>platform exclusivity Why is this a thing again? You don't

*titters*

Oh, my sweet summer child. Your naivety both amuses and disgusts me.

but companies did try that.

>>389837630
>Why is this a thing
Because they can and it brings them money

>>389837630
>You don't see companies restricting certain movies to their own DVD/blu-ray players
That's a shitty analogy.
There's like hundreds of brands of DVD/BD players.
Also remember HD-DVD before that one died?
https://www.engadget.com/2014/06/07/format-wars-blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd/
Exclusive content means you can steer people who want to consume said content towards your platform, getting more money from them in the future.

>>389837630
Nintendo is a likely candidate for "Elephant in the Room"

Because companies like Nintendo make money off of hardware,

>>389838003
That would have been a LOT of fucking petitions

>>389838003
Jokes on you, I have a PS4 and it's the least used thing in the house

It's an underwhelming piece of hardware, I should have not bought it and used the difference to fund a faster VR headset

>>389837630
>You don't see companies restricting certain movies to their own DVD/blu-ray players
what is a ps3

>>389837630
>You don't see companies restricting certain movies to their own DVD/blu-ray players
I'm sure they tried. It's only accepted in video games because it's been the norm for so long.

>>389838003
too much ass

>>389837630
>netflix 4k requires kaby lake and microsoft edge which is win10 exclusive
>occulus rift tried exclusive bullshit with facebook
>telstra secured a deal with HBO that kicked game of thrones off itunes post season 3 in aus
>disney removing all its movies from netflix
And we have yet to see what they are about to do to the internet now that net neutrality is forsaken