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Kai_Mao on 01 March 2017
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Nuvendil said:
Kai_Mao said:

It's because Sony continues making more new IPs like The Order, Bloodborne, and, recently, Horizon. Thus, fans of PlayStation don't seem too worried about reviving old franchises. I mean, they tend to even brag about these new IPs, which is fine. Though they're doing a little revival with Crash so that's something.

Nintendo has tons of dormant IPs and they've revived several in the past several years through new games and/or through content in Smash or something. But then fans and critics also want them to develop new IPs so there's Steel Diver, Nintendoland, Codename Steam, Splatoon, ARMS, 1-2 Switch, Snipperclips, etc.

But that doesn't answer my question because Nintendo, as you pointed out, does make a lot of new IPs either themselves or in partnerships.  Red Steel, the Wii games (Sports, Fit, etc), Xenoblade, Last Story, Splatoon, Wonderful 101, Steel Diver, ARMS, Codename Steam, etc etc.  Nintendo makes new IPs and shepherds a large percentage forward, every generation has resulted in at least one new IP becoming a running franchise.  You would think, logically, Sony and MS - companies that mainly let franchises die and make new ones to take their place - would be the ones you would have people asking to farm out said IPs to indies to revive them. 

Honestly, I don't know haha. I mean, especially with the money Sony has to create the PS4, VR, the Pro, the Vita, etc., you'd think they'd be ok spending more with indies or other outside publishers to develop long lost IP. Even though Nintendo has the money to stay afloat for decades, they're still primarily a video game/entertainment company with no divisions that Sony has. I guess, it's up to Sony in the end. Though I think it is a little unfair Sony doesn't get as much flack for not utilizing old properties as Nintendo is getting criticized for. Hell, Microsoft has gotten positive reception for having BC despite the fact that the Wii U has had BC since the beginning.