Gaming consoles have historically been defined by their exclusive games. Sonic the Hedgehog on Sega Genesis, Final Fantasy VII on PlayStation, Grand Theft Auto III on PS2, Halo: Combat Evolved on Xbox and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Nintendo Switch are synonymous with their respective platforms. They were the main reason you’d choose one system over the others. However, as we head into the second half of the current console generation, exclusive games aren’t as important as they once were.
Starting with the last console generation and going all in this gen, Microsoft has not released a single Xbox Series X game that's only playable on that system. You can enjoy Xbox titles on the best gaming PCs and on mobile devices via Xbox Cloud Gaming. On top of that, certain first-party Xbox games like Sea of Thieves, Grounded, Hi-Fi Rush are currently available on the PS5. And even Sony's first-party games aren’t exactly exclusive, as several games like Horizon Zero Dawn, God of War 2018 and The Last of Us Part 1 (to name a few) are also on PC.
