14 Xbox One Exclusives You Can't Play Anywhere Else

Literally only on Xbox One.

[Thom9434]

This article was worth reading merely for the line "Over the past few years, the word 'exclusive' has seen more stretches than a yoga class." Seriously though, the Xbox One has some great titles.

[UltimateMaster]

Anyome using the word "exclusive" should add what kind of exclusive it is.
Timed exclusive
Console exclusives
Console + PC exclusives
Platform exclusive
DLC exclusive (timed in some cases)

[s45gr32]

Exclusive only on one platform or gaming service. The rest is just multiplatform.

[starchild]

@s45gr32

That's not the definition of the word. Multiplatform and exclusive are not opposites like you seem to think. A game can be both multiplatform and exclusive.

For example, a game can be available on Windows, Mac and Linux (i.e. three different platforms) and therefor be called multiplatform, but would still correctly be called a PC exclusive as well.

Google dictionary gives the following relevant definitions:

adjective: exclusive

1.
-excluding or not admitting other things.
"my exclusive focus is on San Antonio issues"

-(of terms) excluding all but what is specified.

2.
restricted or limited to the person, group, or area concerned.
"the couple had exclusive possession of the condo"

Dictionary.com gives a similar definition:

3. limited to the object or objects designated

macmillandictionary.com offers a similar definition as well:

-"limited to a particular person, thing, or group and not shared with others"

So, clearly there is nothing about the word that restricts its use to express exclusivity to only one thing. The word can be equally applied to just a single object/thing/person/platform or to more than one object/thing/person/platform (whatever that thing is that something is exclusive to).

This all makes sense when you understand that the word "exclusive" is related to the verb "to exclude". Its meaning is "so as to exclude" (from the medieval Latin word "exclusivus").

It is a word that allows us to quickly specify which things are included and which things are excluded. In this context "exclusive to" is synonymous with "limited to" or "restricted to".

If a game site reports that Quantum Break, for example, is "exclusive to Xbox One and Windows 10" they are using the word correctly. The meaning is clear: the game can only be played on Xbox One or Windows 10 and all other gaming platforms are EXCLUDED. You could also use the terms "restricted to Xbox One and Windows 10" or "limited to Xbox One and Windows 10" and they would convey essentially the same meaning.

[bouzebbal]

Lol butthurt article

[343_Guilty_Spark]

Microsoft platform Exclusive.

[MasterCornholio]

Ive made that mistake before.

I'm sorry because of it. But from know on I'll be very specific with those terms.

[Mystogan]

It's simple.

Console Exclusive = Only Available on a given Console brand. But available on PC or Handheld as well.
Exclusive = Only Available on a Console, Handheld or PC.

[rainslacker]

Personally, I try to just consider it on the terms of console exclusive...with maybe the timed modifier added where appropriate. I think the vast majority of us are primarily console gamers, so I see no real need to consider if something is on PC for arguments sake....except maybe in some specific instances where fan boys are involved.

Trying to keep up with where else it can be played does get a bit tedious.

[starchild]

@Thom9434

It might be a funny line, but the implication is wrong. The word "exclusive" does not refer to something only available on one single platform. It just allows us to quickly explain a restriction in availability to whichever platform or platforms we specify. That is the true meaning of the word in this context.

UltimateMaster has the right idea. You have to specify which platform(s) something is exclusive TO.

[rainslacker]

The word is more about the context it's used in than the actual definition.

There are many qualifiers for exclusives of many sorts, and ultimately, everyone will use whatever qualifier to suit whatever argument they happen to be trying to make in a particular thread...sometimes using the word differently in the next thread should it suit their purpose.

Problem comes in when people ignore the context, and try to twist the definition beyond what the original commentor meant, to try and get the argument back on their side.

It's pretty dumb we have to even discuss what exclusive means these days, or that we have to go to extraordinary lengths to qualify the context just to avoid having our words twisted around to mean something else.

Exclusive up until maybe the middle of last gen, has almost always meant that it was only available on one console platform. PC and usually handhelds were never a consideration, but god knows it certainly is being made into a consideration now.

