"Sony's first party wasn't good until second half of PS3" Myth or Fact?

[Zkuq]

PotentHerbs said:

Zkuq said:

Some of the biggest games mentioned here are either third-party (Crash, Spyro) or second-party (Ratchet & Clank), not first-party.

Anyway, I'll refrain from commenting on the matter much more, since I don't know the situation well enough and don't care to research it more. My impression is that Sony had pretty decent output, but heavy hitters were fairly rare, and hence there might have been only limited system-selling potential there.

I find the second party distinction odd. It's really only a term used on enthusiast forums.

Sony owns the rights to "second party titles" like Ratchet, Sly Cooper, Bloodborne, etc. From what I understand, this is a similar situation to Nintendo, with IP's like Pokemon, and out sourcing development for stuff like Age of Imprisonment. 

I suppose that's a fair point. Of course the chances are that Ratchet & Clank would be worse off without Insomniac, but still, Sony would be the only one benefitting from it, whatever benefit that might be without Insomniac.