Why is Microsoft releasing only one Xbox 360 exclusive in 2013?

Next year is shaping up to be a pretty big year for console gamers. Grand Theft Auto V, Dead Space 3, Bioshock Infinite, Tomb Raider, just to name a few. And that’s only for the first-half of 2013!
PlayStation 3 has a handful of exciting exclusives, including The Last Of Us, Beyond and the Sly Cooper reboot (which is arriving a few years too late for my liking).
But for the 360, exclusive brands are nowhere to be seen, aside from the under-the-radar Gears of War: Judgement, which feels like a forced tide-over of a tired franchise until the next Xbox arrives.
So why has Microsoft done so little to evolve its exclusives lineup for Xbox 360 beyond 2012?

[Abash]

Sly Cooper Thieves in Time is not a reboot, it's Sly 4. The article writer should have researched that

[otherZinc]

I'll say it again:

Bungies title is EXCLUSIVE to 360!
Gears Judgement is also EXCLUSIVE!
There will be others!

SONY says games are releasing all the damn time & they never release!

Lets talk 2012 holiday exclusives for SONY:
Wonder Book: 80,000 rest of world...No US #'s yet.
LBP Karting: 210,000 worldwide
PS3 All Stars- Sales to date:170,000 world wide

That's Terrible!

Kinect Disneyland sold 193,175 in the week of Dec 1, 2012!

SONY games will have big numbers years from now when they count pack-ins and 9 - $19 games as "big sales".

[Ilovetheps5]

And where did you hear that Bungie's new IP is an exclusive? Because that is totally false. I know the first game that they make will be a TIMED exclusive, but I'm not sure about the two games after that.

[Kinger8938]

well your wrong about Destiny for a start, obvious hate here lol

[helghast102]

Do you play Sales Figures or Videogames?

[k-dillinger]

OK since you wanna play that card ucharted 3 outsold gears 3 gt5 outsold halo reach killzone outsells forza or fable god of war outsold left for dead that's just a few what other exclusives does Xbox have that's heavy sales hitters that Sony hasn't outsold face it exclusives sell better on ps3 but some do sell on Xbox their top 3 gears halo and forza all have been outsold by uncharted 3 gt5 and god of war facts

[HarryMasonHerpderp]

Why have you posted sales?
what does that have to do with the 360 not having many exclusives next year? Xbox fanboys reaction to not having many exclusives is to quote sales all the time.
Why would you not want more exclusives for your console of choice? I just don't understand that kind of mentality. If you enjoy gaming and it's a hobby then the more games the better!

[Blastoise]

@HarryMasonHerpDerp

Well said.

[Pillsbury1]

You must love kinect Disneyland, so hardcore.

[bakasora]

its because they only need cod sales to get their numbers. why spend more on new exclusive when you can get even more with cod alone.

[Syntax-Error]

The only companies I see making exclusives in the future are in house developers. Other than that, companies are going to want to make all their games multiplatform. You target window shrinks when you just make it for 1 console. Unless you have a super franchise, it's pointless. Especially since a 4th console is coming out next year from Valve

[Blackdeath_663]

i completely disagree. the release of said "4th console" or the steambox is exactly the reason why there should be more exclusives, think about it. now there is a 5th option to play games on including a pc if all the games were common across all platforms then you would only ever need one of the 5 options. i have a gaming pc and i play all multiplatform games on it i have no reason whatsoever to buy a console apart for exclusives.
-the wiiU has nintendo only games and games that can only be played using the game pad and/or wiiMote plus a solid set of exclusives.
-the ps3 has built over the last few years high quality exclusives, franchise and new IP's like uncharted,heavy rain etc...(you probably heard it all before)
-the steambox will makes use of steam services and will bring a new way of playing games in the living room.

...the xbox however has been reusing and abusing popular games like halo,forza and gears over and over and over again. while their third party relations are pretty good it doesn't differentiate them from other consoles.

[dirthurts]

The developers don't care if consoles sell, they only care if their game sells.
Thus, the more consoles they put their game out on the more money they'll likely make, unless a big company (MS or Sony) is lining their pockets.
It makes more sense, generally, for consoles to be multiplatform.
The only people who want game exclusive are the console makers, and fanboys.

[Consoldtobots]

most of the kids here don't have access to linked-in. WHERE I just read a VERY revealing piece on the state of MSs core businesses. The windows battleship that has kept the MS empire afloat is starting to show chinks in the armor. Serious chinks at that. In fact the article is called "Microsofts nightmare scenario is actually coming true". We saw blips of this a couple years back when the investment market tried to push the company AWAY from the games console market because it is not helping the bottom-line. We all know how that turned out as Balmer basically gave them the middle finger and went full speed ahead against their wishes. Now the talk is about how ITS TIME FOR HIM TO GO. I know I will get debubbled for this but I think it's necessary to put things in perspective for all the xbox kids on N4G.

