So which console really has the best exclusives?

 Let me start by saying that ant 'system wars' stuff is not welcome anywhere, let alone here.  This blog is about the exclusives that each of the consoles offer and the one with the best games will always be the games you like the most - everyone is right, no matter how different their answer is.  
 
Also, I need to add that any errors in my analysis are not intentional, as it took a bit of work to establish what I did, so if you find any errors, by all means let me know.  This does not include any download games, just retail ones.  Also, I did leave out some games like Naruto, where each console has a Naruto game so exclusivity isn't really applicable.  That applies to a few others I can't remember.  Ones that also come to mind are all the singing (Singstar/Lips) and quizz (Buzz/Scene It) games as they are an experience not really exclusive.  Yes, I know that applies elsewhere, but I had to make a line somewhere and that is  the line I chose.   Also, I am ignoring PC, this is just about consoles.
 
With that out of the way, I though that it might be interesting to have a decent look at which games are exclusive to a console and how that compares.  My expectations were that they would all be worth owning and looking at the results, I believe that I am right.  
 
 XBOX 360:

42 games in total.   I have managed to accumulate 12 of those 360 only games.  I still need to add Tales of Vesperia, Forza 3 and Fable II to my collection.  A pretty decent set of games, but I suspect the most popular ones are the ones I don't care for - Halo and Gears of War.   

 For some reason Liberty City Stories isn't on Metacritic (the individual DLC is) so that should be on this list.

 28 games in total, so quite a bit short of the 360 total.  I am not in possession of a PS3 and to be honest, not a lot of the exclusives are really my kind of game, but a handful look like awesome games that I would be very happy to add to my library - Demon Souls, Disgaea 3, Folklore, LittleBigPlanet and Valkyria Chronicles.  Obviously there will be a lot of love for Unchartered, Resistance and Metal Gear. 

 98 games, but that is not unexpected as the difference to the HD consoles means that many of those made for the Wii won't appear on those HD counterparts.  I have mamaged to accumulate 41 of these games and quite a few more will end up in my collection.

 Let me start by saying that ant 'system wars' stuff is not welcome anywhere, let alone here.  This blog is about the exclusives that each of the consoles offer and the one with the best games will always be the games you like the most - everyone is right, no matter how different their answer is.  
 
Also, I need to add that any errors in my analysis are not intentional, as it took a bit of work to establish what I did, so if you find any errors, by all means let me know.  This does not include any download games, just retail ones.  Also, I did leave out some games like Naruto, where each console has a Naruto game so exclusivity isn't really applicable.  That applies to a few others I can't remember.  Ones that also come to mind are all the singing (Singstar/Lips) and quizz (Buzz/Scene It) games as they are an experience not really exclusive.  Yes, I know that applies elsewhere, but I had to make a line somewhere and that is  the line I chose.   Also, I am ignoring PC, this is just about consoles.
 
With that out of the way, I though that it might be interesting to have a decent look at which games are exclusive to a console and how that compares.  My expectations were that they would all be worth owning and looking at the results, I believe that I am right.  
 
 XBOX 360:

42 games in total.   I have managed to accumulate 12 of those 360 only games.  I still need to add Tales of Vesperia, Forza 3 and Fable II to my collection.  A pretty decent set of games, but I suspect the most popular ones are the ones I don't care for - Halo and Gears of War.   

 For some reason Liberty City Stories isn't on Metacritic (the individual DLC is) so that should be on this list.

 28 games in total, so quite a bit short of the 360 total.  I am not in possession of a PS3 and to be honest, not a lot of the exclusives are really my kind of game, but a handful look like awesome games that I would be very happy to add to my library - Demon Souls, Disgaea 3, Folklore, LittleBigPlanet and Valkyria Chronicles.  Obviously there will be a lot of love for Unchartered, Resistance and Metal Gear. 

 98 games, but that is not unexpected as the difference to the HD consoles means that many of those made for the Wii won't appear on those HD counterparts.  I have mamaged to accumulate 41 of these games and quite a few more will end up in my collection.

you seem to have some windows games in your 360 section.

I only own a PS3, but I'll admit the 360 has some awesome exclusive games I wish the PS3 would have.

I always thought the PS3 had more exclusives than the 360. Nice list, though.

