Thirty7ven
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There have been debates about the significance of first party exclusives, at least when it comes to PlayStation.
Over 20% of all software sales in Q1 FY20.
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Sony Shows How First Party Matters
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There have been debates about the significance of first party exclusives, at least when it comes to PlayStation.
Over 20% of all software sales in Q1 FY20.
Hobbygaming
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1st party exclusives will always matter. If they didn't, we'd have one console manufacturer
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
its not just first party, its exclusives. You can go all the way back to PS One. The games that were available on PS One were not available on Sega and Nintendo consoles. Simple. You wanted to play MGS, FF7, Resident Evil, u had to get a PS One. Same thing with PS2. GTA3, NGS2, DMC, FFX. Starting from PS3, Sony realized that you cant just buy all these third party exclusives and went into first party super saiyan mode, it took them a decade to build their studios and IPs to compete with jaggernauts like FF, MGS and Resident, but now Sony's IPs are just as if not more popular than those games going by recent sales.
digoutyoursoul
Member
If it ain’t broke don’t fix it
nani17
are in a big trouble
I'm a PC player mainly but I agree with you on the point that it is from Xbox and some pc players. Exclusives and first-party titles have always driven sales and will for a very long time
FranXico
Member
Because nobody stands a chance against MS in checkbook warfare.
DeaDPo0L84
Member
As someone who switched from a PS4/Xbox player to mostly a PC player I disagree to an extent. I love 1st party games, it's the sole reason why I'll be buying a PS5 is exclusively because of their 1st party output.
Counterpoint to why I won't be buying any Xbox console is cause I can play all their games on PC.
PC+PS5 will be my personal combo next gen.
Demon2blades
Member
Exclusives matter they always have it's just the run of the mill gamer just plays cod/FIFA/Fortnite etc and all those games play identically the same between Xbox and ps so what other reason is there for Sony to be so far Infront a large part of that I believe is because exclusives .
Redlancet
Banned
people says xbox exclusives going to pc was a wise move..maybe,but i still think xbox losed a lot of identity doing that,i buy systems to have exclusives on them
Redlancet
Banned
i can get you youe point of view,but the days of big exclusives on pc are far and away,and thats a pity
Knitted Knight
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Makoto Niijima
Banned
I mean we already knew this because of Nintendo, who’ve been selling their consoles on the back of nothing but first party games for 20 years now.
Brofist
Member
Imagine a world where Doom and Elder Scrolls games aren't released on PC. Yikes
Fart Knight
Al Pachinko, Konami President
Bryank75
Banned
Money wouldn't be an issue but Zenimax willingness to sell....
alabtrosMyster
Banned
Imagine, people could be buying xboxes for this game right now (maybe not this late in the gen, when a console has no momentum it's harder to get people to jump in for one game).
Or maybe they don't matter to them, so they assume it's the same for everybody... as for myself, probably half of my gaming time has been on Sony exclusives!
Bolivar687
Banned
It's all about the gaemes.
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turtlepowa
Banned
I don't think it's 1 in 5 over the whole 7 years. In January Sony said they sold 1.15 billion games and 106 million consoles. That's 11 games per owner. Someone added the known sales numbers of the PS4 exclusives by that time and it was something like 1,2 out of 11 or so and 0,X if you pull off all the PS3 remasters. Would be interesting to see the total numbers when the gen is over. I think TLOU2 and Ghost can sell 15 million together on Ps4.
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INC
Member
Phil
Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
That digital ratio is crazy. Physical is officially dead.
SilentUser
Member
Instead of buying studios, I would like to see them funding new ones to create new IPs like a new big shooter (or Resistance haha), WRPG and stuff
turtlepowa
Banned
This. I think Sony would be clever to produce more Digital Editions this year.
Angel of BOOM!
Member
Anyone who thinks 1st-party exclusives don't matter should try telling Nintendo.
Bryank75
Banned
Yeah, they have a new studio at San Diego and some studios have expanded and built new teams....Instead of buying studios, I would like to see them funding new ones to create new IPs like a new big shooter (or Resistance haha), WRPG and stuff
I just want them to make an aggressive move and Doom marine would be very iconic as a platform mascot.
Paracelsus
Member
Different story.
Microsoft ironically did this to themselves when they made everything multiplatform.
When every game is everywhere, you're left with first parties. Microsoft ones are now useless.
Sethbacca
Member
It's just the impact of COVID. I'm curious if that ratio will remain once shit goes back to normal someday.
turtlepowa
Banned
Doubt it. Once people get couch potatoes they stay couch potatoes. Also in some countries it already was > 50% without COVID. UK for example if i remember correctly.
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Wonder how 3rd parties feel about Sony 1st party games taking all the sales revenue? 3rd parties already have to give Sony 30% of their profits only to see them use that money and compete against them if the full price market. By putting all their 1st party games into Gamepass Microsoft for the most part is giving 3rd parties the full price retail market to themselves.
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CrysisFreak
Banned
ngl 20% is waaaay more than I thought.
Insane. Sony's first party bringing the heat.
Insane. Sony's first party bringing the heat.
SilentUser
Member
Had no idea about the new San Diego Studio.
People still have PS3 & PS Vita
Redlancet
Banned
im pretty sure publishers prefer the sony ¡model by a big margin
Lionel Richie
Member
When the PS4 didn't have great first party support and it was still selling well I used to hear all the time about how exclusives don't really matter.
That's the problem with this industry, we have selective memory.
Redlancet
Banned
maybe its yours,because i never have seen that .dont get mad son
Jigsaah
Gold Member
Pallas
Member
They aren’t buying Bethesda, just like they weren’t buying Take-two.
You can see why they went with two SKU’s with the PS5 now. They probably wanted to do all digital but I imagine there would of been a large backlash.
Bryank75
Banned
Didn't say they were but I would like them to.... they could if they wanted and it would fit very well. It would grow both companies because it would make PlayStation an even more essential purchase to holdouts on other platforms....
cireza
Member
Etc...
All these games were on Saturn as well, they are perfectly fine on the console by the way. Marketing, TV adds matters just as much.
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