided many many years ago one hobby is best because I could never keep up with everything I want and my resulting OCD in that regard.

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      • Chaos Lord Norm

        March 13, 2015 at 11:12

        But…but….WH40K models are so pretty and wargaming is fun…
        XD

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        • CAE9872

          March 13, 2015 at 11:13

          Exactly the reason NOT to.

          Reply

          • Chaos Lord Norm

            March 13, 2015 at 11:18

            But all he wants is a hug…

          • CAE9872

            March 13, 2015 at 11:24

            LOL

      • Matewis Jubilai

        March 13, 2015 at 11:13

        There’s also Battletech. I don’t know whether it’s cheaper, but I think the models are painted beforehand which at least saves you a lot of time

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        • CAE9872

          March 13, 2015 at 11:14

          But the painting is half the fun. Aaaaahhh childhood memories of building them planes and then plastering paint all over them; and the rest of the house.

          Reply

          • Matewis Jubilai

            March 13, 2015 at 11:16

            Oh those were brilliant! I only ever made one, but I had a friend who, together with his brothers, were obsessed with it. They built these massive Hercules planes and gave them professional paint jobs. Looked amazing!

          • Blood Emperor Trevor

            March 13, 2015 at 11:18

            Mine used to do that, and then hang them from his bedroom ceiling.

          • CAE9872

            March 13, 2015 at 11:23

            Yeah I had shelves for most of mine. Hanging never did make sense to me; but then I was tall and would end up head-butting it anyway.

          • CAE9872

            March 13, 2015 at 11:23

            Doesn’t help that SA stores don’t supply much in way of variety. There are model kits for just about everything and yet you go into average kids store and its a few boxes of planes. Wheres the Star Wars, Mechs, gaming related, etc boxes.

          • Matewis Jubilai

            March 13, 2015 at 11:26

            Ah that sucks, but atleast I think you can order them online? Also, what Outer Limit stores?

          • Chaos Lord Norm

            March 13, 2015 at 11:27

            http://www.theunseenshoppe.co.za/

            Durban store that can almost order anything.

            They even have a copy of The Witcher board game. THE WITCHER FFS!!!

        • Admiral Chief

          March 13, 2015 at 11:16

          Flippen LOOOVE Battletech

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          • Matewis Jubilai

            March 13, 2015 at 11:20

            Ikr? I much prefer the lumbering behemoths of battletech to those nimble and athletic anime mechs. I used to love Mechwarrior 4 Vengeance + Mercenaries, as well as the incredible Mech Commander 2. The latter could really do with a sequel 😛

            Fafnir FTW!!

          • Admiral Chief

            March 13, 2015 at 11:28

            HAH, dig dat Fafnir, however, I need a bit more speed.

          • Matewis Jubilai

            March 13, 2015 at 11:31

            Who needs speed? 2x ER PPCs and 2x Heavy Gauss! I’ll never forget unloading all of that onto a poor sprinting Raven – poor bugger just pummeled to the ground sliding itself to a halt on the ground 😀

            I have a sweet spot for the Bushwacker as well

          • Admiral Chief

            March 13, 2015 at 11:32

            Same here, also LULZ at that Raven!

            I rather like the Hauptman and Templar mechs

          • Chaos Lord Norm

            March 13, 2015 at 11:40

            I always liked the Madcat.

          • Admiral Chief

            March 13, 2015 at 11:42

            Heavy or Assault one?

          • Chaos Lord Norm

            March 13, 2015 at 11:43

            Didn’t know there are variants.

          • Admiral Chief

            March 13, 2015 at 11:51

            MadCat heavy, and MadCat MK2 assault

          • Chaos Lord Norm

            March 13, 2015 at 11:52

            Oooooh yes. I was thinking of the MK2.

          • Matewis Jubilai

            March 13, 2015 at 11:54

            Oh yes the MK4 flashbacks. When I saw that familiar shape I always freaked out a bit hoping and praying that it’s not the assault variant

          • Chaos Lord Norm

            March 13, 2015 at 11:43

            Only one I know, lol.