What is your criteria for including a game on the lists? Because the wii has a lot more than 98 exclusive games, but a lot are crappy shovelware games.

No Ratchet & Clank games?

" What is your criteria for including a game on the lists? Because the wii has a lot more than 98 exclusive games, but a lot are crappy shovelware games. "

" you seem to have some windows games in your 360 section. "

" Why do people count games which have better PC counterparts as exclusives, "and Wii obviously" "

Well, I don't own all three consoles.  I picked up my 360 first and then when I went to buy a Wii back in the day when there were none to be found, I settled on a PS3.  I'm one of those sales that Nintendo missed because they were unable to keep their merchandise on store shelves a few years ago.  It's a sign of success but also one of failure.  One has to wonder how many more units they might have sold back then if the console was as readily available as the 360 and PS3.  These were also the days when a PS3 couldn't get arrested for showing up pants-less at the playground.  But, the rumors were starting to circulate that Sony was going to kill hardware enabled backwards compatibility in the system, so I took the plunge.  For a long time there wasn't much to play on the PS3.  Outside of Uncharted: Drakes Fortune, Resistance: Fall of Man and Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (which you left off your list), the majority of my gaming was done on the 360.   Over this console generation's life cycle to this point, I'd say I've gotten more enjoyment from the Xbox's exclusives like the Halo series, Mass Effect, Gears, Fable 2, DOA (DOAX), and PGR4 with a healthy dose of XBLA games, too.   Plus, as business is business, Microsoft did a lot of deals to gather timed exclusives and DLC exclusivity for some of their games like GTA4 and Fallout 3.   But, the tide is turning for my gaming habits.  Updates and exclusive additions to their library has me more intrigued by the Sony offerings.  Will the quality of their future titles be worth the exclusivity?  Who's to say at this point, after all Haze was also an PS3 exclusive so that means little if the game is crap.  In the end all I can do is make a judgment call as to where my dollars are spent and hope for the best that I am not too disappointed by the experience.

" @MattyFTM said:

" What is your criteria for including a game on the lists? Because the wii has a lot more than 98 exclusive games, but a lot are crappy shovelware games. "

Yeah, I should have mentioned that.  I made a cut off point of 60% on Metacritic.  That is a just a number as getting below that and we are getting into somewhat ordinary games.  That same criteria was applied to the 360 and PS3 as they also have a small share of very ordinary exclusives, more the 360. 

PS3 has MGS4, killzone2,Littlebigplanet,Infamous,Demons souls,Valkyria Chronicles,Uncharted whilst the xbox has Halo and gears of war.
PS3 Wins for me (xbox "fanboy" speaking)

" No Ratchet & Clank games? "

" @oldschool: Wii Play has less than 60 You forgot Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time is out as well "

" @oldschool said:

" @MattyFTM said:

" What is your criteria for including a game on the lists? Because the wii has a lot more than 98 exclusive games, but a lot are crappy shovelware games. "

Yeah, I should have mentioned that.  I made a cut off point of 60% on Metacritic.  That is a just a number as getting below that and we are getting into somewhat ordinary games.  That same criteria was applied to the 360 and PS3 as they also have a small share of very ordinary exclusives, more the 360. 

Ok, yeah, that makes sense.   And I noticed that Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party & Hottest Party 2 are Wii exclusives & both have a metacritic score of over 60 but are missing from your list. Or is that a case similar to the Naruto scenario you mentioned? "

" @MattyFTM said:

" What is your criteria for including a game on the lists? Because the wii has a lot more than 98 exclusive games, but a lot are crappy shovelware games. "

Yeah, I should have mentioned that.  I made a cut off point of 60% on Metacritic.  That is a just a number as getting below that and we are getting into somewhat ordinary games.  That same criteria was applied to the 360 and PS3 as they also have a small share of very ordinary exclusives, more the 360. 
 
