"In this new era of console... inclusivity? driven by Sony and mostly Microsoft bringing their exclusives to other platforms, it's getting harder to highlight games that make a singular console shine. Indeed, the top-performing games year after year on both PlayStation and Xbox are multiplatform releases, and often the best games of the year, like 2025 GOTY winner Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, similarly launch on most everything. (Once again, like in all things, Nintendo is the exception.)"
"As software exclusivity goes the way of Sega's console business, console makers have other ways to attract consumers to their part of the video game ecosystem. For Microsoft, it's Game Pass; for Sony in 2025, it's the PlayStation Portal. This year, Sony launched an update for the Portal that enables cloud streaming and making the device a must-have for PlaySta"
Console exclusivity weakens as Sony and Microsoft move many exclusives to other platforms, reducing the ability of a single console to stand out. Multiplatform releases dominate PlayStation and Xbox charts and often claim best-game honors, exemplified by 2025 GOTY Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Nintendo remains an exception. Sony continues to invest in first-party exclusives and hardware experiences. Microsoft leverages Game Pass as a platform draw, while Sony emphasizes the PlayStation Portal. A 2025 Portal update enables cloud streaming, increasing the device's appeal and positioning it as a valuable component of the PlayStation ecosystem.
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