Should Sony have pushed PS3 exclusives to PS4?

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Ka-pi96 said:

PieToast said:

It certainly made more business sense to release those games on the PS3. If the launch lineup or the current library was lacking, then it's only considered as such by the reception and not the 2013 version of Sony who made the decision to continue supporting their previous console.

That's arguable. Some of them may have fared better as PS4 exclusives. Games like Beyond or Pupeteer would have got more interest that way while as PS3 exclusives they were kind of overlooked. Also Gran Turismo 6 would have done better as a cross gen game. It would have given the PS4 a good racing game and it looks like being last gen only after the PS4 released damaged its sales potential.

Sony wanted to capitalize on the already existing fanbase and show that they were still developing and bringing games for it. That much is well known. However they didn't expect the PS4 to be this successful and that played a huge part in making their decisions. 

One thing is for sure though: The Last of Us did it right.