Platform exclusives are making a comeback! | Gies #92
From Games Industry Executive Summary by Mighty Diamonds
May 22, 2026 · 52 min · Season 2 · Episode 92
About this episode
The episode discusses the resurgence of platform exclusives and their implications for the gaming industry.
Join Manu, Casey, Dave and Andr´e in this weeks podcast as they talk about key topics platform exclusives and their impact on hardware sales, pricing strategies for AAA games and consumer perception (GTA6), Industry shifts with Embracer's split and restructuring, The rise of the Bullet Heaven genre on Steam and the evolution of live service games like Destiny and Marathon.
People in this episode
Hosts: Manu, Casey, Dave, Andr´e
Topics covered
- platform exclusives
- hardware sales
- AAA games pricing strategies
- consumer perception
- industry shifts
- live service games
- Bullet Heaven genre
Keywords
- platform exclusives
- hardware sales
- AAA games
- GTA6
- Embracer
- Bullet Heaven
- live service games
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Embracer
Products: GTA6, Destiny, Marathon
Places: Steam
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