 Hey everyone before I get into this video. I'm gonna remind you we have a giveaway going on currently down in the description and the pinned comment It is for a $99 Nintendo switch e-shop or $100 Xbox or PlayStation gift card as well as another winner winning a copy of Monster Hunter Rise for Nintendo switch or Two other winners winning a $20 Nintendo switch PlayStation or Xbox gift card. That's right for total winners Whoo, man, that's why we sweeten that pot everyone had done in the description or pinned comment to enter. All right, so we have to talk about something here that often is sometimes controversial but also interesting because There is a point where exclusive games help increase the value of a platform, right? One of the biggest knocks on Xbox and why the Xbox system has essentially always been in third place Barring the Xbox 360 which was actually in second place behind We for quite some time although PlayStation 3 did eventually pass it right in that final year Reality is that Xbox always seems to find itself not selling as well as other systems And it's gotten to the point that it's happened so consistently that Phil Spencer put out there before The Xbox series X and S launched that Microsoft will no longer be announcing Console sales. There's not really a point to not announce console sales if even if you are shifting your market strategy to game pass and obviously X-Cloud because it's not as if announcing console sales really impacts those all the time But it is what it is. They are focusing on subscription numbers and all that and the things that they make the most money on rather than system sales So what we can kind of get a general feel of what how well the system is selling Based on a number of factors including MPD reports and all that jazz. So a lot at least always have an idea But here's the thing when we talk about exclusive games We always talk about how they make the value of the system increase, right? PlayStation is a more valuable platform because it has games like spider-man and Miles Morales and God of War and the last of us and You know demon souls dark souls, whatever remastered remake at launch a PlayStation 5 astro boy Upcoming exclusive content in Final Fantasy 7 remake coming to PlayStation 5 heck, you know Final Fantasy 15 be an exclusive like this makes PlayStation 5 and the PlayStation platform a more desirable thing in the marketplace because You need to own that platform to play certain games And this has become a bigger controversy with Xbox lately with their finalized purchase of Xemima X and Bethesda and id software And how doom and and the next Elder Scrolls game and all these games are going to now be Exclusive to Xbox in addition to the halos and the gears and all that so Xbox is really beefed up its exclusive library as well not necessarily that you need to buy it Xbox System to play those games, but you need to own an X cloud or Xbox game pass capable system to enjoy them So you know PC basically or an Xbox or a Android device for beta of X clouds So while they've expanded where their games are available, they're still within that Xbox ecosystem Making game pass making the Xbox ecosystem more valuable and obviously we have Nintendo where Nintendo has Well, let's just say lived and died by their exclusives over the years No, Nintendo has proven with Wii U that they can't be successful just off the back of their exclusives They need compelling hardware as well But as we see with sales on switch all the evergreen titles all the 20 plus million sellers Nintendo systems are more valuable due to exclusive games And we see this not just from Nintendo games golf stories exclusive did really well snipper clips is exclusive Did really well my apples rabbits kingdom battle is exclusive to the platform did really well These all increase the value and the variety of games on switch now We're talking about this today because Xbox game pass that you know subscription service that I'm personally subscribed to and enjoy Announced their upcoming lineup for game pass which includes outriders Undertale Yakuza 6 marita boy Empire of sin Star Wars squadrons, which you know EA is EA play is part of it. So That that's how it goes. Genesis Genesis Noir near automata torchlight 3 Deadfire Ultra edition and superland already a really really good lineup and if you haven't played superland by the way It's a really good game Some of these were already on game pass, but I'm not being added to PC one title though Nobody saw it coming had no fanfare was not announced is Octopath Traveler and no we're not talking about it just coming to game pass on PC. It's coming to game pass on Console so it will be available soon on your Xbox ones Xbox one s Xbox one x Xbox series x and Xbox series S Octopath Traveler is no longer console exclusive to Nintendo switch it launched on switch It sold over a million units it outperformed expectations that Square Enix was really happy so happy in fact They made a prequel to the game Exclusive the mobile phones for some reason cuz I don't know why switch owners couldn't get it And then they did eventually bring the game to PC and to be fair when we talk about exclusives because people might say Octopath Traveler already was an exclusive a lot of playstations exclusive library also ends up on PC later So it's not really a thing console exclusivity still matters But then we see Octopath Traveler from Square Enix, which is a third-party developer Going to other platforms obviously showing that Nintendo doesn't really own the IP rights to it And it was only exclusive to switch by choice of Square Enix taking a shot in the dark It's not like British default where Nintendo If you look in the copyrights has a little bit of copyright claim over Brave little fault Octopath Traveler They don't Nintendo doesn't own Octopath Traveler and they can do whatever they want with it So I'm always torn when these conversations come up because on one hand if it's a third-party game I think it should be on