Category talk:Xbox 360-only games

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Categories for discussion This category was nominated for merging on June 9, 2007. The result of the discussion was no consensus.

SOme of these games have been released on the pc. Shouldn't that make tem non xbox 360 exclusive"?

Generally, "exclusivity" refers only to console games - the PC is considered a non-competitor to the console, mainly because of price method of play. Because they inhabit substantially different markets, a game that is exclusive to a console (but appears on the PC) can still sway a segment of the population to a particular console. That's why (I think) this category exists.Alexanderwales 20:52, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

This page needs a huge revamp. Theres tons of exclusives missing.

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[edit] Re: proposed merge with parent category

Due to the lack of concensus in the discussion here: [1], and several users feeling that all-inclusion would be preferable, and indeed in line with WP:SUBCAT ("When an article is put into a subcategory based on an attribute that is not the first thing most people would think of to categorise it, it should be left in the parent category as well"), I will begin including all games in this sub-category in the parent category too, and also add any relevant titles I notice along the way to this sub-cat also. If anyone has any reason for objecting, please note here or on my talk page. Thanks, Miremare 18:53, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

This category is redundant with Xbox 360 Games. What importance does a 360-exclusive title have over a non-exclusive title, other than marketing speak? I think it should be deleted outright. — KieferSkunk (talk) — 18:41, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Avoid WP:3RR, you guys

Okay, User:Bean23 and User:Hahnchen need to stop revert-warring. You're in danger of the 3-Revert Rule. Discuss the matter on this Talk page, please. — KieferSkunk (talk) — 22:03, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Console exclusivity?

(Copied from User talk:Bean23) Wikipedia should not be a means of enforcing marketing speak from video-game companies. A "360-Exclusive game" should only be classified as such IF it is not available anywhere else, including on the PC. Whether the PC is considered in the same class of hardware as a video game console is irrelevant - if a software title is available on both, it is not exclusive to the console. Making a distinction between "console exclusivity" and "platform exclusivity" is buying into marketing hype, and it's technically incorrect. — KieferSkunk (talk) — 22:24, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

And actually, shouldn't this category be called "360-exclusive games"? — KieferSkunk (talk) — 22:25, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
Ugh, I came here to find a list of exclusive titles only to find that it isn't complete with PC/single console releases. What use does this page currently have? I just don't see it. 74.77.62.134 04:01, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
This simply isn't true. People want to look at a list of what titles are exclusive to which CONSOLES, they want to know which consoles have which titles that the others don't. We should be providing them with that list and we are doing an awful disservice to readers for not providing this information.75.14.43.140 (talk) 01:44, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What is the point in having exclusivity-list articles in Wikipedia?

If we leave marketing and fanboy talk aside (there's no place for either in an encyclopedia), what is the point in having an exclusivity list? No matter how much time I spend thinking about it, I don't see the point. Please help me understand. --217.232.218.170 10:56, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

I agree, there is no point. I tried to get them deleted some months ago, but they remain due to lack of consensus. No one at the discussion came up with an actual reason (in my view) that exclusivity is important or useful in any way, but unfortunately when a category is not technically in violation of policy or guidelines, "I like it" seems to be a valid argument to keep. The main problem with these categories before was that they were taking entries away from their parent categories, (i.e. people weren't adding articles in "Xbox 360-only games" to "Xbox 360 games" too, and in some cases were actively removing the latter category from articles in the former), but that problem is now periodically fixed by a bot article-by-article, so it's not as bad as it was. Miremare 18:44, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
By that same stupid logic, what is the point in listing the features of different consoles? If giving basic information about videogames is equated to "fanboyism", then wikipedia has lost all purpose discussing videogames at all. 75.14.43.140 (talk) 01:45, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
In my stupid logic, there is a difference between stating in an article concerned with a particular game that it has been released for one specific platform only, and creating a whole new article devoted to an idea that nobody could possibly be interested in, with the exception of marketing people of a certain company, and kids desparately looking for fuel to use in their my-console-is-best flame wars. Furthermore, by your supreme logic, it seems that any result produced by applying an SQL statement to a database of video games will produce a list that is worth while being turned into a Wikipedia article. So please go on destroying Wikipedia's value this way. All serious contributors will be grateful to you. --217.232.207.163 (talk) 20:33, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
Actually i think this is useful as i am using this page to help decide whether or not to buy a 360. (assuming this page is up to date) 222.154.17.253 (talk) 12:45, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] FEAR Files

I would hardly consider that exclusive, it's just a compilation of two games. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Free2game365 (talk • contribs) 14:30, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom

Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom should be on the list of 360-only titles. Being that the PC version was canceled months ago.Beem2 (talk) 11:51, 2 June 2008 (UTC)