In Defense of PlayStation: PS5 Exclusive Content Is a Good Thing - DualShockers

Ever since it was revealed that Spider-Man would be exclusive to the PlayStation version of Marvel’s Avengers, the general gaming audience has heard a lot of hemming and hawing from gaming journos and personalities that we should be throwing shade at Sony and PS5 exclusive content.

In case you’ve been living under a rock this week, large parts of the gaming community were shaken with the announcement that Square Enix’s Marvel’s Avengers would have Spider-Man as PS4 and PS5 exclusive content.

Instead, (according to critics) Sony had robbed an experience from the broader gaming community.

When push comes to shove, the PlayStation brand should have one focus: making sure that their consumers, fans, and audience have the best place to play.

When push comes to shove, the PlayStation brand should have one focus: making sure that their consumers, fans, and audience have the best place to play?

When I buy a gaming console, it isn’t just a purchase into a plastic box that will serve games to my TV — it is a vote of confidence in a broader ecosystem and the community at large.

When I started this generation with my PS4, it was because Sony had expertly crafted a narrative that their system would be the best place to play games, instead of being an all-around media device.

Can Xbox Series X offer up enough in terms of high-end performance, services, accessibility, and exclusive titles to offer a better experience than PlayStation.

However, I’m glad that PlayStation is standing up for consumers in their ecosystem and publicly demonstrating why its the best place to play.