Xbox Exclusives
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They are doing much worse than both Sony and Nintendo on that front.
I expect Xbox to be the first one to stop producing consoles out of the three, then Sony and Nintendo will just stay doing their own thing.
I do however want to add that I think exclusives should mostly be single player only as there is no point nowadays with crossplay to limit multiplayer to one system plus it limits how much it can be fucked with a la Helldivers 2 and PSN debacle.
Unless it's Mario Kart or Super Smash Bros.
Technically, exclusives used to be made to take advantage of hardware or capabilities not available on other platforms (plus, being funded directly by the hardware manufacturer).
These days there is no difference between a PlayStation or Xbox console and a PC (if there is a difference, someone more knowledgeable can let me know).
While Nintendo hasn't always been on point with their gimmicks (Wii U) at least they try to make bespoke hardware for new types of gaming experiences. At this point the Xbox and PlayStation are just more expensive Steam Decks. I doubt either manufacturer will get back to making hardware with a purpose because they're not even in the entertainment industry to make fun games.
Sony has never done its own thing. It has always just copied everyone else's homework and changed it a little to pretend they care about the fans.
You can take Sea of Thieves off that list, they opened it up to PS5 players a few weeks ago.
Honestly, of the games on that list I have actually played, all are high quality. The issue is that's just not enough to carry a console.
XBOX also has the least incentive to tough it out. I expect the next XBOX (if there is one) will be a prebuilt PC running XBOX OS which will be a slightly tweaked version of Windows.
The Monopoly is coming.