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[IlGialloMondadori]

2024 seems like it's going to be pretty dire for games in general, not just Xbox and Playstation.

I mean, we've had Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Like a Dragon, Persona 3 Remake, Helldivers 2, POP Lost Crown, we're getting Dragon's Dogma 2, Elden Ring expansion, Stellar Blade, Rise of the Ronin, etc. It's pretty amazing so far.
I'll never be able to play all these games and I won't finish my backlog, so whatever. I'm fine with it.

 

[Kokoloko85]

No major franchises. This could mean Concord or Astrobot can still come.

Either way, its time Hermen leaves, fired or whatever way you want to put. Jim is going, Hermen should join him. Apart from the new Kojima IP exclusive for PS, he’s done awful for PS studios

 

[IlGialloMondadori]

Silent Hill 2 Remake

Not sure about this one tho...

 

[NEbeast]

Didn't Sony say no major first party IPs? What's with all the bullshit headlines recently.

 

[Kokoloko85]

I mean, we've had Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Like a Dragon, Persona 3 Remake, Helldivers 2, POP Lost Crown, we're getting Dragon's Dogma 2, Elden Ring expansion, Stellar Blade, Rise of the Ronin, etc. It's pretty amazing so far.
I'll never be able to play all these games and I won't finish my backlog, so whatever. I'm fine with it.

Games are great.
But thats no reason for PS studio games to be absent. They should be aiming for 2+ games a year, like always

 

[Smoke6]

The entire year past March is looking barren. At least Golden Circle is set to release this year.

So when will that be?

 

[IlGialloMondadori]

Games are great.
But thats no reason for PS studio games to be absent. They should be aiming for 2+ games a year, like always

I agree with you, PS Studios should be delivering regularly.
But you specifically said , "2024 seems like it's going to be pretty dire for games in general," which I don't think it is, and it's what I responded to.

 

[NeverYouMind]

So when will that be?

Why ask me?

 

[makaveli60]

Hahaha. We thought if the last batch of crossgen games come out we will finally see some ps5 exclusives. Awesome. Maybe we will finally see what the ps5 can do once the ps6 releases

 

[ReBurn]

Year of the third party!

 

[JaksGhost]

This forum thrives off of misinformation just so some of you can reiterate the same shit across different threads. We already know first party stuff is coming just not from their major franchises. It was literally discussed in their quarter meeting.

 

[Esppiral]

How the narrative changes depending on the company... Lol.

 

[tommib]

It’s amazing the hardware sales they’re having with the games they’re offering.

Just like in the PS2 days.

 

[Senua]

How the narrative changes depending on the company... Lol.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

FF7 Rebirth? I forgot about this first party PlayStation game. You can also list Ronin and Stellar Blade too.

I know this is a foreign concept, but these words said it best:

"Are games still coming out? Then I don't see the issue. Third parties devs treat PlayStation gamers pretty well imo".

 

[Bond007]

I'm good- I mean, Helldivers, FF Rebirth, and all the usual steady stream of 3rd party games throughout the year. Its not like we are gonna have some sort of good game drought on the PS front.
The narrative doesnt change on the PS front- they been feeding us great exclusives for years. They probably earned the lull of a few months.

 

[Duchess]

See, what'll probably end up happening is that Sony will then deluge PS5 gamers with first party exclusives throughout 2025, at which point we'll be hearing about how Sony is releasing too many titles, too quickly, and gamers' wallets can't keep up.

 

[Celcius]

If no first party Sony games are coming out this year then might Sony look to offset that revenue loss by porting more games to PC this year?

 

[Killjoy-NL]

How the narrative changes depending on the company... Lol.

It's almost like one is market-leader, breaking records all the time and the other has become irrelevant.

 

[killatopak]

If no first party Sony games are coming out this year then might Sony look to offset that revenue loss by porting more games to PC this year?

That would actually require them to plan ahead and foresee they don’t have anything huge to release this year. I’m inching more that they got caught with their pants down with so many cancelled games like Factions and Twisted Metal. Look at all their cancelled games and those that are releasing this year. It seems they’re all gaas.

 

[Warnen]

 

[Little Chicken]

2024 seems like it's going to be pretty dire for games in general, not just Xbox and Playstation.

Don't drag Xbox into this, they have plenty of first party games coming out this year.

 

[SlimySnake]

Fire Herman.

If he had any honor, he would resign and go work as a shoe salesman.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Just like in the PS2 days.

No way, Sony had tons of amazing PS2 games.

But maybe you mean more the casual gamer effect, in which case I agree. It’s also because of people not wanting to lose their previous libraries.