[pompombrum]

Xbox is going very strong though. I don't know how Windows 8 is doing but I imagine if that doesn't meet minimum expectations, Microsoft might find themselves in a poor situation. It's not like they've not had Windows problems before.. ME and Vista come to mind.

[GalacticEmpire]

I wrote a blog about this (which I won't link directly) to some degree but I think it may have been dismissed by some as trolling, certain people have trouble accepting the truth.

It's not all sunshine, lollipops and rainbows at MS.

@aiBreeze Good point MS has have good fortune with Xbox 360. However...

"Microsoft had $21 billion in operating income last year. The Entertainment and Devices division, which is home to the Xbox had $364 million in operating income. So, as nice as Xbox is, it's not going to be enough to boost Microsoft if the rest of the business collapses."

http://finance.yahoo.com/ne...

[Consoldtobots]

the article acknowledges that the xbox is a bright spot in the devices and entertainment division but that it is a very small pebble in MSs pond. Ultimately it's what we always said, xbox exists because windows supports it. Not the other way around.

[Pushagree]

Lol of of Logicwins' most logical comments gets blocked by the fanboy mods. This place really needs new staff.

[ItsTrue]

I don't think you even understand what logic is. Tell me why his comment is valid/logical. Come on, prove me wrong.

[imdaboss1]

wow Sony is releasing nothing but exclusive games for their system..They have a lot of it already out..

[Shadonic]

There going the right route if next gen consoles are coming next year there are other titles on xbla like state of decay that's exclusive if you don't count Pc and who knows there could be some in the works now

[BanBrother]

Based on the last 4 years, I think we can count on a Halo title next year (good for me, I'm a Halo fan).

I think it is mighty convenient to put the lack of exclusive support next year on the *assumption* that the 360's successor MIGHT come out next year.

Why are people suprised? I speak on behalf of rational thinking 360 owners; Microsoft don't care ENOUGH about having exclusives.

Putting all fanboyism aside, did anyone expect Microsoft to have any new IP's? Or at least a half decent exclusive line-up?

[EVILDEAD360]

Microsoft went all-in with Halo 4 and started off the the new trilogy with it's most expensive game ever made, assembling what may end up being one of the best dev teams ever assembled.

The game is only a month old and like every Halo will sell great numbers throughout 2013.

No matter how many fan blogger sites pretend that there is only one exclusive coming in 2013, the simple fact is that is not true.

It's obvious that the Gears prequel is the biggest exclusive coming in the first half of the year.

But we also already know that Ascend: New Gods, Lococycle, Matter are all coming in 2013. Not to mention console exclusives like State of Decay (like Sardonic brought up) and Omerta: City of Gangsters etc.

The biggest story is the fact that you literally have the most ridiculous amount of Huge games releasing prior to E3 in June.

This article is about the 360, so if you only owned a 360 through June..your gaming schedule would look like this

Jan

Halo 4 (Spartan Ops season restarts 23rd)

DMC Devil May Cry

Feb

Dead Space 3
Omerta: City of Gangsters (Console Exclusive)
Aliens: Colonial Marines
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

March

Gears of War: Judgement
South Park: Stick of Truth
Tomb Raider
Crysis 3
Army of two: The Devil’s Cartel
Bioshock: Infinite
Star Trek
Metro: last Night

April

Dead Space 3

May

Grand Theft auto 5 (TBD May release earlier)
Remember me

June

E3 and the new console announements

Let's pretend that the 720 will not come next holiday.

You still are looking at Bungie's Destiny as the premeire game which may be a timed exclusive for the 360.

But you are also looking at the inevitable Battlefield 4 vs. Call of Duty: MW4 next holiday.

Plus the likes of games like:

Rainbox Six Patriots
Dragon Age 3
Homefront 2
Devil’s Third
Lost planet 3
Prey 2

And much more..

Only time will tell what route MS goes beyond E3, but either way you would have to be a fool to believe that it makes sense for them to go all-out again with another IP of the level of Halo, Gears or even Alan Wake strictly for this gen.

Evil

[DragonKnight]

So Evil, when people ask the question "what games are unique to the Xbox 360 that would drive a person to want to buy an Xbox 360, or focus on playing it more, for the first half of 2013" your "100% keeping it real" response is...

Jan: A game that's already out but has a new mode coming.

