Hmm. This is quite concerning. Sony looks to have been very cut-throat with their latest reviews.
I was expecting to see something of this at the showcase, but maybe it is a lot further out and the vertical slice stuff needs more time in the oven before they build out for full development.
I honestly think they're rethinking the GaaS/live service strategy. Remember originally it was going to be 10 (12?) games. Just way too many right off the bat. Scaling it back to a few choice cuts showing the best promise is for the best, that way you can put resources to them to grow even more if they take off.
Also, it seems some of the games they were funding in that regard were maybe too similar. Do you really need a scifi-military shooter from Deviation if Bungie are probably going to make something in that style with their next game, and Destiny 2 already covers that fix from a different angle? And that's on top of Firesprite's game, which is yet another FPS probably also scifi-military themed.
In a way I think this is a good thing. Yeah Sony need a few more MP games and they are in the works, but maybe they just had too much with 10-12 of them in development and decided they only need some of them instead. If it means more single-player marquee games and/or some unique AA games with legacy IP, then I welcome the decision. And like I said, the MP live-service/GaaS titles are still coming. It's just a question of quality > quantity.
Jim Ryan and Hermen Hulst are joke, they need to be fired. Looks like they dont know how to manage the brand.
Oh I'm sorry did they release a 55 MC game last week after a quarter with hardware sales down by 30%?
C'mon man, don't say ridiculous stuff unless you're ready for the truth to slap you like Rick James.