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At Sony's 2015 Investor Relations Day today, Sony Computer Entertainment president and global CEO Andrew House detailed the company's strategy for the coming year, including how it will address some shortcomings.

House began his presentation on a positive note, talking up PlayStation 4 as "the fastest selling hardware platform in our history," showing better-than expected growth and pushing PlayStation Plus subscriptions to twice what they were in fiscal year 2013. He said the company has a competitive advantage for the moment, and laid out three ways it hopes to maintain that. In addition to next year's launch of the Project Morpheus virtual reality headset and continued cost reduction efforts, House said the company needs quality software.

"We are working very hard to continue very strong support from third-party pubs and devs," House said. "Our first-party lineup is a little sparse this year, so I think this places even greater emphasis on getting good third-party support."

"I would characterize 2015 as the beginning of a harvest period for the PlayStation 4 platform," House said. "The beginning of a harvest period. That being said, we are also undertaking to invest in the future, and 2015 will also be a year of investment."

Via GamesIndustry.biz

 

[Andrefpvs]

Does this mean Persona 5 at SCEA's presser

continued cost reduction efforts

I wonder when we'll hear about a price drop (and/or a Slim).

 

[Flandy]

It was a little sparse last year too

 

[Caboose]

It was a little sparse last year too. 2016 better deliver on that front.

Edit: aww son of a bitch.

 

[SgtCobra]

It was also a little sparse last year, but hey, we got Bloodborne and I've got other systems so that means less time for my PS4 and more for the others.


We all know what sells consoles though.

 

[PdotMichael]

What sells the console.

 

[jbug617]

Guess no 1st party surprise for the end of the year.

 

[R10Neymarfan]

Sony knows that they're Soony

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Does this mean Persona 5 at SCEA's presser

Hey if p5 is out this year who cares about first party games

 

[AgentChris]

Let us beta test Uncharted 4's MP.

 

[Hugstable]

Cool of them to straight up say it since it was pretty known already. Hopefully that means tons of great games early next year. At least Tearaway is this year! Not surprising at all though

 

[KefkaPalazzo]

What sells the console.

Indeed. Look how MS dominated Sony in NA with the 360 with the same plan.

No worries.

 

[WhoaIsThatMars]

Don't care. Everyone get on the train!!!

Spoiler

pack some tissues for the ride home

 

[delSai]

Probably a good idea. There's enough to play and the games at the end of the year would just destroy the exclusives.

 

[TM94]

Timed DLC content doesn't make up for a lack of exclusives.

 

[Kinyou]

Soo.....

No Last Guardian at E3?

 

[TraBuch]

In a way, it's kinda disappointing that the system is selling so well despite generally poor first-party support.

On the other hand, Microsoft isn't doing much better, if at all.

 

[Veritigo_X]

That's fine. All the games I'm looking forward to this year are 3rd party anyway, I doubt I'd have the time to play any more games. Don't really care for Uncharted so that delay didn't bother me.

 

[darkwing]

don't worry , $299 will save it

 

[Flarin]

Bummer Are these all the rest of their 2015 releases?

God of War III Remastered
Until Dawn
Tearaway Unfolded

Damn yeah that is sparse.

 

[ShogunDarius]

It was a little sparse last year too

this and at launch, sad thing is some of the games lacked in quality too, I haven't played a game as boring as Shadowfall in years, thankfully Mercenary on the Vita was much much better, and its the fact they pratically abandoned first party on the vita too that makes this even more annoying. I did like Knack though.

 

[NightShift]

But don't worry, it's all gearing up for next year, right?

 

[Zombegoast]

So there's still a chance for TLG?

 

[Åesop]

Who needs more games when MGS V hits in September ( ͠° ͜ʖ ͡°)ง

 

[Newboi]

Welp, that guarantees that The Last Guardian isn't getting any kind of announcement this year...

 

[Jomjom]

Yay maybe I don't need to argue with crazy people anymore who believe there's somehow going to be a big surprise for this year. When your CEO says "a little sparse" that should be read as "we have almost nothing" on the 1st party front. They obviously have to sugarcoat things a bit.

 

[Newtype-001]

yep dont think im buying a single first party exclusive this year. Unless bloodborne counts.

 

[PdotMichael]

Timed DLC content doesn't make up for a lack of exclusives.