A game a lot of people hate and is going to be terrible based on a demo released really close to the release date and is also a multiplatform game, which means it's not a reason to get or focus your gameplay on a 360.

Feb: Another multiplat game.

Another multiplatform game (sorry but, PC is a platform.)

Another multiplatform game.

Another multiplatform game.

March: The exclusive people are saying is the only exclusive of the year (I'll give you that).

Another multiplatform game.

Another multiplatform game.

Another multiplatform game.

Another multiplatform game.

Another multiplatform game.

Another multiplatform game.

Another multiplatform game.

April
Didn't you already say Dead Space 3? Well, anyway, that's Another multiplatform game.

May
Another multiplatform game.

Another multiplatform game.

June
Your own personal, unproven speculation that has nothing to do with anything being discussed and still more multiplatform games.

So your answer to "what unique game experiences will the Xbox 360 have for the first half of 2013" are a total of 2 true exclusive games (one of which is already out but for the sake of argument we'll give you the mode as an exclusive), 1 console exclusive game, and 14 multiplatform games?

That's keeping it 100% real? In an article that is talking about exclusives, your response is multiplatform games? What do you tell people who are looking for exclusives? "You don't need them, here's these multiplatform games you can't play online unless you pay an extra fee to access the online aspect of your games. Don't worry, it's fun to pay more money and even though the other consoles are also getting these games, it doesn't matter because the unique experience you're looking for is that you get to pay more money for online. Enjoy."

Yeah, keep it real dude. MS loves people like you.

[EVILDEAD360]

'So Evil, when people ask the question "what games are unique to the Xbox 360 that would drive a person to want to buy an Xbox 360, or focus on playing it more, for the first half of 2013" your "100% keeping it real" response is...'

NOPE..My response is take off the Sony engraved fan goggles and actually READ the REAL question posed at the top of the article.

The question is 'Why is Microsoft releasing ONE Xbox 360 exclusive in 2013?

So the 100% REAL answer is MS is not releasing ONLY ONE exclusive for the 360 in 2013.

Secondly it was already a FACT exclusives like Ascend: New Gods, Lococycle, Matter etc were already slated for 2013.

It was already rumored from the leaked Bungie contract that Bungie's Destiny would be exclusive this gen to the 360.

LMFAO @ you being so clearly B-hurt that you literally copied my list and wrote multiplatform next each of the games

When ALL you had to do was simply READ what I wrote above..here let me help

'This article is about the 360, so if you ONLY owned a 360 through June..your gaming schedule would look like this'

Even the article, acknowledges briefly that the first half of 2013 is packed wall to wall with what may be the biggest first half of AAAs this entire gen.

In Fankiddie world, the only games that anyone plays are exclusives. In the real world, gamers play ALL games, regardless of whether it's multiplat or not.

But, what MS and Sony have to navigate through is releasing your exclusives in a way that doesnt hurt your sales when competing against some of the bigger titles.

Microsoft learned this the hard way when they unfortunatly released Alan Wake against the HUGE Red Dead Redemption.

So here is the bottomline, it comes down to common sense. Microsoft released the biggest exclusive of 2012 and the most expensive game in Micrsoft's history in November.

The biggest game OVERALL... Black Ops 2 released only a week later.

Both titles will sell deep into 2013.

Micrsoft is releasing it's #2 selling franchise only 4 months later. Releasing these two majors this close for the first time this entire Gen.

Going into it's 8th year, MS simply chose to compete against the GOD of War prequel, with the Gears prequel coming a week later.

But, it make no sense for MS to release a game in May, like Last of Us, when the MONSTROUS Grand theft Auto 5 is coming the same month. (see Red Dead vs. Alan Wake again)

Again, with the most anticipated titles like Bioshock; Infinite, Metal Gear rising, Dead Space 3, and Tomb Raider. etc. the gaming universe will be fine until E3 that is.

Evil

[DragonKnight]

"NOPE..My response is take off the Sony engraved fan goggles and actually READ the REAL question posed at the top of the article."

Oh I see, I didn't know that wanting unique game experiences on the 360 to, you know, distinguish itself in terms of reasons to purchase one for GAMES was only a Sony thing. I guess that makes it easy for Nintendo and Sony to say "yep, we got games you won't find anywhere else" and people like you can say "yep, we got games everyone else has." Ok.

"Secondly it was already a FACT exclusives like Ascend: New Gods, Lococycle, Matter etc were already slated for 2013."

