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Sony: "Our 1st party lineup a little sparse this year"; emphasis on 3rd party support
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nobodyshero
Banned
Don't expect any major first part surprises at E3, then. Fair enough.
Nightengale
Member
First-party-wise, Nintendo is where it's at in terms of having 'that sort of line-up'
But that alone doesn't make up for not having 3rd-party support.
MatrixMan.EXE
Member
They have plenty of exclusive content coming this year, so I'm not even worried.
DannyDanger
Member
Why does this post read like you're threatening them lol
BluenoseGames
Member
BummerAre these all the rest of their 2015 releases?
God of War III Remastered
Until Dawn
Tearaway Unfolded
Damn yeah that is sparse.
and probably the Uncharted Collection.
Primethius
Banned
The UC4 delay hurts but I don't really mind as long as the Japanese games I want still make the end of the year. Sony has gotten to the point for me where the first party stuff is not as important as all the currently announced third party exclusives.
No, this just means it's not releasing this year.
This is about games coming out for 2015, not announcements for games past 2015.
Jigolo
Member
Save it from what exactly?
Acquiescence
Member
A Sony exec said that? Straight out of the House's mouth?! Wow, that's disarmingly honest for someone in his position.
Persona 5 and No Man's Sky will do me, but even then, I could see those two getting delayed.
Persona 5 and No Man's Sky will do me, but even then, I could see those two getting delayed.
It's really a shame how the last two years have turned out. I invested in the PS4 because of the amazing first-party lineup of the PS3. I feel like that hasn't paid off at all in terms of first-party support. I just don't know what happened. They have/had so many internal studios, but there's been very little released, and what's there is oftentimes pretty average, besides Driveclub (which started out average).
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Persona 5 just needs to hit 2015. Everything will be fine then.
Yea wth where are those first party games Sony?!?!?
Palette Swap
Member
In the context of an investor meeting, I don't think the details of how 3rd party support operates are that important. This is about marketing deals in the broadest sense.
Looking at how current gen systems are performing, I'm not sure first party exclusives are that big of a deal to investors anyway.
Do you consider UC HD Collection a "big first party holiday title". If so then yay!
StealthGoblin
Banned
I think the management at the studios is lacking. Don't commit to a launch window if you aren't certain you'll hit it. Driveclub was a total mess.
I don't think games are being rushed. I think developers are being too ambitious with timing.
Now that Uncharted has been delayed, Naughty Dog will struggle to get the franchise back to being a Xmas window game. Sony need reliable Xmas window franchises. Uncharted was that.
TheSpoiler
Member
Probably sparser than PS3 or PS2 first-years.
There's a great deal of 3rd party, console, and Sony exclusive games coming this year.
MrCunningham
Member
I guess we can cross off The Last Guardian at E3 for this year?
To be fair, it took the PS3 a few years until it's great first party content really started rolling out.
FunkyPajamas
Member
These things... they take time.
Nightengale
Member
Well, he's literally the one at the top after all. No need to waggle the tongue to 'toe the pristine company image'
PS4 doesn't need saving, that price drop just ensures donation this holiday.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Time to triangle my arse.
Sony and its execs seemed to make a right hodge podge of its internal studios at the start of this generation. Cancelled projects left and right, lack of focus, and constant slippage. Remasters abounds to pave over really quite gigantic cracks.
I guess Bloodborne will be their only standout of the year, released in March.
Sony and its execs seemed to make a right hodge podge of its internal studios at the start of this generation. Cancelled projects left and right, lack of focus, and constant slippage. Remasters abounds to pave over really quite gigantic cracks.
I guess Bloodborne will be their only standout of the year, released in March.
Well that's the thing.
Sony's support of the PS4 is rather poor, Q1/Q2 this year was strong though at least with high profile 3rd party exclusives (some will call them 1st party) but Microsoft is only worse.
They had Sunset Overdrive which granted them the console with games title, but afterwards up until Holidays they have fucking nothing. A B-tier remaster and Screamride and one higher profile and well reviewed indie that is also on PC.
I'm sure though, come Holidays, the PS4 will once again become the console with no games
Imagine what numbers would it be pulling with top tier 1st party line up like PS3 since 2009 with the exception of 2012.
CalamityPixel
Member
It's be surprising if Sony's is fulled with a majority of 3rd party games. Especially when MS are focusing on first party this year.
travisbickle
Member
In this kind of meeting he means Uncharted got delayed.
Backfoggen
Banned
RIP video games.
Mass_Pincup
Banned
Bummer
God of War III Remastered
Until Dawn
Tearaway Unfolded
Damn yeah that is sparse.
So only one new game?
Yikes that's bad.
loaf of bread
Member
Nothing said here has anything to do with whether they'll show stuff at E3.
So...
BibiMaghoo
Member
Disappointing to read. I had hoped they had a surprise in store for the end of the year, and this suggests to me that while there may be, it will not be of great import to them, so a smaller title for sure.