VideoGameAccountant said:
The answer should be pretty obvious: the system isn't doing as well as reports make it seem. Keep in mind GoW isn't coming till 2022 so the semiconductor shortage may be solved by that point or very close to it. Same with the scalper issue. First party titles are designed to sell the system, so having it on a last gen system tell us the longevity of the PS5 is in question. Most likely, internal data shows that the PS5 isn't doing well with consumers and it's strong sales are driven by scalpers and, once that calms down, the system will struggle. Remember, Sony wants people to move from their PS4 to the PS5. Doing something like this is counter productive. It leads me to believe the PS5 may be in serious trouble. |
This is wrong on many levels. Spiderman alone has demonstrated that's sonys audience is quickly abandoning PS4 in favour of ps5. Miles Morales is selling 80% of its units on PS5 in the UK, so its clear PS4 users are waiting to upgrade before buying the game. They're also buying PS5s in high enough quantities to push the game to No.1 6months after its release. In this sense its proven that games can be cross gen and system sellers.
The cross gen nature of Horizon/GOW/GT7 is likely derived from the fact that they began development as PS4 games and were all intended for year 1 of PS5s life.
Based on Ratchet/Returnals/Deathloop/Demon Souls etc being exclusive, it could be that sony are leaving it up to developers and asking them what makes sense.