Because an XBLA game is in the same anticipation category as a game like Halo right? Yeah, millions of people are just itching to get it. Ok there 360 fanboy, calm down there. I suppose if the lineup is so weak that it needs to be bolstered by XBLA games, then we can give you that. Of course, I suppose that we'd need to include Nintendo's online games and Sony's wouldn't we.

"It was already rumored from the leaked Bungie contract that Bungie's Destiny would be exclusive this gen to the 360."

Oh I see, so the 360 userbase puts stock into rumours and leaks and counts those as games now? Well thanks for clearing that up. I'm sure that gamers will love playing rumours and leaks on their console, as I'm sure that stock holders and other interested parties will invest in rumours and leaks. Awesome.

"LMFAO @ you being so clearly B-hurt that you literally copied my list and wrote multiplatform next each of the games. When ALL you had to do was simply READ what I wrote above..here let me help."

Your list was filled with 14 multiplatform games and 1 exclusive that hasn't come out already. If you want to point fingers, go to a mirror and point at it. Clearly you misunderstand the article, and clearly you don't understand that Gears is the only to be released total exclusive on your list of games for 2013. Gee, can't read your own stuff?

As for the rest of your MS PR garbage, I don't really care. Truth is, you couldn't correctly answer the article's question, nor the question I posed to you. Nice try though. I'm sure your MS bosses have taken note of your effort.

[EVILDEAD360]

LMFAO @ Dragon in troll desperation that you STILL won't read the title of the article.

But since your reeeeaching so far with this rant let's have some fun

'Oh I see, I didn't know that wanting unique game experiences on the 360 to, you know, distinguish itself in terms of reasons to purchase one for GAMES was only a Sony thing'

When millions of Gears fans can play Judgement in 2013 on the PS3 or the Wii-U then please stop pretending that there are no unique experiences on the 360.

'Because an XBLA game is in the same anticipation category as a game like Halo right?'

Was a PSN game called Journey in the same class as Assassin's Creed 3?

Is Walking Dead the GOTY?

Ooooh that's right the year is over and Dragon is back to the hypocritical trolling of the 360. So XBLA games don't count anymore..gotcha.

'Yeah, millions of people are just itching to get it.'

Never said that, but now that you mention it a small little title called 'Minecraft' just sold 4.5 million on XBLA. So surely millions can't be itching to get a game on XBLA..LOL

'I suppose if the lineup is so weak that it needs to be bolstered by XBLA games, then we can give you that'

Funny how some people thought the same thing about PSN's Journey vs. the rest of the PS3 2012 lineup. I mean it can't be possible that a small downloadable title on PSN could get the PS3 GOTY and not ONE other PS3 exclusive be nominated for title. I guess since your NOW saying this when in troll-mode on the 360 then surely you are one of those people who believe the same thing. Remember these are YOUR words not mine.

The truth is Journey deserved all the accolades it received AND it IS a PS3 exclusive. Just liek the titles I mentioned are Xbox 360 exclusives..period.

'Oh I see, so the 360 userbase puts stock into rumours and leaks and counts those as games now?'

LMFAO..It was a leaked contract that even BUNGIE confirmed that it was authentic. But, things can change which is why I say it 'MAY' be a timed exclusive and that it was 'RUMORED' from the documents.

'Your list was filled with 14 multiplatform games and 1 exclusive that hasn't come out already'

LMAO @ you still playing dumb AGAIN and won't admit why I wrote the list.

Once again, it is only leading into June and unless the first 6 months of the year equals the entire 2013, then like I said all along..Gears will NOT be the only exclusive release in 2013...And that is a FACT.

'Truth is, you couldn't correctly answer the article's question, nor the question I posed to you'

GTFOH..No the TRUTH is you still can't take off the fan goggles or helmet long enough to literally READ the title of the article posing the question ANYONE with eyes can see I answered thoroughly.

See the best part is REAL gamers outside of the internet will support and enjoy both consoles and the games no matter how bitter the fantrolls fight this fake console war.

Evil

[Consoldtobots]

massive facepalm

the article is not about the 360, it's about console exclusives.

[ILive]

What truly blows my mind is how gamers defend this nonsense. If Sony (a company that is already in a financial situation) can afford to release new ips next year, considering we are to see new consoles next year, then I don't see why Ms can't do the same. Some may argue that it is a smart move. Perhaps financially, I don't know. For people that like to play video games, no. Ms would not be where they are witht the xbox if it werent for people who like to play videogames. Its unacceptable. To be honest, I really don't see the point of the new gears, really. I think it should have been a new IP that could have been transitioned into next Gen. But they know their fans will buy it, even though they just played it not so long ago.
The new gears is pointless and Ms is copping out and you find that acceptable? Come on!

