I think the point of the OP is that (Sony at least) they are confident enough that enough next gen systems have been sold that they can start leaving last gen behind and this is shown by those two games DLC's being next gen only and Horizon is one of Sony's biggest franchises.
My point is that other than indies (and From Software) the majority of games announced at The Game Awards are next gen only. There is also a domino effect, so hopefully From will see everyone else going next gen and their next game is next gen also (although they need to either heavily upgrade their engine or use something like UE5 to keep up graphically, if that's what they want to do of course)
I think we know we are cross gen for a little while yet as most games coming out that have been previously announced are cross gen, but most new announcements (non indies) are next gen only.
Thanks, I thought I was pretty clear with my language. I didn't say that cross gen was dead, I said it was dying. I cited a couple examples, maybe I could have cited more, but the really important one as you mentioned is Horizon.
That's Herman Hulst all over. If Guerrilla is saying goodbye to the PS4, and let's be clear, that is what they're saying here, that's a significant change for them and for the rest of PlayStation Studios.
We're going to see what happens next, if MLB The Show 23 is announced for PS4 or if they leave it behind in this next iteration.
There comes a time when Sony is going to want to INDUCE people to focus on PS5, especially as the economy worsens and the benefits of selling a few extra copies on PS4 don't help with the PS5 sales and future attach rates.
For example, someone buy a PS4 DLC doesn't push them into the PlayStation ecosystem the way that buying the DLC on PS5 would. Someone could buy Horizon 2 DLC on PS4 but still decide to buy a XSX instead of a PS5, but pushing people towards the PS5 as quickly as possible now, they ensure future attach rate. It's time to say goodbye to the PS4.
Undoubtedly, Sony may still have a handful of PS4 games left. I expect MLB23 will still be on PS4 and they aren't ready to cut the cord there, and it's already on Xbox. I expect the ND MP game may be on PS4 as well, though they could have said goodbye to the PS4 with TLOU P1 being PS5 exclusive. That could have also simply been because the remaster is already on PS4 and they didn't want direct comparisons.