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Veknoid_Outcast on 02 May 2017
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deskpro2k3 said:
Anfebious said:

Actually, they do. Sony's first party games don't move hardware in the same magnitude that third parties do.

Imagine a Sony console with only Sony's first party games... ewww.

 

They still move hardware, just look at PS3. It did not have a lot of third party support, and their momentum was slow but they still end up on top against their main competitor because of their first party.

 

Imagine a Nintendo console with only Nintendo first party games. = Wii U

PS3 had a lot of AAA third-party support. Look at the top 10 best-selling games. Grand Theft Auto, Call of Duty, Call of Duty, Call of Duty, Gran Turismo, Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, Call of Duty, FIFA, Battlefield. There's one first-party game in there. I think there are maybe 14 or 15 in the top 50. Microsoft has the same number -- 15 -- in its top 50 with X360. And it has 3 first-party games in its top 10, along with the usual suspects: GTA and Call of Duty.

People invest in the PlayStation ecosystem for games like GTA, CoD, FIFA, Madden, Battlefield/Battlefront, Far Cry, Fallout, etc. Sure, games like Uncharted and Nioh make it different from Xbox or PC, but they certainly don't keep the platform afloat.

As to your last comment, WiiU had Arkham City, Arkham Origins, Black Ops II, Ghosts, Mass Effect 3, Darksiders II, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Assassin's Creed III, and Assassin's Creed IV. And still it failed. So maybe the failure of WiiU is more complex than just a lack of AAA third-party games? Especially when Nintendo's most successful systems of the last 15 years have sold well without them.