          • Hammersteyn

            March 13, 2015 at 11:52

            Too bad the online game was a piece of garbage

          • Matewis Jubilai

            March 13, 2015 at 11:54

            Ah noes, why? I was hoping to play that once I got an upgrade and a better connection. Hawken looks good tho

          • Hammersteyn

            March 13, 2015 at 12:05

            Hawken is better imo

          • Matewis Jubilai

            March 13, 2015 at 11:44

            If we’re going for CLAN mechs then I’ll take a Daishi thank you very much

          • Admiral Chief

            March 13, 2015 at 11:51

            Filthy clanner 😛

          • Matewis Jubilai

            March 13, 2015 at 11:52

            Lol yes, I try to avoid clan

          • Matewis Jubilai

            March 13, 2015 at 11:46

            Oooh yes a Templar! I’ll pilot that any day!

          • Admiral Chief

            March 13, 2015 at 11:35

            Also, DAT SUNDER!

          • Chaos Lord Norm

            March 13, 2015 at 11:58

            Bushwacker was pretty cool too!

  17. Spathi

    March 13, 2015 at 10:52

    They matter a LOT to me. That is the sole thing I base my gaming hardware preference on. Demon’s Souls, The Last of Us, Metal Gear Solid 4, Little Big Planet, Uncharted 1 – 3, Gran Turismo, Heavy Rain and God of War made me buy a PS3.

    Alan Wake made me buy a Xbox360 – although that was a mistake because it came to PC anyway.

    Star Citizen made me upgrade my PC last year (about three years too early, I know :D)

    If there was no console exclusives, I would have no reason to buy one. I’ll wait for another 2 years at least and then reconsider buying a console based on the exclusives.

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    • Umar

      March 13, 2015 at 10:55

      Ps3 started slow but man, turned into a beast at the end.

      Reply

      • Dutch Matrix

        March 13, 2015 at 10:56

        But did it have Gears of War?

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        • Pariah

          March 13, 2015 at 10:57

          No, they had to wait until the PS4 to get their 6 hour game.

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          • Dutch Matrix

            March 13, 2015 at 10:57

            But at least we had a MANLY six hours.

          • Pariah

            March 13, 2015 at 10:58

            LOL and multiplayer.

      • Spathi

        March 13, 2015 at 10:56

        Indeed. I was very late to the console party, but that meant there were a decent library of exclusives available second hand.

        Reply

        • Umar

          March 13, 2015 at 11:04

          Yeah, had a bunch of great exclusives. Man, wish I could see more Folklore.

          Reply

  18. Dean

    March 13, 2015 at 10:58

    Exclusives make small ripples to me, as I usually end up buying all the consoles anyway and not eating for three months. Baked beans can on a stove top is a staple in my house.

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief

      March 13, 2015 at 11:02

      Bakes beans aka chemical warfare fuel, gotta love em

      Reply

      • Dutch Matrix

        March 13, 2015 at 11:04

        Dude! Baked beans got nadda on Spur Onion rings. Next day, I farted. Became hungry almost immediately. My fiance had to be rushed to the hospital though…

        Reply

        • Chaos Lord Norm

          March 13, 2015 at 11:05

          Have an upvote.

          Reply

          • Dutch Matrix

            March 13, 2015 at 11:07

            I’d rather have some onion rings with that pink sauce. Hmmmm. It’s almost lunch time…

          • CAE9872

            March 13, 2015 at 11:08

            That pink sauce is 1000 Island Sauce I think; I buy that stuff in shops for chip takeaways = SINFUL.

          • Chaos Lord Norm

            March 13, 2015 at 11:10

            Make your own with a 50/50 mix of tomato sauce and mayo.