People also talk about how some Sony exclusives don't sell well. When you consider all the variety in the market that Sony has to offer not everyone is going to like all stars, wonderbook, ibp kart like the uncharteds and God of Wars.

For example, there are lots of multi plats out there that many people aren't just not going to buy because they are only attractive some people. If Ms was actually like Sony and they provided a variety of exclusives this Gen, then they could be looking a the situation where the Gears and Halos sell but the viva pinatas don't.
Anyway, I think Sony is doing right by gamers. They are going to have a successful year because of it. For every gamer defending Ms with their reasoning, its just disappointing to see.

[SkyGamer]

Having more exclusives is not necessarily a good thing. Yes for us gamers but with under 200k sold, do you think sony will release all stars 2? We are in a global economic crunch that brings the mightiest companies to their knees. You really think that just because spending a ton of money, RESOURCES, on new games when they don't sell well is a "good" business strategy? Especially when one is bleeding heavily into the red? The smart company would ride the storm and then start releasing when things pick back up. People just don't have the extra money to spend on new ip's. So most customers will buy games they like or they are familiar with and save the rest of the money for bills and rent and real world problems.

[BanBrother]

@consoldtobots

Who is that directed at? Everything that has been said has been in context that you could have possibly replied to. After all, the 360 is definitely mentioned in this article and heading.

[aviator189]

Seeing as how they're releasing a Gears of War game early in the year rather then its usual spot during winter, there's a good chance that the 720 is coming out sometime very soon.

And we have yet to see what lionhead, ruffian, black tusk, etc. are working on among their other studios.

They could very well be deep in development with the 720 launch titles. I just hope RARE makes a kameo 2 or a reboot of perfect dark for next-gen.

[BanBrother]

Keeping in mind Gears 3 was supposed to come out in April 2011, then got delayed to September.

But yes, it is more of a hint at a 720 release soon enough. I think Sony and Microsoft are having an old western show-down. They know they are both planning something big. Wonder who will strike first?

[WeAreLegion]

Some companies are comfortable dropping support for older products when they release a new product. I, for one, do not like that practice.

[NoFanboyRequired]

Explain to me why they would do that.
And dont say "they did it before", because they HAD to.

[WeAreLegion]

They would do that because the 360 would sell, regardless. As long as 3rd party stuff came out on it, it would sell. They don't HAVE to support the 360 after the new Xbox comes out. It's strictly business for them. Always has been.

[League_of_Draven]

They didn't HAVE to stop supporting the Xbox when the 360 came out, they CHOSE to. Much like they'll stop supporting the 360 when the next Xbox comes out just like Nintendo is stopping support for the Wii (even though it was successful for them) now that the Wii U is out.

Meanwhile Sony will continue to make exclusives to support the PS3 even when the PS4 comes out just like they always do.

[GameSpawn]

In addition to League...

Sony has realized the benefit of continued product support once you launch the next generation. It softens the sting of having to get a new console at the beginning of each of the generations. Those who really want it will get it on launch anyways, why punish the late comers to the previous generation by dropping support altogether. This also prevents you from loosing sales by leaving a "bad taste" with people.

There is a reason the PS1 and PS2 sold over 100M and Sony will make sure to do the same thing with the PS3, PS4, PS5, etc. People are much more likely to stay with a console that doesn't drop them with every new generation. Sure the hardcore won't leave their precious, but newcomers to say the Wii or XBOX 360 will just feel cheated and will most likely not buy the newer versions.

[SkyGamer]

Ask yourself this...would sony continue to support the ps1/2 if it only moved 40 million units? Why continue supporting a dying system? Doesn't make much sense. Of course they supported the ps2 especially since it did very well. You are not going to lop off an arm that is healthy and produces good numbers.

[rpd123]

@ CrowTRobot

Don't pretend the reason Sony kept supporting the PS2 and will keep supporting the PS3 isn't driven by profit. The PS2 had a massive install base and the PS3 had a slow start. The reason they supported it was because they wanted money, not out of the goodness of their heart.

[BitbyDeath]

Cause they don't have enough devs to create launch titles for the next Xbox and current titles for the 360.

[Hicken]

People are disagreeing, but if that weren't the case, wouldn't they have more than one or two games announced?

I keep hearing about MS having more studios than Sony, but what are they all doing? Can NONE of them make some core games for the 360 while the others build a strong 720 lineup?

Admittedly, it's been some months, but the last time I saw a list of Microsoft's studios, many of them were Kinect/mobile developers. That doesn't really bode well for core supporters of the console.

Is Gears really the only bone they're gonna throw to their supporters next year?

