Spreading exclusives out over time is actually smart business from Sony.

[starcraft]

Gamer_of_the_Year said:

starcraft said:

I know, I have read what Cerny said, and seen him at conferences. But thus far, particularly with delays (that are not limited to the PS4), he has been proven incorrect. Will that change? Mabye.

The only way it would be a good thing would be if Sony had such an overwhelming flow of AAA exclusives that we literally couldn't play them. That is not the case - in fact its stated Sony policy for that not to be the case. They've just fallen behind schedule sadly. And in the future, there is a real risk their runaway success will lead to underinvestment.

Also, under investment? Really? If this was Microsoft you'd have a point. Why? Because unlike Sony Microsoft has no first party studios. The fact that Sony owns 15 studios (who all have a ps4 priority) guarantees PS4 gamers games. Why? Because for these studios to keep their lights on and doors open THEY HAVE TO PRODUCE CONTENT!!! That content being PS4 exclusives.

Furthermore, there isn't a moment in history you can point too to say Sony would stop making games for a console. Not PS1 PS2 PS3. Unlike MS who abandoned 360 for Kinect.

When is a delay not a delay? They have scheduled games, then pushed them back. Sometimes they, like all first parties, have adjusted their schedules to suit other games. Mostly it is circumstances like The Order and Driveclub - the games simple weren't ready due to longer than anticipated development times. Don't stress about it too much, the development times will shorten as the generation moves on.

This argument about Microsoft's investment in games got tired about half way through the last generation. Microsoft currently has seventeen first party studios and thats in addition to their second party publishing deals. Further, some of those studios are two-team studios. They also have seperate studios to manage their back end systems (though these work across departments, not just for Xbox). Microsoft's most recent exclusive for Xbox 360 launched 3 months ago - 9 years after the release of that console.

Now, I understand why you railed against Microsoft to try to support your original argument, really I do. But unfortunately, whether you blame it on Sony's development management abilities and degree of investment, or the simple realities of modern game development, we're just going to see major Sony exclusives a little less often than we did on PS3 - as Sony themselves have said.