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Originally Posted by Felon  Don't know where you're getting this intel from. Exclusive titles are often aggressively pursued, at least in Microsoft's case. Mass Effect, Halo, Gears of War, and Fable are franchises they intend to pay to keep. Sony has recently spoken up and said they aren't going in that direction anymore.
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I get my intel from the game industry: reading it, watching it, contracting in it for both my own game development company and on behalf of clients in the game industry.
BTW, from the above list? Not a single title you listed as an "exclusive" was, in fact, "exclusive":
Mass Effect Not an exclusive. It skipped the PS3 due to engine issues and dev specs. ME went to PC within months of release for the 360.
This is being repeated with Dragon Age: Origins, except in reverse. It's out for PC first, 360 and PS3 for November 2009.
Gears of War? Same story. Indeed, the PC version included bonus content.
Fable: Ditto. The PC version also included bonus content.
Halo? Same story - though in that case Microsoft bought the company to ensure it would go console first, PC second, and PS2/3, never.
Exclusives simply make little sense in an age where the dev costs of games is so astronomically high.
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