          • Dutch Matrix

            March 13, 2015 at 11:10

            That I have to try…

          • Admiral Chief

            March 13, 2015 at 11:13

            HOWEVER, the “refills” they do at Spur is watered down 1000 times

        • Matewis Jubilai

          March 13, 2015 at 11:05

          Damn that’s the 2nd story like that that I’ve heard about Spur’s onion rings 😛

          Reply

          • Chaos Lord Norm

            March 13, 2015 at 11:06

            Both from Dutch?
            XD

          • Matewis Jubilai

            March 13, 2015 at 11:07

            No my mom also one time got really sick from, she suspects, eating dem rings

          • Dutch Matrix

            March 13, 2015 at 11:08

            No. My fiance passed out from the noxious gas I was spreading about the interior of our Chery QQ3…

          • Matewis Jubilai

            March 13, 2015 at 11:08

            Hehe ok lol. That’s good though, since I adore onion rings

          • Lord Chaos

            March 13, 2015 at 11:10

            There’s a VERY dark joke in there…

          • Dutch Matrix

            March 13, 2015 at 11:11

            I don’t see it…

          • Lord Chaos

            March 13, 2015 at 11:12

            Of course you did nazi it.

          • Admiral Chief

            March 13, 2015 at 11:08

            So your ring hurts after eating them rings?

        • Admiral Chief

          March 13, 2015 at 11:08

          Ahhhh the ol’ own brand gas!

          Reply

    • Umar

      March 13, 2015 at 11:03

      I do the same, house if full of gaming machines and baked beans. I like to mix it up with sweet corn every now and then.

      Reply

      • Chaos Lord Norm

        March 13, 2015 at 11:04

        Canned spaghetti is a luxury.

        Reply

        • Umar

          March 13, 2015 at 11:07

          Only for weekends/public holidays when I want to spoil the wife a little.

          Reply

          • CAE9872

            March 13, 2015 at 11:07

            Gee lucky wife; you go boy!

        • Blood Emperor Trevor

          March 13, 2015 at 11:11

          That used to be a regular supper at one point. Canned spaghetti on toast heh.

          Reply

        • Matewis Jubilai

          March 13, 2015 at 11:11

          Now I’m having some flashbacks of a very sweet old tv advertisement, where this old man was preparing one of those cans of spagetti at candlelight for him and his dog. Looked so good!

          Reply

          • Spathi

            March 13, 2015 at 11:12

            Damn dude, that was so sad!

          • Matewis Jubilai

            March 13, 2015 at 11:15

            A bit yeah, but at least he had an awesome dog and was eating canned spagetti 🙂

          • Dutch Matrix

            March 13, 2015 at 11:14

            Looking good, hey Captain?

          • Blood Emperor Trevor

            March 13, 2015 at 11:14

            Let’s liven it up a bit!

          • Admiral Chief

            March 13, 2015 at 11:16

            Awwww sheeeeet, dem feels

  19. Loftus

    March 13, 2015 at 11:02

    *climbs on the soap box with 2c in hand*

    The main thing that annoys me about exclusiveness is that it
    doesn’t matter my console of choice , I can’t play a certain game/s because I made an investment in another console. As to the pc master race thing, NOT ALL PCs ARE EQUAL, SOME ARE MORE EQUAL
    THAN OTHERS.

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief

      March 13, 2015 at 11:16

      My OCTACORE seems to agree with you
      😛

      Reply

      • Loftus

        March 13, 2015 at 11:23

        Don’t let that thing crash or else the whole net goes down!

        Reply

        • Lord Chaos

          March 13, 2015 at 11:24

          At least we’ll have mine as a fail-over.

          Reply

  20. CuddlesaurusRex

    March 13, 2015 at 11:11

    Personally I prefer Sony as a brand over Microsoft but it does help when you get games like God of War and such. That said, I would definitely buy all the consoles and a monster PC if I had the moola for it.