Are their supporters really gonna accept that?

[Ben_Grimm]

What do you know about the 360 core when you yourself don't even own a 360. How can you sit there and type what the 360 core gamers want?

There's a ton more games coming next year that are just as exciting as any ps3 exclusive, the core and Joe Average doesn't stop and say "OH MY GAWD ONE EXCLUSIVE AAAARGH!"

All of the PS3 exclusives coming out next year have been in development since last year, maybe even before that. Some of them have even been delayed and/or pushed back. A lot of studios just can't magically make separate different games simultaneously for two systems. There are these things called, resources, time management and money.

I love how you are quick to jump on MS's case about their next year line up when Sony's line up this year was seriously lacking, but then again in a previous comment you said you can give Sony a pass. True to Hicken form I guess.

Being in production myself it is possible that the MS/360 had planned its releases accordingly and at the tail end of the 360's cycle decided not to release too many retail exclusives and shift the focus to their next console. We have already heard from the many 360 "supporter" on this site that they are ready for a new console.

[SkyGamer]

MS has way more IP. Maybe not studios but IP yes. So they will just find a third party to make their IP.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

Probably because they're saving the rest for the 720 next year?

Not even MS would go as low as 1 exclusive game a year. especially releasing only 1 game at the very beginning of the year is very sketchy and has to be planned.

720 2013 has to be coming.

[jessupj]

Yet the 360 continues to sell strongly. It completely baffles my mind!

[B1663r]

It is really gonna blow your mind when the 360 labors on getting cross platform games from the Wii U and lives on to 2017, if not longer, while the PS3 heads into retirement, and the realization that the 360 was the future proof design and not the PS3.

That is really gonna blow peoples mind.

[Nes_Daze]

If the PS3 is continually selling higher, and at a better rate, than I doubt it's headed for retirement, your logic is mind blowing.

[xPhearR3dx]

Because exclusives are overrated. People buy consoles for other reasons besides exclusive games. Maybe those new 360 owners want to play with their friends, or like LIVE better than PSN, or maybe its the controller, maybe its party chat. There's tons of other reasons to buy a console. Nintendo has some great IPs I'd love to play, but I hate their UI and social set up to death. Therefore I'm never gong to buy a Wii-U.

To be 100% honest, neither MS nor Sony have made any exclusives in the past couple years I couldn't live without playing. All my favorite games have been multiplatform. Far Cry 3, Dishnored, Borderlands 2, Hitman, Skyrim, GTA V next year etc. The only exclusive from either party thats interested me in a long time is The Last of Us. But after after owning 3 PS3's and selling them off due to collecting dust, I doubt I'll buy another one for one game.

[Wolfbiker]

In Defense of the Wii U the online and social integration along with UI is a massive upgrade over the Wii. Maybe in a year you should look into the Wii U again...if u want to anyways.

[ILive]

Good for you.

[Aerialbots]

and you are right i hate the ps3 controller and thats one reason why i play the 360 more then the ps3

[Cam977]

What a shame for fans of the 360. This gives me a feeling... A next gen kind of feeling.

[JoelJD14]

Not hard to figure out.

[PS4isKing_82]

why? cause halo and forza just came out this year. and its not like microsoft has a ton of exclusive ips to begin with. its pretty simple.
then of course there's the big one, next gen is looming ever closer. the big games for these current consoles is drying up soon after spring.

[ghostrider32]

It's official. Microsoft is gonna get booed hard at the next E3.

[NoFanboyRequired]

Hows the future looking?

[ghostrider32]

I was being sarcastic. Beside they're only releasing one exclusive. I really hope they show more games that's not Kinect or the same few.

[Pillsbury1]

No worries they still have usher.

[DEATHSTROKE-cro-]

LOL
I love how people think it's because of X720.
even if X720 didn't come out in 2013, X360 wouldn't have new exclusives.
because all the money MS gets from Xbox Live, they don't
invest in new IP's. and that's why I don't like MS.
I would never support a company like that.
PS4 maybe comes out in 2013 but they still have
GOW, Last Of Us, Beyond, Puppeteer, Tearaway.
4 new IP'S.

btw. I'm reading for years comments on N4G from Xbox
owners that it's early and we should wait
until E3. but MS didn't reveal anything new.
MS : halo, gears, forza, cod.

[Delt4]

Did it ever occurred to you that some people just like games? Not just 1st party but even 3rd party games. Maybe some people dont care about how many special games release only for their one console. Maybe some people prefer playing games for fun and not to set an allegiance to any specific console just for number of 1st party games which half no one could give two shits for.