But hey, people seem to love pointless arguments that go nowhere, so to each their own.

[starchild]

@rainslacker

I think the meaning is pretty obvious and clear-cut. People are trying to twist its original meaning now to suit certain fanboy agendas, but that's not because the word itself is unclear.

I use the word in a consistent way. And most people in the gaming media have long used it correctly as well. We've had terms like Sony exclusive or PC exclusive or console exclusive, even though the specified games may be found on more than one platform.

It's only very recently that I've heard people claim the word MUST refer to something exclusive to only one platform. This, however, is false and I will make an effort to correct it every time I see it simply because I don't want to see the propagation of falsehoods and the bastardization of the English language.

[rainslacker]

I think the meaning itself is pretty clear also. My point was more that people twist the context to suit an argument as opposed to just using the word the way it was meant to be.

While I have seen much more qualifying of what kind of exclusive people are talking about in the past 5 years or so, what I ultimately see is that people just don't take the word to mean that something is exclusively available in one place. Maybe things have just changed to the point where PC or handhelds are more of a consideration, and given the current changes, it makes sense. But it only really makes sense in the fan boy connotation that the qualifier can bring.

Typically, I use it in a consistent way as well. Unless I'm responding to some trollish comment, I mean it's only available on one console. Because of this, I think MS does have its exclusives for Xbox, but at the same time, it doesn't require an XBox to play them. Same way...lets say SFV...can only be played on PS4....but doesn't actually require a PS4 to play it.

I find the simple definition of the term, for the community that we're residing in, would be much more proficient to just get the point across that you can only play some games on a certain console...leaving all platforms that aren't consoles out of the equation. Certainly, a game being available on PC or handheld as well can be relavent at times, but more often than not, the term just gets twisted so people can take their shots in the console war.

I think for the most part, the media has been very consistent in how they use the term, or at least clearly state their context. It's what I'd expect from a article discussing such things. Some of the opinion pieces go crazy with it for their own click bait nonsense, but the gaming sites trying to speak without that do fine.

Anyhow, I have nothing against you trying to correct people. I do so often. It's just the fan boys where I twist their own logic against them, typically when they're hyping something up more than I would consider healthy. I slip sometimes and get a bit trollish myself, but I prefer to at least try to keep things in check for better discussion....and my comments get too long if I have to over qualify everything.

[MasterCornholio]

"the Xbox One has some great titles."

It sure does.

:)

I'm a PS4 owner and even I'm capable of admitting that. I'm only interested in SSO but I know plenty of gamers who enjoy titles like Forza, Forza Horizon, GEARS, Halo, Quantum Break, SSO and Inside.

I'm happy that Xbox gamers have some really neat games to play.

[travestyj]

You can play all the games in Rare Replay somewhere else and FH2 is on the Xbox 360.

[wutang4ever]

i hate having to click the next page, another ranking clickbait article.

[traumadisaster]

Missed a cool golf game, I still like to play.

[oasdada]

Just because the article is stressing "Only on XBOX ONE" let me point out that forza horizon 2 was also on xbox360

[meche334]

Thats true but its still xbox exclusive just like the games that are xbox one and windows 10 exclusives are still xbox exclusives because they can only be played under windows 10 store which is apart of xbox ecosystem

[MasterCornholio]

Xbox exclusive then.

:)

[MyDietEqualsGames]

"Literally only on Xbox One."

People writing this stuff need to get their shit in order.

[s45gr32]

Mostly kinect games and two classic videogame bundles. I guess Sunset Overdrive is the only good xbox one next-generation exclusive, how sad

[Rude-ro]

Going to PC

[KiwiViper85]

Debunked by Insomniac

[Walter_Official]

Sunset Overdrive is by far the best game on the list, but i do enjoy a couple matches of Halo 5 and Forza.

[lastking95]

BS halo 5 craps on every game this gen

[CaptainObvious878]

If I spent money on an xbone at the start of this gen, not knowing this is how it would end up, I'd be very pissed.

Fortunately, I chose the right console :)

[Errorist76]

Can you please stop submitting those terrible click bait sites?!