For me, it does make a difference because I want EXCLUSIVES. Always have and always will. I’m sure you remember me during the Bethesda acquisition saying that EVERY game excluding contracts should be 100% exclusive to the Xbox platform and eco-system.
It’s no different here. I want exclusive fucking games. It’s literally #1 reason why I bought and own both consoles. It’s not for any other reason. My opinion on this will never ever change nor should anyone’s because it’s what separates and differentiates the platforms.
Also, NO ONE is deprived of anything. That is bullshit in my eyes. The reason why is because if someone truly wants to play the game and if it’s truly all about the games, you would buy the other console so you can play the other games. No one is being stopped or prevented from doing what they need to do in order to play those games. If anything, it’s just people restricting themselves.
Me buying an Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 (and Switch twice) isn’t because I love Microsoft and Sony. It’s because I want to play the games and some of them are console exclusive. I’m not going to miss out on playing games just because I have to buy a second console.
I’m expecting Sony to go harder with timed and full exclusivity because why wouldn’t they? It benefits their company, their brand, their platform, their eco-system and their fan base who play on PlayStation.
But we’ll see what they do.