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Which video games have been trapped on a hardware platform (console/handheld/headset/etc.) that you wish would be ported well? (mstdn.social)
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Which video games have been trapped on a hardware platform (console/handheld/headset/etc.) that you wish would be ported well?

I was reading about Oculus accounts that haven't been assimilated into Meta accounts being erased, & it got me thinking about games trapped on hardware platforms again. What are some of the games you wish would have good ports across different hardware?

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[-] NoneYa@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago

That or something with a contract with Microsoft to be exclusive to the Xbox, barring it even from releasing on Windows. Or both.

Microsoft wanted the Xbox to succeed and guaranteeing exclusives, especially a sequel from SEGA from their previous console for a game that had some popularity, would be a step in guaranteeing that. If the game were also released on PS2 and GameCube and even Windows, it would have hurt the Xbox from players who wanted to play JSRF.

[-] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I would agree, except that Future also does not appear as a port for any other Xbox console except for the original. The only way to play it is either an original Xbox, ~~or backwards compatibility with an original Xbox disk~~ [EDIT: JSRF is not backwards compatible on any Xbox platform, meaning the only way to play is on an OG Xbox or via emulation]. There are no ports or remasters of Future, despite wider availability of Jet Grind Radio.

It is of note that Sony is the most aggressive with purchasing exclusive rights to third party games, a practice they still continue to engage in to this day that is incredibly infuriating.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

Yeah, I got JSRF and Sega GT Racing with my OG Xbox. Both stayed Xbox exclusive.

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