    Reply

  21. K1FF J1MB0B (sizzle edition)

    March 13, 2015 at 11:15

    Matter to who? To me, a little. Consumers in general, not much at all.

    Reply

  22. Captain JJ the damned

    March 13, 2015 at 11:16

    Exclusives don’t bother me much. If I can’t get it, then I get something else instead.
    If I were a console gamer it may have made a bit of a difference to me in deciding though. There are some great exclusives for each.

    Reply

  23. CAE9872

    March 13, 2015 at 11:19

    To me not much. Am I the only one here that is struggling with gaming lately? Games just seem a chore not because they not fun but everything to do with them just seems difficult. Buy game (expensive); get it home (after opening it); get presented by the dreaded patch of infinite size; try a game which then says something is wrong; try online and says sorry cannot play now because (a) game still installing and (b) online servers are currently down.

    Industry really has messed up at the moment.

    And then we have announcement dates – WHY for all that is wonderful in the world give a release date until you are SURE it will release. I cannot think of any other industry which treats its customers like that. Just say we working on it; and when you ready, give a release date.

    Man I sound old…and grump…huh just like Geoff then.

    Reply

    • Blood Emperor Trevor

      March 13, 2015 at 11:22

      There’s something to be said for buying games a year after release. 😉

      Reply

      • CAE9872

        March 13, 2015 at 11:26

        Don’t joke – that is kind of where I am right now. I still haven’t bought a 2015 release as yet. Only game remotely sparking interest of the ones released to date is Dying Light. And Project Cars was my number 1 choice of 2015 but now that’s delayed…AGAIN!

        My strategy is working from money saving perspective at least.

        Reply

        • Lord Chaos

          March 13, 2015 at 11:27

          Last game got was Alien:I with ebucks, last game I actually paid for in a store was D3RoS and then Steam specials. Other than that, nothing has really peaked my interest.

          Reply

        • Blood Emperor Trevor

          March 13, 2015 at 11:35

          It’s kinda liberating – you’re outside the whole marketing hype bubble. Even if you only wait 3 months it’ll be properly reviewed, cheaper, have been patched, servers issues fixed, a few more months and you get to enjoy it with all its DLC too.

          Excluding Witcher 3 the last time I preordered anything was Borderlands 2, and that was in 2012. Nearly everything since then has been bought a year after release & it’s made things trouble free.

          Reply

        • Chaos Lord Norm

          March 13, 2015 at 11:37

          The last game I bought was a pre-played Borderlands 2 😛

          Reply

    • CuddlesaurusRex

      March 13, 2015 at 11:26

      The problem is you have a very artistic and creative industry driven by corporations who are only after money. The 2 never mix well.

      Reply

      • CAE9872

        March 13, 2015 at 11:27

        A very good point. Have an upvote!

        Reply

        • CuddlesaurusRex

          March 13, 2015 at 11:28

          Thank you kind sir!

          Reply

      • Admiral Chief

        March 13, 2015 at 11:31

        ANOTHER UPVOTE!

        Reply

    • Matewis Jubilai

      March 13, 2015 at 11:28

      That’s why it is so refreshing to dive into the indie scene from time to time

      Reply

  24. Admiral Chief

    March 13, 2015 at 11:20

    I don’t care, I have Valiant Hearts and Child of Light to play!

    Reply

    • CAE9872

      March 13, 2015 at 11:20

      So do I one day.

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief

        March 13, 2015 at 11:25

        It is on sale TODAY, got both for less than $10

        Reply

        • CAE9872

          March 13, 2015 at 11:26

          Yeah for you PeeCee peeps. I have mine on PS4.

          Reply

          • Captain JJ the damned

            March 13, 2015 at 11:29

            Sitting back on a couch playing some Child Of Light can only be great. You have my vote. I’ve gotten too lazy to stream to my tv, so now I just always sit behind my desk.

          • Mossel

            March 13, 2015 at 11:40

            I played mine in the living room, using Steam in-home streaming! Worked flawlessly.

