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"Sony Warned 2024 Would Be Light But PS5 Still Has The Best Games" - IGN Guest Column with PushSquare
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Pretty much. Even the concept of the IGN article is just thinly veiled console-warrior bait.
Anyone who says that PlayStation didn't have a great year this year is just being a denialist at this point, between first party, second party and exclusive partnerships they came out in droves.
Good year indeed, after a really slow start.
It seems like they were surprised by the success of their own exclusives. Concord is the only failure, as Rise of the Ronin, Stellar Blade, Helldivers 2, Astro Bot and FF7R had different levels of success.
This wasn't anywhere near predictable. The industry is getting old enough to be less predictable as the "recipe for success" is getting blurred.
It seems like they were surprised by the success of their own exclusives. Concord is the only failure, as Rise of the Ronin, Stellar Blade, Helldivers 2, Astro Bot and FF7R had different levels of success.
This wasn't anywhere near predictable. The industry is getting old enough to be less predictable as the "recipe for success" is getting blurred.
yeah they did a great job filling in their gap year. Even Concord's historic failure wasn't enough to put a dent in it. Zero complaints with my PS5 in 2024
From Sony's perspective it was light. They even provided graphics on what they considered major, internal-developed titles.
Astro Bot was not considered a major title. Helldivers 2 is not internal and I don't think anyone saw it blowing up the way it did. Silent Hill 2 and FF7 Rebirth are paid console exclusives. Concord was their major game and... Well.
All that said it's been a great year for PS5 exclusives.
Comparing to Xbox and Switch is whatever but obviously Nintendo is in a transition year and Microsoft is no longer focused on exclusives.
Astro Bot was not considered a major title. Helldivers 2 is not internal and I don't think anyone saw it blowing up the way it did. Silent Hill 2 and FF7 Rebirth are paid console exclusives. Concord was their major game and... Well.
All that said it's been a great year for PS5 exclusives.
Comparing to Xbox and Switch is whatever but obviously Nintendo is in a transition year and Microsoft is no longer focused on exclusives.
Right or wrong I feel like the only games that felt like must buys at launch on PS5 this year were Helldivers 2 (I didn't, was busy at the time) Elden Ring DLC (skipped it, wasnt in the mood) and Astro Bot (bought it). I skipped out on all the other big games this year but thats fine, it means I'll have an awesome backlog next year and have Stellar Blade, Black Myth Wukong, Star Wars Outlaws, Rise of Ronin, Infinite Wealth, and others on my wishlist and will buy them as I clear games and they go on sale.
The funny thing is the PS5 Pro has me even more interested in the backlog now, since I should be able to play some of these games I skipped at even better quality.
The funny thing is the PS5 Pro has me even more interested in the backlog now, since I should be able to play some of these games I skipped at even better quality.
I think if what you want from Playstation are sequels to their biggest IPs, they've disappointed this year (and probably for the generation entirely)
but the flip side to that is, they've done a pretty remarkable job not being overly reliant on just those IPs
good golly do i want another Uncharted tho
but the flip side to that is, they've done a pretty remarkable job not being overly reliant on just those IPs
good golly do i want another Uncharted tho
People arguing against that were doing so in bad faith anyway.
They had a strong year with some great 1st and 3rd party console exclusives.
Overall it has been a fantastic year for PlayStation.
Overall it has been a fantastic year for PlayStation.
This.
Exactly.
Seeing some ppl lose their minds at this phrase was ...wild.
Yep. A bit captain obvious though - This is what a platform holder should be doing if they don't have anything substantial from their own studios to release. Consoles live and die by their content and allowing a year to be 'lean' can be fatal as some are finding out.
I think the issue is more that, 4 years in, traditionally a game console should have an influx of games, this is the time period where PlayStation should be having their highest output.
I do acknowledge that it's a pretty arbitrary barometer and things like the pandemic undoubtedly affected that long term timeline though.
Either way, my favorite game this year has been Astrobot : )
I do acknowledge that it's a pretty arbitrary barometer and things like the pandemic undoubtedly affected that long term timeline though.
Either way, my favorite game this year has been Astrobot : )
Yea, money hatting one of the biggest gaming franchises while harming the brand was at least a smart choice for Sony but literally no one else. We shouldn't celebrate this.
Kinda funny that they have the frontrunner for GotY in what was supposed to be a "weak" or "light" year for them.
It's only light to people who have very narrow ideas on what PS has always been. It's always been a combo of first and third party collaboration.
