| LurkerJ said: Who are these vocal people, really? Some xbox fans? lol I think SONY took a page out of Nintendo's book and realised that cheapening new IPs with so many entries per gen is a losing strategy compared to spacing them out releases and polishing each entry to perfection. That way, you keep the IP fresh and establish it as a system seller, extend the hype to next gen, and most importantly, give the developers a breather to reflect and give new IPs a chance. Is anyone complaining they got Ghost of Tsushima instead of infamous 4 & 5? Doubt it. |
While I agree this is probably a better tactic overall, but the amount of IP's they've developed is practically the same while entries are cut in half. Last generation we saw entries for Uncharted (3), Infamous (2), The Last of Us (1), Resistance (3), Killzone (2), Ratchet and Clank (6), Twisted Metal (1), LittleBigPlanet (4), Socom (2), Motorstorm (3), Playstation Battle Royal (1), God of War (2), Sly Cooper (1), Hawk (2), White Knight Chronicles (2), Gran Turismo (2), Siren (1), Modnation Racers (1), Demon Souls (1)
Total games = 40
New IP's = 10
PS4 however received LittleBigPlanet (2), Uncharted (2), The Last of Us (1), Infamous (1), Ghost of Tsushima (1), Spiderman (2), Horizon Zero Dawn (2), The Order (1), Knack (2), God of War (1), Killzone (1), Driveclub (1), Gran Turismo (1), Ratchet and Clank (1), Gravity Rush (1), Last Guardian (1), Days Gone (1), Dreams (1).
Total games = 23
New IP's = 10
Anyway, though I don't need three or four entries in every franchise, bringing back older franchises for an entry or two (Resistance, Twisted Metal, Jak and Daxter, etc) would be a great way to fill out the total number of games. They are already established IP's, so less risk, and it increases the amount of output.
*List only includes owned IP's that are new entries, not remasters.
***There is a much better consolidated list of all IP's that were created and published by Sony. My list is pretty much defunct at this point and isn't substantial enough to show the difference.
Last edited by Doctor_MG - on 13 April 2021
