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PlayStation and Xbox continue to lose their competitive edge almost entirely due to a lack of exclusives. Okay, I’m lying there are more reasons but I posit that games are the primary reason players choose to play where they play. If games aren’t locked to consoles, players don’t need those consoles.
That’s good for players but bad for these console businesses, long-term. It’s the reason why you so commonly see that people have a <console/PC> and a switch. Players still need the switch
The argument of the "exclusivity" is a really weird one; I know there's some social engineering so people get aside logic in favour of tribalism.
But you don't need that much logic, it's really basic.
The most compelling argument I see in favor of console exclusives is they're usually high quality, with little to no MTX, as they're used as system-sellers. As much as I dislike exclusivity of any sort, we are now seeing those titles come to pc, so pc gamers are also benefiting from console exclusivity to some degree.