Exclusive games just the latest battleground for Apple, Google, and Amazon

[iMore.com]

Are the best games on Android or are the best games on iPhone? That's a question that's becoming increasingly important to both Apple and Google, and they're reportedly willing to help developers get massive marketing pushes in exchange for periods of exclusivity for hot new games. This will come as a surprise to precisely no one familiar with the console market, or the basics of running any store, real-world or virtual. Mario, Sonic, Halo, and other exclusive franchises made the console wars of the past, and on mobile, and for iOS and Android, that's now translating into Plants vs. Zombies 2, Cut the Rope 2, and others.

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[acerace113]

If Apple makes a game for iOS devices only that's fine, if Google makes a game for android phones only that's fine, if Amazon makes a game for kindles only that's fine, but if Apple, Google, & Amazon are making deals with developers for exclusive games that's crossing line.


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[iOS Gravity]

If Apple makes a game for iOS devices only that's fine, if Google makes a game for android phones only that's fine, if Amazon makes a game for kindles only that's fine, but if Apple, Google, & Amazon are making deals with developers for exclusive games that's crossing line.


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Agreed.