I've lost faith in Sony

[Veknoid_Outcast]

Welcome back!

I'm kind of in the same boat, but I think for different reasons.

As of 2021, I'm certainly less interested in the PlayStation ecosystem than ever before, but it's been a long time coming. I could probably trace the turning point all the way back to PS3. The PS2, for me, is arguably the best system of all time, in large part because both Sony first-party and third-party studios were firing on all cylinders. We got a lot of great games that had cinematic sensibilities, sure, but they were grounded in arcade-style fun. In the PS3 era, I feel like Sony shifted its focus to story, character, emotion, etc. That accelerated on PS4 and I expect it to continue on PS5. Don't get me wrong: I'm glad that there is a corner of the industry for folks who love these types of character-driven games; they're just not my cup of tea.

Now, even if Sony's first-party studios aren't performing as they did in the sixth gen, there are still reasons to invest in PlayStation -- specifically, third-party exclusives from studios like Square Enix, Aksys, Sega, Atlus, Nihon Falcom, From Software, etc. But many of these games are now showing up on Xbox or Switch, alongside the awesome indie games that appear on everything but your toaster. So I find the need to get a PS system less and less urgent.