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But that’s just it.

Maybe that’s why Nintendo is hanging in there what would theSwitch 2bewithout its exclusives, after all?

Spider-Man 2 PC

Thanks to eventual PC launches, I never feel the need to.

It hasn’t always been this way.

Personally, I’m over it, and you should be too.

Octopath Traveler 2 screenshot

PC gaming offers a peaceful reprieve.

Meanwhile, the once Xbox-exclusiveForza Horizon 5 is coming to PS5.

Square Enix is looking tobroaden its platform horizonswith Octopath Traveler.

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The competition for our attention is rife, incentivizing publishers to cast wider nets than ever…

But I have two big exceptions to that rule in mind here:GTA 6and Nintendo.

These two outliers don’t change my views on how permanent platform exclusivity is less necessary than ever.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth PS5 screenshot

Rather, it provides some variety and in Nintendo’s case, tradition.

Variety really is the crux of it all.

That, and player choice.

Indiana Jones and The Great Circle - Indiana peers out from the shadows in stealth

Gamers don’t lose anything when their favorite games launch on other platforms.

Xbox Series X

Photo taken by writer Rosalie Newcombe of the Tears of the Kingdom OLED Nintendo Switch handheld, with the Super Mario Nendoroid figure standing in front of it.

Xbox Game Pass showing Avowed, Indiana Jones, Black Ops 6 and more

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PS5 exclusives: Rivet, the female Lombax from Ratchet and Clank Rift in Time

Borderlands 4 screenshot showcasing four different Vault Hunters taking on enemies with various weapons

Todd Howard

A screenshot shows the Siren Vex standing in Borderlands 4

Borderlands 4

Borderlands 4 screenshot of a gun equipped with Licensed Parts from different makers

An old man with a staff in Borderlands 4

Days Gone Remastered protagonist Deacon running from hundreds of zombies in the rain

PS5 Pro reveal from trailer

The cast of Thunderbolts standing in an elevator during the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 screenshot of the Paintress painting the number 33 onto a distant pillar while Gustave and Sophie watch from the harbor port, framed by a circle of light

Absolute Martian Manhunter #2

Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Sebastian Stan and the rest of the cast of Thunderbolts*

Articulate box, cards, board, and tokens on a wooden table

Logan Kim as Hershel and Lauren Cohan as Maggie in The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2