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Mike_L on 07 March 2016
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CGI-Quality said:
Mike_L said:

You're right about SCE taking far less risks this gen compared to the last and while that is understandable they have to keep experimenting and take risks. Because that's what me and many other gamers liked about them last gen. You will have some misses but eventually strike gold and get a hit.

For me, the many quality exclusives on PS3 is the sole reason why it was able to compete with (and eventually overtake) my 360 that had both superior OS, online and controller imo.

Luckily 2016 looks to be great for every platform.

I disagree that they're taking less risks, and definitely not "far less". Just look at the new IPs Sony they have alreay put out. Some were home-runs, like Bloodborne and Until Dawn, others, struggled at first, such as DRIVECLUB & Knack, and then there are misses like The Order: 1886. Never mind Sony owned Indie IPs like Everyone's Gone To The Rapture. In fact, as it stands, I'm seeing pretty much the same amount of new IPs, at this point in the PlayStation's life, as last (this year would be the equivalent to 2009 - by which point we had Resistance, Heavenly Sword, Lair, Uncharted, and LittleBIGPlanet - with inFAMOUS soon to drop). If Horizon: Zero Dawn and The Last Guardian keep their 2016 schedules, it won't be too different from last gen, with just as much risk in a new IP involved.

That said, I'd much prefer that Sony put out more 1st party content overall. The risks aren't the issue. But, this whole thing about Sony could go on for ages, so I won't derail the topic further.

Yeah "far less" would only be adequate if the current state of PS exclusives continued throughout the gen. But you're right. As SCE always support their consoles to the end, the beginning of a new gen will naturally be slow. Luckily we know from experince that SCE will eventually build a varied library of quality games. And they're starting this year with R&C, UC4, GT Sport, Horizon, TLG, No Man's Sky, Detroit, Dreams, Nier, Persona 5, Star Ocean 5, Wild, Rime, etc.

Furthermore, it's only my subjective opinion when I'm referring to the current state as worse than normal for PS consoles. 3 of the only prominent PS franchises that don't cater to me are Infamous, Killzone and Bloodborne (Souls games). I just travelled for 7 months and we still don't have 8th gen content from Naughty Dog, Insomniac, Santa Monica or Polyphony Digital on PS4. I've just been quite unlucky with my tastes this gen. XD I've enjoyed TLOU:R, Driveclub and LBP3 quite a lot though.

Also, I'm a bit sad that for the first gen ever Naughty Dog probably won't be able to release 4 games. With the delays UC4 development has taken quite a long time and I think they're only 1 team now. I wish they still had 2. A Naughty Dog Team 2 still creates higher qulity than most devs imo. Besides UC4, needy me want The Last of Us 2, a new Crash Team Racing and a new IP :p