 

[tommib]

No way, Sony had tons of amazing PS2 games.

First party?

 

[rhodesianshepard]

No major franchises. This could mean Concord or Astrobot can still come.

Either way, its time Hermen leaves, fired or whatever way you want to put. Jim is going, Hermen should join him. Apart from the new Kojima IP exclusive for PS, he’s done awful for PS studios

All of Sony's premiere studios are seemingly on schedule for a 2026 or 2027 release. Those years will certainly be packed. It would obviously be better if their studios had staggered releases but sadly that is not the case

I still think things are going OK at Playstation. They mostly got rid of PSVR2 and gaas personnel. Their big single player studios got left alone, besides Naughty Dog and Insomniac. Both of which certainly over hired for cancelled gass games in recent years. Guerilla layoffs is the only one that is somewhat concerning

If Sony can get 2 big GAAS hits I think they would chalk that up as a win. Helldivers 2 is obviously 1. If Concord, Fairgame, and Horizon online can be a similar hit, then I think most people would characterize their gaas strategy a success

 

[HeWhoWalks]

First party?

Right. PS2 was nowhere close to the 1st Party behemoths that the PS3 and 4 were. Not saying it had nothing, but Sony got much better with later PlayStations.

What’s crazy to me is that people reduce what PS5 has already offered. I did a comparison a few months ago that showed the gap between 4 & 5 was hardly some major difference. And it’s not just “people not wanting to lose their libraries”. PS5 has provided a good mix of everything between 1st and 3rd Party. It’s selling so well because people KNOW what to expect from a PlayStation. 2024 has started with three bangers, for example.

They have that Nintendo effect to a large degree and it works.

 

[Die Namek Ability]

First party, son.

FF7 Rebirth? I forgot about this first party PlayStation game. You can also list Ronin and Stellar Blade too.

Where in this post (in which my response was to) was mention of first party?

It’s amazing the hardware sales they’re having with the games they’re offering.

Pretty obvious "games they're offering" is a key component to their hardware success. Hence why your comment is ironic sandwiched between two such games.

 

[K' Dash]

The shittiest gen.

 

[iHaunter]

First party yes. But they have 2 third party exclusives.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

"greatness awaits"

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

First party yes. But they have 2 third party exclusives.

yeah people think a bunch of games when actually this would mean just 1 or 2 games on the first place

 

[angrod14]

This is the gap Factions II was probably expected to fill.

 

[akaFullmetal]

Good thing Sony thought of this issue and worked with 3rd party to get games available when they are low on first party releases for 2024. That way there are no dry periods.

 

[tusharngf]

 

[graywolf323]

Oh wait......this is the exact same info Sony already announced.

lol....close thread

can’t let facts get in the way of concern trolling

it’s amazing how bad reading comprehension is that this BS keeps popping up and a lot of people seem to actually believe it

 

[iHaunter]

yeah people think a bunch of games when actually this would mean just 1 or 2 games on the first place

It's also funny how no one really hammers Nintendo for this. Their main-line games are few in between as well. And their side games are low effort and super low budget.

 

[nordique]

And I'm sure they will be fine ....

 

[MiguelItUp]

Which is so weird for me to digest when we're "approaching the PS5 Pro era." I guess it is a good window for them to focus more on remasters, PC ports, etc.

Sony will be more than just fine, it's just odd. So many odd things going on in the industry the past few weeks/months.

 

[hyperbertha]

Those pc ports don't make themselves

 

[Sanepar]

Sony need more studios asap or they will be in a bad situation on the long term. 1-2 games every 2 years doesn't justify a console.

With this situation i bet there will be no showcase this year since they have nothing.

 

[Fredrik]

”exclusives”
So they could still release first party games on PS5 and PC?

 

[GoldenEye98]

Shame as they are my favourite movie studio

 

[Perrott]

Source: AreaJugones.

Yeah, no.

 

[tmlDan]

This has been removed by mods, guess it was BS.

 

[GymWolf]

Sony need to get its shit together.

I'm not for rushing games but gimme something to get hyped for, a 10 min vertical slice for a couple of games or something.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Where in this post (in which my response was to) was mention of first party?



Pretty obvious "games they're offering" is a key component to their hardware success. Hence why your comment is ironic sandwiched between two such games.

The thread is literally about PS studios. Not going to reply anymore, who cares.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

This has been removed by mods, guess it was BS.

 

[Die Namek Ability]

The thread is literally about PS studios. Not going to reply anymore, who cares.

But then you went and made it about something else. Now why would you do that?

 

[onnextflix5]

Yet Xbox still can’t compete, what’s going with Microsoft, why are they so bad at management.