Why are Sony's studios releasing so few games? Jin Ryan is to blame.

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KratosLives said:

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By this point last gen (July 2018) PS4 had Uncharted 4, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, God of War 2018, Horizon Zero Dawn, Infamous Second Son, Ratchet & Clank 2016, Killzone Shadowfall, Gravity Rush 2, Gran Turismo Sport, The Last Guardian.

By this point in the PS3's life, (July 2011) it had Uncharted 1 & 2, God of War 3, Killzone 2 & 3, Wipeout HD, Motorstorm 1, Pacific Rift, and Apocalypse, Infamous 1 & 2, LittleBigPlanet, Modnation Racers, Gran Turismo 5...

Compared to that, yeah, PS5's first party output to date is subpar.

Part of it can be blamed on budgets and development times growing as graphical fidelity increases, (but that's their own choice to chase the graphics dragon) but their GaaS ambitions definitely took a toll as well.

I can probably count as many ps5 titles by this point though.

Those weren't complete lists, just the highlights. I didn't include for example Warhawk on PS3 or Knack on PS4.

Sony also has more studios now than they did last gen or in Gen 7 thanks to recent acquisitions.