| Shiken said: I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that the games Sony makes just are not done by other developers much anymore. Heavily story driven single player games are not as abundant as they used to be, and Sony is really hitting the nail on the head with high quality games to scratch that itch. Seeing how Playstation has become one of the main pillars of the company with the PS4, I suspect that this is only the beginning of many great games to come as more and more will be invested into their 1st party output. Sony has done a fantastic job with their studios and I look forward to seeing how they continue to grow. They may not have as many IPs as Nintendo, but the quality is certainly up there. |
I think that the best thing about Sony studios is they don't need IPs to deliver big critically and commercially hits. Their ability to make things from scratch and knock it out of the park is far ahead of any other publisher's studios. It's no wonder Sony has published more new IPs this generation than all other studios like Nintendo, MS, EA, Activision, Bethesda, WB Games, etc. all put together.
Nintendo perhaps especially is too reliant on IPs. Be it critically or commercially, If you look on metacritic, it seems Nintendo is almost incapable of delivering a 90+ rated game without Mario, Link, or Samus in it. Same with sales it, barring the occasional gimmicks like Wii series, most of their games sell very little unless again they have Mario , or Link in them, or Pokemon on handhelds. Splatoon is their first big IP in decades to sell well outside those few old IPs.
Last edited by BoseDK - on 12 August 2018