It's been a great year across the board with the stuff put out by them and the companies they have partnered with.
Only people have a problem if they think all PlayStation is just ps studios for whatever reason.
It's been a great year across the board with the stuff put out by them and the companies they have partnered with.
Only people have a problem if they think all PlayStation is just ps studios for whatever reason.
They've disappointed for their biggest IPs this generation? There've been 2 Spider-Man games this gen. There's been a God of War game this gen with expansion. There's been a Horizon game this gen with expansion and VR game. There's been a Gran Turismo game this gen with VR mode. TLOU2 didn't land this gen, but it did land only a few months before this gen started. Ghost of Tsushima also landed a few months before this gen started and it got a meaty DLC this gen. There'll be a Ghost game and a Death Stranding game landing next year.
You mentioned Uncharted, but what other big IP have they been neglecting this gen? We know from Jasons reporting that an Uncharted game was in development between Bend and Naughty Dog, but Bend asked to do their own thing instead. One can only hope that ND either moved the game fully in-house or found another partner studio (VASG?) to work with on the new Uncharted.
We know how things went with TLOU Online, and that ND are working on a new IP next, so TLOU Part 3 will have to come afterwards
Even if those games hadn't been exclusives, I would have been very, very happy with my PS5 this year.
This will change for me, as soon as Stellar Blade and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth release on PC, but for now it's true.
It was a great year for PS5.
Only playable on PS5:
FF7 Rebirth
Rise of the Ronin
Stellar Blade
Astro Bot
PS5 console exclusive:
Helldivers 2
Black Myth Wukong
Silent Hill 2
And then almost every third party game is coming out on PS5 day and date.
If you like JRPGs (Era's favourite genre) and are not much of a PC person you are probably spending a lot of time on the PS5 this year.
I understand it's a lighter year for people who wanted big narrative driven games from Sony's first party developers.
Only playable on PS5:
FF7 Rebirth
Rise of the Ronin
Stellar Blade
Astro Bot
PS5 console exclusive:
Helldivers 2
Black Myth Wukong
Silent Hill 2
And then almost every third party game is coming out on PS5 day and date.
If you like JRPGs (Era's favourite genre) and are not much of a PC person you are probably spending a lot of time on the PS5 this year.
I understand it's a lighter year for people who wanted big narrative driven games from Sony's first party developers.
Seems you wasn't around in the ps1/ps2 days before Sony had big exclusives. 3rd pty has always been the bread and butter to PlayStation (even to this day), so if they have more exclusive 3rd pty titles than the competition, that's a great move on their end. The 1st pty titles are just cherry on top.
Anyone saying the PS5 doesn't have games just makes them look like a silly who doesn't play games.
3rd party is literally why PS is where they are today. It's so easy to tell people who came around the ps4 era, ps3 and before Sony barely owned any studios and they also contracted all their games. Hence why ND doesn't own crash even though it was funded by Sony and Activision and many other titles that were just on PS but they don't own the IP lol.
Astro Bot and Rebirth are comfortably my 2 favourites of the year and literally just too many games for all platforms as is so can't complain really.
Would like to have a better picture of the future line up as I just much prefer the blow their load strategy they did last gen and don't care if that means they just show the same games over and over, but not super hard to guess what most of their studios have planned and could be a great second half of the gen if ND and Santa Monica actually drop new I.P which there's a lot of smoke for.
Would like to have a better picture of the future line up as I just much prefer the blow their load strategy they did last gen and don't care if that means they just show the same games over and over, but not super hard to guess what most of their studios have planned and could be a great second half of the gen if ND and Santa Monica actually drop new I.P which there's a lot of smoke for.
it was weaker than other years first party-wise, competitors doing worse than them doesn't contradict this.
If we talk about platforms, this is no news: with Micorosft and Sony's multiplatform strategies, PS and PC are the two platforms with the bigger catalogues, with timed exclusives being the only big difference.
Third parties being more open to Switch 2 is the only thing that can change this.
If we talk about platforms, this is no news: with Micorosft and Sony's multiplatform strategies, PS and PC are the two platforms with the bigger catalogues, with timed exclusives being the only big difference.
Third parties being more open to Switch 2 is the only thing that can change this.
I doubt this is an uncommn opinion: TGA nominations are very close, Playstation will certainly be the most represented platform, I think Zelda is the only game that could be in the top 6 without being avaiable on PS.