[Delt4]

You're right Xbox owners hate games and buy a console just to see a big red circle on the front. /s
Maybe you should clean up your language and have a decent conversation about this later. The fact is some people like GOW, War hawk, Heavy Rain etc. While others prefer halo, gears of war and Forza. deal with it.

[xPhearR3dx]

And Sony had next to nothing in 2012 to offer where MS had a few big games. Just like Sony had some big games in 2011 and MS had next to nothing. Goes both ways pal.

[ILive]

I know. People forget that exclusives are one of the biggest factors that separates a console because you can't find that experience anywhere else. What if the new Xbox does not come out next year, or even announced? What is there to look forward to next year for the 360 that as yet to be announced? One of the best thing about gaming is looking forward to games is it not? If consoles were made for only multi plats then we only needs one and that is the PS3. But its not the way it is. I like the wii because it does what it does and targets a specific audience with an experience you won't find anywhere else.

[felidae]

i love my Wii U :)

[Bolts]

The only one who cares about this gen anymore is Activision. When you're hauling in hundreds of millions for a copy and paste FPS that masses seems to buy no matter what, there is no point to the nextgen. It's all about milking the current gen for all its worth.

[ExCest]

But what happens when "next-gen" comes out? Are they going to evolve? Or are they going to keep on rolling out the (what would then be last-gen) products for a (what we call next-gen) current-gen console?

I feel like they won't, considering the lack of enthusiasm in catering to the PC crowd.

[Urusernamesucks]

"But what happens when "next-gen" comes out? Are they going to evolve? Or are they going to keep on rolling out the (what would then be last-gen) products for a (what we call next-gen) current-gen console?"

yes

[Kingthrash360]

What's crazy to me is I just commented on an article titled" why Sony should limit its excluives" or something.. Wow I see a lot of, just thrown out there style articles today.
On topic maybe theirs some unannounced games we have yet to hear from... Or their just preparing for the next X.

[bocajbee]

They forgot about:

Turn 10: Forza
Rare: XBLA stuff.
Lionhead: Fable
4J: Minecraft, but I guess that doesn't count because that's also on PC. Well. It isn't on Sony's machine. SO I guess It kinda does count. But then the same could be said about left 4 dead.

[sway_z]

It's all very well speculating the 720 is taking precedence over 360 development, but consider the late adopters of which there were at least 3 million between 2011 - 2012.

Microsoft must not abandon this demographic and support the 360 with games at least 2 years after the next box releases or its just like Xbox when it was severed abruptly to make room for 360 back in 2005.

This is the main reason why I have always gamed on Sony consoles.....

[chuckyj1]

release lists get shuffled all the time. Maybe they wanted to save big exclusives for their next xbox? Maybe they are releasing games that aren't announced yet?

We aren't even a month into 2013 yet and people already know how it will turn out?

Stupid article meant to do nothing but, flame!

[Sniperwithacause]

Doesn't MS have some king Arthur type game exclusive coming out by a 3rd party Dev? They showed a teaser of it at E3 a year or so back? Anyone else remember seeing it? Was is Crytek??

[chuckyj1]

Probably thinking of Ryse.

Rumor has it the game got shifted to the next xbox development. To probably take better advantage of Kinect 2.0 that I believe will launch as a pack in w/ the system if rumors are true.

[Roccetarius]

Microsoft is counting more on 3rd party support than Sony is. So far it seems they have been successful with that.

It's good to have many exclusives, but then you must realize not all of them will sell millions of copies.

[DevilishSix]

I have no doubts the Next Box is coming for a holiday launch, but why is anyone surprised about the lack of confirmed exclusives? MS has done this every year for years. One or two games are known at the beginning of the year, then the rest is revealed around E3. This is par for the course for them. There may not be many since the new Xbox will be arriving, but there should be a couple.

Who cares anyways, I have such a backlog of games to play as it is that I could wait a year or so before adopting the next gen of consoles.

[sdplisken]

its simple, the xbox fanbase is happy with the annual halo/gearz/fable,forza spamming and cod mappacks

plus the 40 million or so xbl accounts generating HUGE profits for M$

why bother INVESTING or SPENDING in EXCLUSIVES if your fanbase dosnt care about them?

M$ just sit back and collect the profits
how anyone can support this is beyond me

[DivineAssault]

same reason the easter bunny has eggs, its just a mystery.. They really dont need to drop exclusives.. Their fans are happy with the multiplats, halo, & gears.. & paying $60/yr to play em

[Tzuno]

Maybe because they focus more on the next Xbox and hurrying up to deliver the console to the market and it will not have just one exclusive.

