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Haven't seen it on any of the X1 games though.

 

 

We wont see it that much this gen for both the One and PS4. I know a lot of people refuse to acknowledge it but the matter of the fact is the video game market is changing.

 

Back in the days we had 2 consoles and the PC. And a PC was very expensive. When i was young a gaming PC could cost well over 2k. A console was something around 200$ i think. Today you can build a fairly good PC for around 1k. A console cost between 400 and 500$. The price will even get closer next gen i predict. I remember when i bought my ATI Rage Fury. I paid lot of money for it and it was outdated some months later. Today you can go out and buy a 200$ card and it will do the job for 2  years.

 

Today we have mobile (phone, tablet, ipod, portable console), we have "PC" (windows, mac, linux) and we have 3 consoles. Soon mobile/indie games will be playable right from the TV hardware. We are not too far from the day you will be able to play games like Machinarium on your TV hardware using a PS or XBox controller.

 

These days there's no reason for a company to remain exclusive. There's too much to lose and not enough to gain. There's too much potential marketshare missing from being exclusive. We will see more and more games released on PS4/One/Windows/Mac/Linux(SteamOS) Like Kingdom Come. It will cost a lot of money to buy the exclusivity for a 3rd party company IP. I'm sure MS did pay money for Titanfall not to be released on PS4 and i'm sure if the game is popular it will cost them far more money for the sequel to remain exclusive. Most of the exclusive this gen will probably be 1st party IP.

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I don't remember it ever being used in official ads or print etc, but I'm certainly aware of the term "console exclusive".

 

Microsoft's official term was and is "Only on Xbox". Used to be included on cover art:

 

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Haven't seen it on any of the X1 games though.

That's probably it. "Only on Xbox"

That was definitely used on Xbox games that were also on the pc. Someone can find a list of Xbox games with that tag and see how many of them there actually were, but I remember it coming up a fair bit with people arguing it was bogus because it ignored pc releases.

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That's probably it. "Only on Xbox"

That was definitely used on Xbox games that were also on the pc. Someone can find a list of Xbox games with that tag and see how many of them there actually were, but I remember it coming up a fair bit with people arguing it was bogus because it ignored pc releases.

 

Well like I say, that label was for Xbox games, long before the 360 too.

 

Games like Halo 1, Halo 2, Fable 1, Gears 1 etc were all released exclusively on the Xbox platforms. They were later ported to PC, so the "only on Xbox" no longer applied. That changed as the 360 got older and games like Mass Effect 1, L4D etc was released at the same time on PC and the covers still included the "Only on Xbox" stamp. Well, it wasn't only on Xbox :laugh: So that's probably what you remember people arguing over.

 

The term "Console exclusive" is just something I think the gamers or press came up with to say it's not on PS2/3 or vice versa Xbox/360.

 

And actually it isn't a great description to begin with. It could be confused with something that's only released on PS3/4 and 360/X1 but not on PC (i.e Vanquish, Bayonetta etc) (N).

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I'm pretty sure it hasn't.... I may be totally wrong, but show me another game, that came out on a Console, and was also on PC that was touted as an "exclusive" to said console. I just skimmed this list and couldn't find any marked as "YES" in "Exclusive" that came out on PC as well - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_game_exclusives_(seventh_generation). The definition of Exclusive is very clear - not shared : available to only one person or group, thus, if it is on Xbox One and PC, it is not an "Exclusive"

Actually the term "exclusive" has been frequently used to refer to a game that is exclusive to one console while also being released on PC. Sure it's misleading but that doesn't stop publishers using the term.

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I'm not saying those people have permission to stream the game just that they are. So do so at your own risk.

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Stupid question potentially, I signed up as well as a few friends, he got in and I didn't. Now he isn't that interested in playing so has offered me his key... is this ok, is the key tied to you in anyway? I assume not but I don't want to use his key and block it if its somehow tied.

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Just got my key. I went for the PC key but due to a mistake they sent out XB1 keys to some PC users.

 

Here is the way to get a PC key if you have an XB1 key by mistake.

http://help.ea.com/en/article/titanfall-beta-code-platform-issue-and-workaround/

 

Hopefully should be on tonight to give it a go.

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On X1, the beta looks a lot beta than the Alpha but still not that great. It looks quite poor maxed out on PC tbf.

 

Amazing game though, really awesome. Getting <30ms~ on the European DC's. No network issues, excellent servers. What I like to see.

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On X1, the beta looks a lot beta than the Alpha but still not that great. It looks quite poor maxed out on PC tbf.

 

Amazing game though, really awesome. Getting <30ms~ on the European DC's. No network issues, excellent servers. What I like to see.

 

It is based off of Source. So you can't expect much from it.

If they nail the gameplay. Which sounds like the have. Then graphics don't matter at all. It will just annoy the PC Master race who will complain a multi-platform game doesn't use all the latest technology available.

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well that sucks.. I Alpha tested and signed up for beta but didn't get an key... Really was looking forward to playing it this weekend

They're sending them out in waves all weekend. You're not out of look yet, registration is even still open.

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No key yet for myself, which would have been cool as I am taking a sick day from work today and it would have given me a chance to check out a game I am very much leaning towards not getting, perhaps it could have swayed me to do so. Still early though, so maybe one will come my way.

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It is based off of Source. So you can't expect much from it.

If they nail the gameplay. Which sounds like the have. Then graphics don't matter at all. It will just annoy the PC Master race who will complain a multi-platform game doesn't use all the latest technology available.

Exactly. They've got they're own custom rendering solution but it seems it's still highly source. 

 

The gameplay is really balanced and fun. There's never a moment where you feel overwhelmed and it's hectic all the time. The bots are dumb, but it creates a good dynamic between what you actually hunt down. The servers and netcode on it is easily the best I've played with on a console to date. Honestly, it feels exactly like your on a decent high tick server as-if on PC.

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No key yet for myself, which would have been cool as I am taking a sick day from work today and it would have given me a chance to check out a game I am very much leaning towards not getting, perhaps it could have swayed me to do so. Still early though, so maybe one will come my way.

 

If I get one early today I will give it to you so you can play while you are home. Then if you get one you can give it to me since I won't be able to play till late tonight/tomorrow morning anyways

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