          • Captain JJ the damned

            March 13, 2015 at 11:40

            I’m need to do this with Child of Light. I must!

        • Matewis Jubilai

          March 13, 2015 at 11:28

          I’m no good with dogs 😛 If something happens to that dog I won’t make it

          Reply

          • Captain JJ the damned

            March 13, 2015 at 11:30

            Same here man. People can die: civs, bad guys, good guys. But if a dog dies the tear train comes.

          • Matewis Jubilai

            March 13, 2015 at 11:37

            Or something like Hachiko 🙁 Nope, just nope nope nope…

          • Captain JJ the damned

            March 13, 2015 at 11:37

            I haven’t had the heart to watch that movie.

          • Mossel

            March 13, 2015 at 11:39

            Or Marley and Me…goddamn now im sad again.

          • Matewis Jubilai

            March 13, 2015 at 11:47

            Yeah, I’m not going to watch that

          • Captain JJ the damned

            March 13, 2015 at 11:48

            Stahp

    • Captain JJ the damned

      March 13, 2015 at 11:22

      Good man.
      Two of the best games of 2014.

      Reply

      • Mossel

        March 13, 2015 at 11:38

        Totally agree. I really like the turn based combat of CoL. The battles were tough at some points, but fair. There was always a way to win by just using proper tactics.

        Reply

        • Captain JJ the damned

          March 13, 2015 at 11:39

          Speaking of turn-based. The Banner Saga is another brilliant little game from 2014. I’m still waiting for 2015 to reach the same heights. The Witcher 3 is at least coming (waits for Ryanza to appear).

          Reply

          • Mossel

            March 13, 2015 at 11:41

            I’m still jamming FC4, it’s actually becoming tedious after about 40 hours. But still…I find myself logging in and playing. I think I have Banner Saga on my whishlist!

          • Captain JJ the damned

            March 13, 2015 at 11:44

            Where story made Valiants Hearts the visuals and music makes The Banner Saga. The score was done by Austin Wintory. That guy sure can write a good song.
            I’m super lus for FC4, especially that Yeti DLC. But I’m still trying to work on my backlog before I take any more responsibility on my hands 😉

          • Mossel

            March 13, 2015 at 11:49

            Yeah this time I’m not buying new games, with the exception of Witcher 3. I have way too many awesome games on my backlog that gets neglected. Fallout:NV, Dark Souls, Alien Isolation…MOAR Mass Effect.

          • Captain JJ the damned

            March 13, 2015 at 11:50

            I started replaying Fallout NV, disregarding my backlog. *sigh

          • Admiral Chief

            March 13, 2015 at 11:50

            I failed my quest to NOT buy games in 2015 today…

          • Captain JJ the damned

            March 13, 2015 at 11:51

            That quest is like finishing Dark Souls without ever redoing anything.

          • Hammersteyn

            March 13, 2015 at 11:51

            Why would you not want to buy games?

          • Admiral Chief

            March 13, 2015 at 11:57

            Because of DAT BACKLOG

          • Blood Emperor Trevor

            March 13, 2015 at 11:57

            It’s not a backlog, it’s patiently waiting awesome.

          • Admira

            March 13, 2015 at 12:00

            that.

          • Mossel

            March 13, 2015 at 11:52

            The struggle is real.

          • Ryanza

            March 13, 2015 at 11:45

            Dont support western propaganda.
            The Witcher 3 is coming. Dont support DRM.

          • Captain JJ the damned

            March 13, 2015 at 11:46

            Haha!
            So wonderful to grace me with your presence. 🙂

    • Mossel

      March 13, 2015 at 11:37

      Play it!! I played it last year! Both awesome games and I never got bored with it…and…them feels.

      Reply

      • Captain JJ the damned

        March 13, 2015 at 11:38

        The Mossel knows what’s up.

        Reply

        • Mossel

          March 13, 2015 at 11:38

          I’ve seen things.

