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

[Kyuu]

Norion said:

Kyuu said:

Yeah, Playstation systems historically tend to have mediocre start and a great mid/late life as far as first party titles. PS5 broke that "rule". Also contributing to the "no games" image is the numbers of crossgen games and the increased PC support.

Naughty Dog has been a disaster this generation.

It was definitely unfortunate timing to break that rule since lots of people couldn't even find a PS5 for a reasonable price till 2023. For Naughty Dog it's quite possible that Intergalactic ends up releasing soon before the PS6 comes out like how TLOU 2 released just a few months before the PS5 so things could repeat for the PS6 where people would be waiting for their first major new game for that platform for a really long time.

For context, Naughty Dog released 4 major games on the "hell to develop for" Playstation 3. They've truly fallen, and it's not just because AAA games naturally take longer to develop. Hopefully they'll bounce back after Intergalactic.