Switch 2 was released in June last year, and is thus approaching its first anniversary. It has sold incredibly well, especially in Japan, but many people often point out that it lacks exclusive games, and that much of what is released are Switch 2 ports of existing titles.
But... is this collective gut feeling accurate? GameRant doesn't think so and now reports that Switch 2 actually has more exclusive titles than both PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X combined. As of February 26, Switch 2 had a total of eleven exclusive titles after less than a year on the market, compared to nine for PlayStation 5 after five and a half years and a more modest zero for Xbox Series S/X during the same period.
It's worth noting that GameRant counts exclusive games as those that are only available on one platform, and if a game is also available on PC, it is no longer considered exclusive. They also do not include PS VR2 (Synapse and Horizon Call of the Mountain), as it requires hardware that costs as much as a console to purchase and cannot be played by those who only have PlayStation 5.
GameRant has also calculated a Metacritic average for the exclusive titles, and it turns out that Nintendo's games also have higher ratings. We guess that many will have opinions on this, since console exclusivity (in other words, PC versions don't count) is a fairly widely accepted concept, and then there's also the debate about quantity versus quality.
Regardless, it's an interesting angle. Did you expect Switch 2 to win this comparison, and do you think it's a fair way to measure things?