timed exclusive

noun

A release of a game on one platform, with releases on other platforms to occur only at a later date.

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Meanings

nountimed exclusive (plural timed exclusives)

plural timed exclusives

  1. video gamesA release of a game on one platform, with releases on other platforms to occur only at a later date.

    Rise of the Tomb Raider will also be a timed exclusive on Xbox One.

    2014, Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2015, →ISBN, page 191
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    This will make two JRPGs that have been produced for the Xbox 360, with Eternal Sonata already out and largely believed to be a timed exclusive, though no release dates have been announced for a PS3 version.

    2008 July, “Xbox 360 Continues JRPG Dominance”, in GameAxis Unwired, page 8

    That Dragon, Cancer was funded for multiplatform release, having initially been announced through Kickstarter as a timed exclusive for the Android-based Ouya.

    2016, Mike Diver, Indie Games: The Complete Introduction to Indie Gaming, →ISBN
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APA

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MLA

“timed exclusive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timed%20exclusive. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “timed exclusive,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timed%20exclusive.

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