          Reply

          • Admiral Chief

            March 13, 2015 at 11:41

            I’ve experienced things as well with you that no other has been able to do to me…

            (and before you think gutter talk, I’m referring to the chopper incident of ’14)

          • Mossel

            March 13, 2015 at 11:42

            #neverforget

          • Captain JJ the damned

            March 13, 2015 at 11:45

            O_o
            If you haven’t met Trevor yet, you’ve seen nothing. ;P

          • Mossel

            March 13, 2015 at 11:46

            I am anxiously awaiting the next community meeting just to experience the Trevor…for science!

          • Blood Emperor Trevor

            March 13, 2015 at 11:47

            bowchikawowow!

          • Captain JJ the damned

            March 13, 2015 at 11:47

            If only science could explain him.

  25. CuddlesaurusRex

    March 13, 2015 at 11:40

    Case and point

    Reply

  26. Mossel

    March 13, 2015 at 11:44

    Uncharted, Infamous and The Last of Us might persuade me to get a PS4…in like 2 years. When it’s cheap and there are plenty of exclusives.

    Reply

    • Dutch Matrix

      March 13, 2015 at 11:49

      Meh. Whatever console gives me a high res, fully detailed, well playing remake of Playboy the Mansion can have my cash. 😛

      Reply

  27. Lardus-Resident Perve

    March 13, 2015 at 11:50

    Depends if you are a fan of said exclusive. For example, I don’t give a rats ass about anything that has been exclusives thus far on the current generation. But Mass Effect…if that were exclusive I would budge!

    Reply

    • CuddlesaurusRex

      March 13, 2015 at 11:58

      I would do the same if Mortal Kombat suddenly became exclusive to one platform.

      Reply

  28. Captain JJ the damned

    March 13, 2015 at 11:52

    Soon they’re going to start calling pc games “steam machine exclusives”

    Reply

    • Dutch Matrix

      March 13, 2015 at 11:55

      But wot about Origin?

      Reply

      • Captain JJ the damned

        March 13, 2015 at 11:56

        Origin doesn’t even register on my “game-client” radar.

        Reply

        • Dutch Matrix

          March 13, 2015 at 11:57

          So you have not played Mass Effect then?

          Reply

          • Captain JJ the damned

            March 13, 2015 at 11:59

            I own the first. Haven’t played it yet and been meaning to.
            I do actually own SimCity too. Which is STILL buggy with many unfixed problems.
            I don’t like EA much.

          • Dutch Matrix

            March 13, 2015 at 12:01

            Hell no! You need to fix that Mass Effect hole in you soul!

          • Captain JJ the damned

            March 13, 2015 at 12:02

            I really want to. But because my ME1 is on hard copy I always forget about it. I open my Steam library and forget other games exist. 😉

          • Dutch Matrix

            March 13, 2015 at 12:04

            No excuse. I have not opened Steam since they buggered up Offline play. Soon as I go offline, all my savegames are gone.

          • Captain JJ the damned

            March 13, 2015 at 12:05

            Sheesh. I didn’t know about that. That’s flippen bad.
            I suppose every client has its issues.
            Uplay is in dollar, so everything is usually way overpriced plus it’s buggy as hell.

          • Dutch Matrix

            March 13, 2015 at 12:08

            The save games are back when I go online. But I have to play offline, as for some or other daft reason, even if Steam is not downloading, it hogs all the bandwidth I have, leaving other devices with no internet access.

          • Admiral Chief

            March 13, 2015 at 12:21

            Did you try turning it off and on again?

          • Brady miaau

            March 13, 2015 at 12:15

            Settings? I play Civ V, Beyond Earth and Rome Total War 1 (2, meh) and my saves stay, online or offline

          • Dutch Matrix

            March 13, 2015 at 13:39

            I asked Steam support about it, they confirmed it was an issue they were aware of. If it has been fixed, I am not sure…

          • Brady miaau

            March 13, 2015 at 14:15

            Good luck. I just loaded a game at work (gosh) where Steam is blocked (Note: must ask IT to open ports for me, on a Friday, from 14:00 onwards), so logged in offline and could load a saved game.

