Here's a detail that you may have missed from Godfall's recently released launch trailer. At the end of the video, Sony reiterates that the game's a PS5 console exclusive. In other words, it won't be available on Xbox — just PS5 and PC.
However, an all-important asterisk leads to further clarification. A note at the bottom of the screen reads: "Also available on PC. Not available on other consoles until at least 12/05/2021."
This suggests that Godfall's console exclusivity is indeed timed, and that it'll end up on Xbox after roughly six months of being exclusive to PlayStation. We were already pretty sure that this would be the case with Godfall, but now we have confirmation — assuming that it isn't some kind of mistake.
How do you feel about timed exclusivity? Do you think it's a smart move for Sony to partner with games like Godfall for the PS5's launch? Let the combos flow in the comments section below.
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Eugh, timed exclusivity. There’s loads of them now with Sony.
I guess Sony thought Miles Morales as the only exclusive wasn't enough so I get the move.
Couldn't care less about this game though.
If more people can play it, I'm fine with this
@nessisonett I'm sure you didn't mind when MS had loads on the 360 though did you?
At this point I prefer timed exclusives over acquiring whole IPs and publishers tbh
I kinda knew it was a timed exclusive to begin with thh.
@DertieBertie Because they didn't know?
@Daan6661 What do you mean that spiderman is the only exclusive? Did you somehow forget about Demon's Souls Remake?
@greedoN7 Considering I never had an Xbox 360, yes I did mind. It’s only now that I can play Tales of Vesperia with the remaster.
I see timed exclusives as pointless. If a platform has put a lot of money into development and wants to keep it on their platform for a while then fair enough, but just paying to keep other people from playing for six months is a dirty tactic.
Just like FF16 and Demons Souls and whatever that other Project game from Squeenix.
@James_42 I did yes. Not really into that sort of games. Sorry!
Why are people hyped over this extremely generic looking rpg?
More of this time exclusive garbage 🤮 Sony loves lighting money on fire.
This is ok cause it’s Sony right guys!? Right!?
@greedoN7 so what if they did? It wasn’t great back then and it’s not great now but it happens.
@Fenbops Back when MS did it nobody had a problem with it it was good marketing, now Sony is doing it it's a problem LMAO
@greedoN7 people have a problem with everything. MS buying studios, Sony buying timed exclusivity, it sucks but that’s business. Both are as bad as each other, something many on both sides can’t understand.
@Fenbops No there is nothing bad about what either side did. It's called business.
@Cheems Because it's a Sony exclusive. Except apparently it actually isn't.....
I think the timed deal was better for Gearbox than for Sony. Launching as a multiplat nobody would have cared about or even noticed this game and it would have died a quick, painful death. Making it "PS5 Exclusive!" made people justify it as something important. Maybe Randy paid Sony for this one....
@greedoN7 I have a problem with Jim Ryan wasting money on nonsense time exclusivity while Microsoft is buying full studios. I would prefer they did neither but clearly one business move is better than the other.
Considering they are a relatively small team. This makes the most sense for them. I'm not mad at it.
Microsoft got fed up with sonys timed exclusives so they bought bethesda. Now they just need to keep buying more studios so sony stops their nonsense.
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