[360ICE]

They're just waiting for us to let our guard down.
-.-

[NYC_Gamer]

I doubt the 360 will have just one exclusive for the whole 2013

[MadMen]

Because next gen is upon us, I am over this gen.

[hazardman]

For a console that doesn't have many exclusives the Xbox sure sells well! Either way hopefully its because all the new IPs are being made for the Durango. I'm pretty sure MS is looking to have a great launch lineup for its upcoming system. Also MS always gets timed exclusives be it a game or DLC. if that happens next gen. Then yeah im buying Xbox720 1st. as a former owner of a PS3 the worst thing is waiting for something others have been playing for awhile. Its just not the same feel for anticipation when it finally would come out on PS3. But hey whatever 720/PS4 will live harmoniously side by side whenever they arrive.

[Bronxs15]

MS is smart. With big third party games like gta5 and BioShock coming out people will have games to play and hold them off. When the next Xbox launches MS will have good launch titles that they are working on now.

Compared to Sony. Releasing big exclusives this year to compete with third party games for consumer dollars. Next year when ps4 launches with no strong launch.

Sony s strong first party is setting up MS to be the best for third party support. Like how people buy Nintendo system for Nintendo games people will buy sonys system for Sony games. Third parties will get most sales on next box and hence most support

[KingKevo]

I look forward to Microsoft's and Sony's Q3 and 4 :P I cannot wait for E3 already

[Kidmyst]

It's way to early to tell yet, announcements could come from Both sides early spring or late winter even. But my prediction for this Year still is that Sony and MSFT will repeat next gen similar to this. What I mean is both will announce next gen titles this year, then Sony will for put games on the PS4 and PS3 like PS3 titles also appeared on PS2. MSFT on the otherhand will release new big titles only on the 720 and very little on 360 making Xbox owners upgrade os miss out. I upgraded to the PS3 right away but many friends couldn't and played some of the same games on a PS2 version. That's just my prediction.

[SITH]

Obviously because the next generation is around the corner.

[iNathan]

Or MS leaving the business

[AngelicIceDiamond]

I love how people forget about E3 2013.

Also

MS exclusive line up ends with Gears Of War which is really smart because MS doesn't mind giving GTA a huge opening window. Releasing anything else around GTA's window will more than likely get demolished.

As I said wait till next years E3, or maybe even before then for the major console announcement.

Until then Gears Of War, AAA XBL games like State Of Decay, Loco Cycle, Ascend New Gods (F2P) Matter (Kinect) and heavy third party support, simple.....

Never ever listen to N4G when it comes to predicting MS future game plans, ever...

[UnholyLight]

Are people not intelligent enough to realize what Microsoft has been doing. They're playing their cards smart and baking everything to perfection so that the NextBox has some serious leverage early on.

[MrJonathan]

Trolling for hits article. The kind you only see on the front page of N4G.

Notice how it continues the ps3fanboy running theme of "Xbox 360 has no exclusives."

[jmac53]

The next Xbox has to be coming in 2013. There is no way Microsoft would leave money on the table in 2013. Microsoft will announce some exclusive Arcade titles and some 3rd party stuff but the AAA titles will be reserved for next gen.

[WeskerChildReborned]

Maybe cause some titles haven't been announced yet? Hell we haven't even got into 2013 yet.

[lfclee]

Why, why do you argue you fanboys call yourselves gamers?

[PurpHerbison]

Another comment section that companies should be scouting for employees. Such experts I tell you!

[Urusernamesucks]

Bottom line with this site, is that its full of shit, and its community is mostly Sonny fanboys wich explains why The last of us is mostly showing up and why they keep bashing the Xbox.Lamao. If you want a reliable website to fullfill your gaming needs and not be completly biased: go to GameInformer

[Urusernamesucks]

Oh and also, Welcome to the comment section!

*picks up pikaxe*

[jay2]

I love it! Look at the post, should Sony lose their exclusives? I said MS stole them the truth, I got 20+ disagrees, anyway the mighty 360 has 1 exclusive!.

[ICC_06]

Because new Xbox?

[Commandar_Shepard]

Thank you Microsoft! Now I can spend more time with GTA5 and The Last of Us. :)

[Npugz7]

The Next Gen Xbox is coming duhhhhhh!!!!

[GribbleGrunger]

Because Microsoft haven't a clue what Sony are going to do next. Do they develop for next gen and hope than Sony do the same? Or do they carry on supporting the 360 because they think that Sony are lying about a ten year lifecycle? It's funny to watch. They clearly went for the latter, but never once understood that you could do both. This is why I support Sony.