I guess you don't play games if they are released on more than one system.

 

[Nightengale]

Soo.....

No Last Guardian at E3?

That means people can stop deluding themselves on the notion that Sony has 300 unannounced AAA games for this fall.

But they can look forward to games announcements for 2016 and beyond.

 

[BadMediaKarma]

Games take time to make

 

[topplehat]

I feel kinda dumb for buying a PS4 so early.

 

[FunkyPajamas]

don't worry , $299 will save it

I agree. Let's wait for E3 for those 2016 teasers and then drop the price in October. It'll make sure that next years games have an even larger user base to sell to.

 

[StealthGoblin]

Shu needs to get a bit more forceful with WWS.

Agree deadlines with developers and be fair. Crack skulls if they let you down.

Looks like I'll have to make do with downloadable games for the rest of the year. Hoping Rime and The Witness come out this year.

 

[Begaria]

Not really a big fan of Sony's 1st party outside of Naughty Dog and a few of their smaller games like Rime. I'm more interested in seeing what Sony does with that 3rd party support and for my niche RPGs. I wonder if this means no big 1st party reveals at E3 this year?

 

[Nightengale]

yep dont think im buying a single first party exclusive this year. Unless bloodborne counts.

Why doesn't Bloodborne count?

 

[Steverulez]

Indeed. Look how MS dominated Sony in NA with the 360 with the same plan.

No worries.

On 360 they started very well particularly as they locked down/got console exclusives just by being first, a lot of third party content for that year, from launch (PDZ, PGR3, COD etc) to the March period (Oblivion) to the holidays (Gears) and the entirety of 2007 for instance (from Lost Planet's western launch in January to Mass Effect in November) was huge, then after management changes MS took their foot off the gas and focused on Kinect.

I don't think PS4 (or Xbox One) has hit that sort of line-up yet

 

[Portugeezer]

I don't know, they gave us the 1886 and Bloodborne, people just always like to look at what is next. I expect at least one big first party holiday title, surely?

 

[TheSpoiler]

I guess you don't play games if they are released on more than one system.

Or 3rd party exclusives.

I don't know, they gave us the 1886 and Bloodborne, people just always like to look at what is next. I expect at least one big first party holiday title, surely?

It's possible. They already have Tomorrow Children and Rime coming probably this Fall/Winter. It would be real nice if they hyped up WiLD and got that out this year. It looks conceptually incredible.

 

[phanphare]

nice to see this before E3

gonna keep my expectations in check

 

[Fried Food]

You know things are serious when executives are admitting to there being problems. Granted, sparse isn't that horrible a state of affairs, but it's still noteworthy that they are admitting it and not trying to talk around it.

They could really use a last guardian this year. I'd settle for GT7 reveal for early 2016 release.

 

[Loudninja]

Shu needs to get a bit more forceful with WWS.

Agree deadlines with developers and be fair. Crack skulls if they let you down.

Nope they should work as they are we dont need anymore rushed games.

 

[Zophar]

I feel kinda dumb for buying a PS4 so early.

Why? It still has the best third party support of any console platform.

 

[SolidusDave]

Bummer Are these all the rest of their 2015 releases?

God of War III Remastered
Until Dawn
Tearaway Unfolded

Damn yeah that is sparse.

And two of them will be already out by this summer.

Though NMS got bumped to first-party-level of marketing, so there's that (but still just a timed-exclusive I assume)

 

[Newtype-001]

Not really a big fan of Sony's 1st party outside of Naughty Dog and a few of their smaller games like Rime. I'm more interested in seeing what Sony does with that 3rd party support and for my niche RPGs. I wonder if this means no big 1st party reveals at E3 this year?

There will most likely be reveals just none slated for this year.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

MGS and Until Dawn will balm the pain of absence.

But 2016 will be stupidly stacked, right?

 

[Spyder_Monkey]

I can only imagine this ending well. Well see you guys.

 

[Canis lupus]

Has been sparse for 2 years. Unbelievable, by xmas 2008 "no game" PS3 got 2 entries in Resistance and Motorstorm and so many other exclusives.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

PS4 to continue to be the Bloodborne machine for the rest of the year confirmed :mjcry:

 

[-Horizon-]

Soo.....

No Last Guardian at E3?

TGS #believe

 

[Steel]

New unprecedented partnerships at E3 confirmed!