everything. I think there shouldn't be third-party exclusive games I think third parties don't have an obligation But it could be in their best interest to release these games on multiple platforms And on another hand, you know, it's good to see Octopath Traveler find a new audience a new audience that is going to give It a shot. It's cool that we're gonna get this game in 4k 60 maybe 4k 120 Although the game doesn't need 120 for the kind of game it is on Xbox And it'll be even greater if there is Cross saves where I could take my switch save put it on PC put it on console etc like yes I I'm glad, you know as a series X owner that I can play this game again that I already own on switch And you know experience it again at better Definition on a TV. I'm I'm glad but at the same point I'm also a little bit sad because it's just Another thing to take away from the switch, but should I be sad about this? You know it this isn't like they took Mario and made it multi-platform But at the same point I bet travel is really really good And it was kind of a feather and switches cap that hey if you wanted to own a console You had to own switch to play it now Yes, which is still gonna get the sequel and the sequel the autopad traveler that's already been announced It does look really really good. It looks really really different more fire emblem inspired than the original autopad But that might just be the direction of the series where every series brings back old-school mechanics in a different way I kind of like that. I kind of like that. It was just the unexpected, right? They could have went traditional and just stuck with what worked without about traveling I said no we're gonna keep advancing it and keep going to old-school tactics that are different every time I like that. So that's project triangle strategy by the way for those who aren't aware of what the sequel is So I'm just saying that I'm okay that this is multi-platform You know not just multiple multi-console platform, but I also think that I'm not sure what to do in this situation when Xbox has all these exclusives PlayStation has all these exclusives and switches all these exclusives because PC even has some exclusives because like most people can't be me I own a PlayStation 5 a series X Nintendo switch on a PC And I'm not trying to flex over here that I only know that I have made sacrifices in my life to be able to have these Sacrifices that other people might not be willing to make as an example and a family of five. We only have a single car right now I'm not saying that game consoles are the only reason but it's an expenditure that could have been put Towards another car another car payment, etc. But instead I have these systems now Again, it's a bit more complicated than that But that's the point sacrifices made in other areas of your life to be able to afford this stuff And I don't expect most people to make those sacrifices or be able to Justify those sacrifices, you know, I could justify. I'm a youtuber some of this stuff could be a tax write-off So there you go. There's a justification not everyone has that justification I realize I lived in a privileged state where I could not only afford the systems But obviously be able to justify them in a way that maybe you can't but here's the thing I Have to wonder how much of you guys care. This is a major game to lose by the way You know, it did not really lose though Like you're just losing console exclusivity like do you care that you're losing Octopath Traveler if you're an Xbox fan Are you happy? I mean you have to be happy you're getting the game It's even if you're not interested it's better to have the game than not right But it's just it's an interesting world we're living in where these systems are all driven by their exclusive content Combined with their services and all that and it's just I'm not sure This is the first time that I'm not really sure what to think other than hey if you're an Xbox owner This is great. If you're a switch owner, I don't know why it matters since it's an older game But also at the same point. Hey, it does technically take a small amount of Exclusivity away from switch that leads to people maybe undervaluing switch And by the way project triangle strategy might it was already announced for switch might be coming first the switch And then it might be a year later for the PC version Maybe two years later for Xbox. So like it still might be like it come to first You know comes first on switch kind of situation, but I don't know maybe I'm overthinking this Maybe it's just a lot to do about nothing But still I Do wonder, you know, is this a good thing? Is this a bad thing? I think I see both sides of the coin. I don't know where I stand and I'm also in an unfair Position because I'm not restricted because I own everything so there isn't a game that comes out I can't play even if it comes out on a phone. I have one of the latest phones So I can even play those games. I'm not restricted So you guys, let me know you think what the start in the comments below I am a thing to roll a chance from the center prime. I got to thank you guys so much for tuning in It's been a lot of fun. I can't wait on the new camera Arrives tomorrow for those who aren't aware why I haven't been on camera Although I was in last video that was actually recorded on the camera before it was broken My kids broke my camera don't really need to get in the whole story now I have a newer better camera arriving tomorrow just in time for the Nintendo Prime podcast recording Can't wait to get a new episode of that out also look forward because this camera is capable of 4k 60 something I was Desperately wanting on the old camera, but wasn't possible This camera is significantly better and actually better than the camera on my phone. So that's another good thing So I can't wait. It's gonna be great. I'm just really excited to get back to my content making alright folks Thank you guys so much for tuning in and I will catch you in the next video