As frustrating as it is for xbox users not having any exclusive content found on Playstation (extra pvp map, extra strike, extra exotics) and also all the PS4 events like the the ninja bounty, it must be really frustrating for all the creative people at Bungie to have the execs get in the way of their creation.
Now it was announced today that Playstation will be getting another exclusive strike with the new dlc (and I can only assume same will go with the House of Wolves dlc) increasing the number of strikes to 9. This sucks because xbox owners who have spent the same amount of money on destiny and the season pass only get 7 and strikes are a key point in the replayability of Destiny. Bungie messed up because of the deal with Playstation they are hurting their customers on xbox which will result in player drop off and thus not being able to sustain the number of players desired for their 10 year plan. I really like this game and I am an xbox one owner who is starting to feel the fatigue. With all the great options for games, I doubt i will be able to make it 1 full year to get the content that shouldn't have been taken away in the first place.
PS4 exclusives only benefit Playstation (not Playstation owners) because its designed to get people who either don't have a system and are using this game as a justification to purchase a console or the people who have both to buy it for their system. Gamers lose because of all these deals (Xbox lost on Destiny but PS lost on Tomb Raider worse imo), Programmers/Artist/Writer lose because the things they worked hard on are purposely not distributed to everyone. Sony and Microsoft win because people are forced to choose.
I wish the console wars were more about developing new exclusive ips (Gears, Last of Us) and not cutting content (Tiger Woods releasing 19 dlc courses for $50 same day the game came out) or timed releases (cod). As a side note, retailer exclusives need to stop too.
I hope bungie is addressing this issue and coming up with ways to rectify the exclusivity mistake. A few suggestions I have are:
- xbox events (along with ps events)
- additional free weapons/ armor (diluting the benefits ps owners get)
- additional free add on strikes or variants (different enemy placement would do wonders)
- modified strike playlist (playlist should have special currency and maybe less weapon xp)
---- example: only green/purple ammo drops from enemies (rocket strike would be so fun)
---- example: weapon type buffs (scout riffle would be OP for the strike)
- more venders that accept vanguard marks (maybe some that accept a third currency that you get from my modified strike playlist suggestion)
- confirmation that after the contract is over ps and xbox will have the same content
Please feel free to add on to my list and hopefully bungie will fix this so that we don't see this as common business practices in the future.
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Halo seems nice #343BrowniePoints
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Edited by The Original F.O.G: 10/29/2014 6:15:12 PMI never heard all you guys crying when we had to wait for every new DLC with COD.... Your playing the results! You would be no where to be found if it was xbox getting timed exclusives! Tomb Raider had been a playstation title as long as I can remember, yet xb1 is getting it on a timed exclusive. There is no loyalty in business people only $$ get over yourself with all the self righteous BS.
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Get over it. *goes to play halo* Oh wait, Halo is on Xbox, that's a shame I really wanted to play it but you don't see me bitching about it. You want to play the exclusives? Fork over some cash and buy a PlayStation.
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Edited by ArsenicGnome: 10/29/2014 7:08:09 PMDisregard- I'm about positive that all the "exclusive" stuff PS is getting will be included in the next DLC for xbox. Besides the extra strike we got sucks but the exotics are pretty neat.
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Your tears are delicious.
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Don't be mad. We have Halo and Gears of War. Two of the greatest games. (There are more that both Xbox and PS have) but these two set the record.
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LMAO I don't see PS players whining they don't get Halo. Suck it up buttercup.
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I'm an xbox player and while I think the year exclusivity is pretty lame, none of this is/was a surprise to me. It was pretty clearly communicated what was/wasn't going to be in Base and DLC per platform. Even knowing that, I still bought a Xbox, because it's what I wanted based on factors important to me. It's a shame that the content exists and by the time that it releases for Xbox it will be irrelevant in the game so most will never experience it, but Bungie and Sony made a deal and it won't be changing. Now they COULD release free 'updates' to strikes quarterly or semi-annually to reconfigure them a bit to keep things a bit more fresh, that could go for both platforms and would be nice to see.
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Blame Microsoft for shelling out money on Tomb Raider and Sunset Overdrive instead of Destiny
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PS4 FTW
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I could cry about xbox getting CoD content a month before playstation....or I could go buy an xbox. I think you picked the wrong system. Sucks to suck
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Someone's a little butt hurt... That's business. There are more ps4 players than Xbox one players so imo this is not going to change in the near future. If Microsoft can't catch up (which they're definitely trying to do with the 50$ price cut this holiday season) expect much more exclusive content/games for PS4 as there's more of us than you Xbox one owners; they will go where the attach rate can be higher. Just sayin
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Edited by AlmostUseful: 10/29/2014 6:59:27 PM[quote] Now it was announced today that Playstation will be getting another exclusive strike with the new dlc (and I can only assume same will go with the House of Wolves dlc) increasing the number of strikes to 9. -snip- [/quote] Not announced today, the exclusive content within DLC was announced before the release of Destiny. I understand some are upset about this, but it was announced before release that PS would get exclusive content, not only at launch, but within the DLC. This is not me disagreeing with any of your other points. I just want it to be known that this has been announced for quite some time.
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Sony paid a lot of money for the rights for exclusive content/early releases etc. Thats business.
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playstation wrote them a check. stop being salty
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Damn if only there was the "Collect Tears..." Bounty today... I would have completed it by coming to this thread
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Regardless of console or platform offering a product for one base price, and only half of the consumer base gets the full benefits of the product, is harmful and anti-consumer.
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So how many games are there on X1 that aren't available on PS4? How long do PS4 users have to wait for DLC's that have already come out on X1? Stop whining about it. Stand up, spread your legs and jump up and down. When you're done shaking the sand out of your vagina, let us know.
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Never happen. They struck a deal with Sony for exclusive content, Microsoft didn't. It is nothing more than marketing warfare and it will never end.
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Lol get a ps4
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Edited by HASWA: 10/29/2014 6:54:12 PMYeah this is even more retarded then the original exclusives.... Actually no this is the same amount of retard Just make it completely exclusive to PSN and charge xbox players $45 instead of $60 and dlc will be $20 instead of $35 [spoiler]I don't even want it anymore[/spoiler]
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Edited by Dr C RichaldsMD: 10/29/2014 6:14:51 PMIf it wasn't gated for a year (say a month or two), I wouldn't mind, but with Halo: MCC around the corner, and a lot of other games coming out in the next year, I just don't see how this benefits them in the long term in regards to XBone players. It seems they'll lose more money from people leaving before Fall 2015 than they'll they get from Sony for the exclusivity for a year. I know people say 'it's just business', which is true, but it doesn't seem smart to alienate ~half of your player base this way. I'm going to seriously consider not getting DLC for this game because of it. I can afford the $20, that's not the issue; why would I support a company who hold content from a large group of players, but charges the same for less? Smart business practice for me would be to pass on this, hopefully Bungie realizes their error. Edit: words
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Btw BUMP for a great topic
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I totally agree with this 1 Year time thing. It is probably the dumbest thing I have ever heard.
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ahhh well we did have to wait about 14 years or so give or take some years for any type of Halo like game to hit pS. get over it we deserve it all! plus xbox sux
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Your math is wrong. After both expansions, ps will have 3 more strikes then Xbox.