@eclipsesis said:

" you seem to have some windows games in your 360 section. "

@PeasForFees said:

" Why do people count games which have better PC counterparts as exclusives, "and Wii obviously" "

As I said, I have kept this in the realm of home console.  Without a doubt, some games, especially FPS, play much better on the PC and with better graphics (assuming a high quality PC), but that isn't what this is about.  It is just console.  If there is a better version on PC, then you would buy that if it was your thing and it would cut the 360 list down quite a bit, but again, not what this is about. "

Well i think you should class it as variable,

If thats the case then why aren't Xbox, PS2, PSP and Gamecube exclusives classed if you are taking games from other platforms and calling them exclusives 

I own a 360 and a Wii and the exclusives for both those consoles do seem to fit my tastes much better than the PS3 exclusive games.

" @oldschool said: 

As I said, I have kept this in the realm of home console.  Without a doubt, some games, especially FPS, play much better on the PC and with better graphics (assuming a high quality PC), but that isn't what this is about.  It is just console.  If there is a better version on PC, then you would buy that if it was your thing and it would cut the 360 list down quite a bit, but again, not what this is about. "

Well i think you should class it as variable,

If thats the case then why aren't Xbox, PS2, PSP and Gamecube exclusives classed if you are taking games from other platforms and calling them exclusives  "

" It would have been nice if you had a mean score for each system and perhaps the standard deviation if you want to get anal. It seems as though the 360 has the best collection however it's been out the longest time. I'm happy with owning X360 and PS3, and at the moment I have no plans for getting a wii unless the new zelda game looks something special. "

Xbox 360

" Xbox 360 "

" @natetodamax said:

" Xbox 360 "

A man of few words   ^-^  Just curious though, which of those 360 exclusives do you enjoy the most?  As I said before, it is the JRPG for me, but I doubt it is for many. "

• Mass Effect
• Left 4 Dead
• Gears Of War
• Gears Of War 2
• Fable 2
  

I hate lists that include PC games, regardless as to whether you are doing JUST consoles, the fact remains that the 360 isn't the only place i can play Mass Effect, L4D, Gears of War therefore they are not exclusives. Simply saying 'but its only consoles' is not an excuse.

"I hate lists that include PC games, regardless as to whether you are doing JUST consoles, the fact remains that the 360 isn't the only place i can play Mass Effect, L4D, Gears of War therefore they are not exclusives. Simply saying 'but its only consoles' is not an excuse. "

" I hate lists that include PC games, regardless as to whether you are doing JUST consoles, the fact remains that the 360 isn't the only place i can play Mass Effect, L4D, Gears of War therefore they are not exclusives. Simply saying 'but its only consoles' is not an excuse. "

" @oldschool said:

" @natetodamax said:

" Xbox 360 "

A man of few words   ^-^  Just curious though, which of those 360 exclusives do you enjoy the most?  As I said before, it is the JRPG for me, but I doubt it is for many. "

Hm, I really like

• Mass Effect
• Left 4 Dead
• Gears Of War
• Gears Of War 2
• Fable 2"

" @oldschool: but what you WANT surely isnt relevant, in as thorough a list as you have written, trying to get the best unbiased opinion of which has the best exclusives, allowing a platform to have 'fake' exclusives is showing blatant bias towards it and thus voids all possible opinion.  I guess we'll just agree to disagree and move on eh? :P "  

You forgot  PS3: Lair 
 
360: Lost Odyssey, Crackdown, Dead Rising, Episodes from Liberty City, Too Human, Lost Planet. <------- The first 4 alone make me glad i own a 360.

" @zombie2011: Lost Planet is not exclusive, it's available on PS3 (and PC). "

" You forgot  PS3: Lair  360: Lost Odyssey, Crackdown, Dead Rising, Episodes from Liberty City, Too Human, Lost Planet. <------- The first 4 alone make me glad i own a 360. "

You've left out quite a few it seems:

• Katamari Forever, Beautiful Katamari
  
• Command and Conquer 3
• Ninja Gaiden (1 on 360, 2 on PS3)
• Wipeout HD is on blu ray now (similar to Quest for Booty on that list), as is Siren: Blood Curse
  
• Singstar, Lips, Buzz, Scene it?
  
• Ridge Racer 6 & 7
• Yakuza 3
• Lost Odyssey
• Episodes From Liberty City

I forgot that L4D never came out on the PS3

" You've left out quite a few it seems:

• Katamari Forever, Beautiful Katamari
  
• Command and Conquer 3
• Ninja Gaiden (1 on 360, 2 on PS3)
• Wipeout HD is on blu ray now (similar to Quest for Booty on that list), as is Siren: Blood Curse
  
• Singstar, Lips, Buzz, Scene it?
  