            Perhaps also game specific or something to do with the cloud save stuff

          • Mossel

            March 13, 2015 at 14:08

            The Dutch Matrix speaketh truth! I played all 3 last year. I was lost, but now I am found.

    • Brady miaau

      March 13, 2015 at 12:15

      And why not?

      Reply

      • Captain JJ the damned

        March 13, 2015 at 12:16

        Sure. Why not? 🙂

        Reply

  29. Brady miaau

    March 13, 2015 at 12:13

    Teething issues with development for new tech? Seems to be effecting both sides.

    Does it matter? Yes, we want games now. Does it really matter? No, we want, ultimately, a good and fresh exp out of games.

    Exclusive matter? I would say yes, look at Halo on Xbox 360, it mattered big time. Does it matter on new Gen? Not yet…… Which exclusive is the one to drive console sales on either the One or the PS4? Not sure. Halo 5, surely?

    Reply

    • CuddlesaurusRex

      March 13, 2015 at 12:16

      Well that would mean that Sony definitely did something right on the hardware side hahaha

      Reply

      • Brady miaau

        March 13, 2015 at 12:19

        I do not understand?

        Reply

        • CuddlesaurusRex

          March 13, 2015 at 12:21

          Because they outselling everyone else. If exclusives aren’t swaying people over then it must be because they made a solid piece of hardware.

          Reply

          • Brady miaau

            March 13, 2015 at 12:28

            Ah, yes. Good point actually.

        • CuddlesaurusRex

          March 13, 2015 at 12:25

          Well if exclusives aren’t driving console sales then Sony must have made a solid piece of hardware to be outselling the others like they are.

          Reply

    • Captain JJ the damned

      March 13, 2015 at 12:27

      If I were on the market for a console now I would probably end up picking the Xbox One myself, mostly because of Forza (and I really like the controller).

      Reply

      • Brady miaau

        March 13, 2015 at 12:41

        I enjoy mine. But I do not have a PS4 and I think I will enjoy it too. But PS4 is not a media centre

        Reply

        • Captain JJ the damned

          March 13, 2015 at 12:42

          True. I honestly only know a few things of each, but that’s where exclusives would make the difference for me.

          Reply

          • Brady miaau

            March 13, 2015 at 12:51

            I think for a lot of fence sitters, it will still matter hugely in the futre

  30. Gerhard

    March 13, 2015 at 12:56

    Re Homefront. I am one so I object to the wording “nobody asked for” On a more serious note rather delay games than ship it broken.

    Reply

  31. Avi

    March 13, 2015 at 13:53

    “Why do you own the system you do? Has it been spurred by a system exclusive game? Are their exclusive games that would get you to grab a system?”

    Too very honest, i am a hoarder i have ps1-4, xbox old-1, wii-/wiiu, that’s leaving out my handhelds

    But also honestly i work hard (ok not so hard) but i play harder.

    How can i play GOW and not play Halo, how could i play uncharted and give Gears of War a miss, i got love for all.

    Got the wii-u just for Bayonetta 2 only and never regretted it

    Plus i am a show off

    Reply

  32. Pieter Kruger

    March 13, 2015 at 14:31

    Shit Sony, what happened bru?

    Reply

  33. ultraviolet

    March 16, 2015 at 00:41

    well, with ‘Killing Floor 2’ just round the corner i’m not to fussed what other releases get pushed back

    Reply

  34. WitWolfy

    March 16, 2015 at 08:31

    The thing that pisses me off the most is,now I wont be able to show my new born baby in October what next gen Drake is all about… Now I have to make his/her infant eyes bleed with last gen textures and game play as blurry as either vision is going to be 😉

    Reply

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