re: I really don't get the fascination with exclusives

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don't take Microsoft not having exclusives as a admittance that they just didn't "like" the idea of it... it is simply something that corporate didn't want them doing anymore. Corporate wanted Win10 to be a big deal, so now most of the "exclusives" are also on Win10 - that's the only reason.

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Indeed. After the X1 stumbled out of the gate, they shifted focus to combining the Xbox platform with W10. It's a smart move for the future as the dedicated game industry shrinks.

Also, the fact that people push against exclusives is kinda weird. It'll only result in less competition and lower overall quality. I understand the distaste for paying for games to be done only on your platform. That practice has immensely declined in the past few years.