| LudicrousSpeed said: Sony during PS3 era: <snip> I'd argue the PS3 number is not only much higher (over double) but they were much larger new IP's. Stuff like Last of Us, Uncharted, Demon's Souls, Motorstorm, Resistance, Infamous, etc etc, hold more weight than a few new PSVR IP's and Horizon imho. |
You have to factor in rising development costs and rising development time. That's a huge difference. It has meant bigger studios slowing down releases.
Naughty Dog
PS3: 4 games
PS4: 2.5 games
Sony Santa Monica
PS3: 3 games
PS4: 1 game
This problem is industry wide. As costs continue to rise over the $100 million mark for a AAA title, publishers will be wary of releasing a title early (Anthem/Cyberpunk) and will double down investment/increase development time. Gamers demand higher quality and standards and the games industry will continue to more and more closely mirror the movie industry. Where blockbusters are king, risks are more calculated, investing in sequels is safer than producing new IP and games become more formulated to a specific standard that's proven to sell.
Your analysis is flawed though. You're assuming Sony are making the decisions, when in reality its the market. Those 63 games sold more than those 139 games. So are they losing out on console buyers who would have purchased a console for Warhawk, Singstar or Folklore? Or are they gaining customers because a single title like Spiderman can now move over 20 million units?
Their new IPS during the PS4 included:
Horizon- GG biggest game ever
GOT- SP biggest game ever
Spiderman- IG biggest game ever
Along with the likes of Bloodborne, Death Stranding, Days Gone and Until Dawn.
Not 'Horizon and a few VR titles'.
