BengaBenga on 28 November 2008
| NJ5 said: @Squilliam: So you're saying that a lot of their studios are not necessary to keep the PS2/PS3 going and jump-start a future PS4? I realize that I may be overestimating the importance of some of their studios, but given that 3rd parties have probably lost most of their illusions about the power of the Playstation brand, I believe they'll have to mount a serious development effort if they want to make a successful PS4. |
Sony doesn't have a lot of major brands.
Uncharted and Resistance are nice, but not major sytem sellers like Halo or Zelda. Let alone Heavenly Sword or Lair.
Sony only really needs: Gran Turismo, Ratchet & Clank, God of War and the Singstar series. Maybe SOCOM and team ICO for the core fans. All other series don't add real value to Sony.
Sony always has been relient on 3rd party (exclusives) like GTA, PES, Final Fantasy etc.
For a successfull PS4 they need to somehow convince some of these games to become exclusive again or there'll be trouble. Microsofts first party games are now much more popular than before and arguable match or surpass Sony. Halo, Fable, Gears, Forza all add major value to MS.
