Die Shrink 175: The Return of Exclusives (Patreon)

Over the past month there have been numerous rumors circulating that not only will Sony, but also now Microsoft might consider pivoting back to relying on exclusive games to sell their next-gen consoles...if true, how do we feel about this?

00:00 Tom’s Sick (Intro Banter)

2:19 XBOX & PlayStation Exclusives Rumors

15:25 Why it makes sense for SONY to want Exclusives Again

28:45 Are Exclusives “Anti-Consumer”?

33:06 Exclusive Economics

42:20 Exclusives Are “Innovation Incubators”

https://www.ign.com/articles/console-is-where-they-want-to-be-reports-indicate-sony-is-pulling-away-from-pc-for-single-player-playstation-games

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-04/sony-pulls-back-from-playstation-games-on-pc

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/111050/report-xbox-exclusives-being-discussed-internally-at-microsoft-some-form-of-game-exclusivity-may-return/index.html

https://twistedvoxel.com/gta-online-playstation-player-base-revenue-are-almost-twice-of-pc-xbox-combined-according-to-rockstar-leak/

https://screenrant.com/a24-studio-history-future-hollywood/

https://www.reddit.com/r/PS3/comments/mi6m6b/list_of_ps3_exclusives_by_metacritic_updated/