• Ridge Racer 6 & 7
• Yakuza 3
• Lost Odyssey
• Episodes From Liberty City

 Vesperia Chronicles is also on ps3 now. The PS3 exclusives have served me well, with what's already been released, and what's to come too in the near future. "

i can't really decide which console has the best exclusives. every console has great exclusives (which makes it hard to choose).  
i really like the 360 exclusives. Dead or Alive , Ace Combat, GTA IV episodic content, Left 4 Dead (not exclusive, but only for 360 on consoles). i can't say any of the other consoles have bad exclusives. PS3 has MGS4, Uncharted, Rachet and Clank, etc. and the Wii has Mario, Zelda, Metroid, no more heroes,   muramasa (X_X want to play that so badly.), etc.

" @oldschool:  I understand what you mean, but isn't it a disservice to dismiss them like that when you're trying to do an objective comparison. Being of similar genres does not mean they're the same game, nor does it mean that they are of equal quality.  This list is is also based on what has been released as of now. Even if a game is coming to another console eventually, it's still an exclusive. "

As far as exclusives go, I think the 360 is top dog. 
 
Fable, Forza, GoW, Crackdown and L4D are kind of a big deal.  I couldn't imagine just having a PS3, as I'd have to survive without those games. (Of course, you could get L4D on PC, but that's another discussion.) 
 
The PS3 has a couple gems, but most of them are kind Meh.  Of the enitre list, inFamous is the only one that I even have a desire to play, and I have absolutely no desire to actually buy any of them. 
 
And the Wii...  No comment.

360 I'd say, especially with Mass Effect and Splinter Cell coming out.  
 
But the PS3 does have some gleaming beauties... Demon's Souls, MGS4, Infamous. A lot of their exclusives are pretty "Meh", I find though.

@micke: 

" @Steve_C said:

" You've left out quite a few it seems:

• Katamari Forever, Beautiful Katamari
  
• Command and Conquer 3
• Ninja Gaiden (1 on 360, 2 on PS3)
• Wipeout HD is on blu ray now (similar to Quest for Booty on that list), as is Siren: Blood Curse
  
• Singstar, Lips, Buzz, Scene it?
  
• Ridge Racer 6 & 7
• Yakuza 3
• Lost Odyssey
• Episodes From Liberty City

 Vesperia Chronicles is also on ps3 now. The PS3 exclusives have served me well, with what's already been released, and what's to come too in the near future. "

Katamari is like others where you can get much the same experience even if they are not exactly the same game. Command & Conquer 3 fixed. Ninja Gaiden is Ninja Gaiden, so see k\Katamari. Singstar  & Lips (and any karaoke game) are much the same thing, as is Buzz and other quizz games and Scene It is now coming to Wii and PS3, plus is still another quiz game. Ridge Racer 6 & 7, see Katamari. Yakuza 3 fixed (had that highlighted and everything, but still missed it). Lost Odyssey fixed. Liberty City sort of fixed. "

" By that logic you should be removing a lot of the Wii games from your list.  Grand Slam Tennis for example?  There are a lot of Tennis games on all platforms...
Anyways, I'd say PS3 has the best exclusives, 360 has the most good exclusives, and Wii has the most exclusives (but only a handful of them good).  I'd say PS3/360 is the best combination of systems for a normal gamer, but Wii is important to own if you want to experience all the consoles have to offer obviously. "

" @oldschool: Yeah I deleted the post. What about Yakuza 3, it hasn't been released outside japan yet, should it really be on your list? Cross Edge and Agarest has been released on both 360 and PS3 in japan but is exclusive to PS3 elsewhere for now at least, does that count?  Edit: noticed Cross Edge has a crappy score on metacritic so it wouldn't count anyway "

I would say they are all tied. 
 
Every system has games that I would totally play if I had every console.

" I would say they are all tied.  Every system has games that I would totally play if I had every console. "

Go ahead and get offended by this, but you have an incredibly by-the-numbers view on the game industry, and seem to believe whatever MetaCritic says, instead of going ahead and getting your own opinions.