| Veknoid_Outcast said: I've actually never heard that argument. And, personally, I feel the exact opposite. I think the last few years of the PS3 era represent the beginning of a downward trend for Sony first-party games. Not commercially, of course. But in terms of what I look for in a video game. With the PS1, Sony searched for and eventually found its footing; with the PS2, it absolutely soared; in the early days of PS3, it did well with games like Resistance, Folklore, Ratchet & Clank, Demon's Souls, Uncharted 1 & 2, God of War III, etc. — titles that felt like extensions of PS2-era games, at least mechanically. But toward the end of the PS3, it started to embrace a design philosophy that prioritized character, storytelling, and cinematic pretensions, which has endured throughout the PS4 and PS5 eras. In my opinion, that has done more harm than good. |
Yeah, the later half of the PS3 established the Sony game formula or rather weeded out the lower selling games, starting to chase high sales numbers rather than diversity and experimental creativity. Which is pretty much true for most of the industry as A games started to die out and AAA games started to play it safe. Indie games took over the experimental creativity while the big powerhouses stuck to their best selling formulas. High budget games have to cater to the broadest audience, losing that uniqueness that set earlier games apart from each other.
Quite a lot of Sony published games on the PS3:
2006:
Resistance Fall of Man
Genji Days of the Blade
NBA 07
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom
Formula 1 Championship Edition
Motorstorm
2007:
MLB 07: The show
Warhawk
Lair
Heavenly Sword
NBA '08
Folklore
The eye of Judgment
Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
2008:
MLB 08: The Show
Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds
GT5: Prologue
Singstar
NBA 09: The inside
Little Big Planet
Motorstorm: Paciic Rift
Singstar Vol 2
Resistance 2
Singstar Abba
2009:
Killzone 2
MLB 09: The Show
Infamous
Singstar: Queen
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time
Buzz! Quiz World
God of War Collection
Sing Star: Latino (US edition)
2010:
MAG
White Knight Chronicles (intl edition)
Heavy Rain
MLB 10: The Show
God of War 3
Modnation Racers
Sports Champions (Move)
Start The Party
Eye Pet
Kung Fu Rider
TV Superstarts
The Shoot
The Sly Collection
The Fight: Lights Out
Gran Turismo 5
Singstar: Dance
2011:
DC Universe Online
Little Big Planet 2
Killzone 3
MLB 11: The Show
Playstation Move Heroes
Socom 4: US Navy Seals
Motorstorm: Apocalypse
Infamous 2
Resistance 3
God of War: Origins Collection
The ICO and Shadow of Colossus Collection
Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One
Everybody Dance
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Eyepet & Friends
Medieval Moves: Deadmund's Chest
Carnival Island
2012:
Jak & Dexter Collection
Twisted Metal
MLB 12: The Show
Starhawk
Sorcery
Ratchet & Clank Collection
Sports Champions 2
Little Big Planet Karting
Playstation All Stars: Battle Royale
Ratchet and Clank: Full Frontal Assault
2013:
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
MLB 13: The Show
God of War: Ascension
The Last of Us
Puppeteer
Beyond 2 Souls
Gran Turismo 6
