The reveal of Spider-Man as a PlayStation-exclusive character for Marvel?s Avengers sparked a wildfire of debate around third-party exclusives, not to mention exacerbating the console wars, but the plain and simple fact is it?s business. Platforms are built on exclusives, and both Sony and Microsoft have both participated in a wealth of third-party exclusive deals in the past. Expect that trend to continue, as a new rumor from a well-known games journalist says Sony is gearing up to reveal plenty of additional third-party exclusive content next year.
Kinda Funny?s Imran Khan (formerly Game Informer) responded to a ResetEra thread about the Spider-Man exclusivity, saying ?If you guys are mad about this, I suggest saving some energy, because the next year will be a marathon of getting upset.? Whether Khan has specific knowledge regarding other exclusivity deals or is just making conjecture based on expected marketing plans for next-gen is unknown, but his reply indicates that he thinks Sony ?threw a bunch of money? to make Spider-Man exclusive in one of the biggest cross-generation games with a free upgrade to next-gen as a way to lock people into the PlayStation side of that ecosystem.
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