Most Exciting Content Third Party And Available On PS4
Microsoft really was desperate to hammer home that its console has plenty of upcoming content. “Exclusive” was bellowed out by the raspy-voiced announcer and then confusingly subtitled “console launch exclusive” which, as it transpires, doesn’t actually mean exclusive at all. Decoding the marketing babble, the third party content labeled so are actually timed exclusives that will certainly launch on PS4.
Quite why Microsoft bothers to try and squeeze the timed exclusive thing past the journalists and hardcore gamers watching E3 press conferences is slightly flummoxing, but nobody was likely fooled for long. The key takeaway was that the biggest game drops at the presser – Anthem, Assassin’s Creed, and Metro – are all third party and available on PS4. They are also, of course, available on Sony’s own iterative upgrade, PS4 Pro, which can also play the games in better resolution. Not to mention, PS4’s own library of unique content also makes it a superior option for those looking for the largest possible total catalog of games.
Indeed, the 42 games, of which 22 were dubbed “exclusives” actually translate to just 7 true exclusives:
- Forza 7
- State of Decay 2
- Sea of Thieves
- Super Lucky’s Tale
- Cuphead
- Crackdown 3
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Of course, when we say “true” exclusives, we mean you can play them on a gaming PC, too.
