What is going on with Sony's output this generation?

deactivated-5d6bb9cb2ee20 · 2015-02-22 08:45:53

I raise this point because I find it a bit curious, but Sony's output this generation has suffered so far- we are now 15 months into the PlayStation 4's lifespan, so any excuses of it being 'too early' or 'too soon' no longer apply, especially since this is probably the driest and sparsest output of first party games that a console has had, well, ever, in the first fifteen months of its lifespan.I am going to consider here all the original games that Sony have released for the system, and the reception that each game got. The games will be considered on the basis of their Metacritic average, their Gamespot score, and general player reception. KILLZONE: SHADOW FALLGamespot Score: 7/10Metacritic: 73General Player Reception: Mixed. At best the game is considered pretty to look at, at worst it is considered to be a drag, and just not a very good game to play. KNACKGamespot Score: 4/10Metacritic: 54General Player Reception: Highly negative, used mostly as a running joke. INFAMOUS: SECOND SONGamespot Score: 8/10Metacritic: 80General Player Reception: Positive. Even though there is some feeling of disappointment and missed potential associated with the game, players at least agree that this was a well made, fun game. MLB 14: THE SHOWGamespot Score: N/AMetacritic: 83General Player Reception: Annual sports franchise; MLB is usually considered pretty good, and so was MLB 14 The Show. DRIVECLUBGamespot Score: 5/10Metacritic: 71General Player Reception: Growing positive. The game was a mess at launch, and rightly piled upon by players, but since then, it has seen a number of improvements, and players seem to be coming around. LITTLEBIGPLANET 3Gamespot Score: 7/10Metacritic: 79General Player Reception: Considered fun, but unremarkable. Largely seen as unnecessary after the second game. THE ORDER: 1886Gamespot Score: 5/10Metacritic: 65General Player Reception: Mixed. It's too early to tell, but most people seem to be avoiding the game, while there are also those who are able to enjoy the game for what it is.---Okay, so some things immediately strike me here:In terms of quantity, Sony's output for the PS4 so far has been shockingly low- just 6 games in 15 months (of which, it must be noted, one, The Order 1886, is actually not a first party game, but a contracted second party title). Note, that is less than a game every two and a half months. Just what exactly are they doing? They're not making games on the Vita. They're not making games on the PS3. They're not working on the PS4 OS. So what is going on here? What is Sony doing?The quality aspect is shockingly suffering too- the highest score a Sony published game on the PS4 has achieved on Gamespot so far is 8/10- this is also the highest score any Sony game has achieved on Metacritic (83/100). In other words, they are, so far, just thoroughly average at best.That is a sentiment that is reflected in player reception too. The most positive thing that is reflected in the general player sentiment for Sony games is that it is above average, but unremarkable (inFamous).There are actually no more excuses for this- especially in light of the cut Vita support, Sony's first party output should have been better in terms of both, numbers and reception. There are those people who state that Sony's first party rivals, if not exceeds, Nintendo's, or that Sony is one of the best game publishers around. The numbers in no way possible reflect this. So far, Sony's output has been thoroughly middling. They have had 15 months to get their act together, and the best game they managed to release on the system is not one that was even made for it, but a remaster of a PS3 release from just a year earlier.Personally, I have hopes that Bloodbormne and Uncharted 4 will break this trend, because they are being helmed by Sony's best second party and in house studios respectively, but still, it appears that the myth of Sony's competence as a first party publisher is fast collapsing- at best, they are propped up by one extraordinary studio, surrounded by average games otherwise, at worst they have been far overhyped by their fans, and the reality is now coming to light.EDIT: I made every care to be as thorough and exhaustive as possible; nonetheless, if I missed a game, please let me know, so I can fix it immediately.

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SecretPolice

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#101 SecretPolice

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The saying.. The more things change the more they stay the same... comes to mind. :P

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#102 bforrester420

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Honestly, it's what has kept me from buying a "next" gen console to this point. There just hasn't been anything release compelling me to do so. I don't play first-person shooters, so pickings have been slim.

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#103 Edited By nini200

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@wolverine4262 said:

Sony realized that people care more about what they see in a screenshot than what they actually do in the game.

Bingo and that their fanbase nowadays care more about specs than actual fun games.

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#104 TigerSuperman

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@tormentos said:

Happen with MS as well

MCC Forza 5,KI those games were not as low on previews gens.

Maybe we have a higher standard for exclusive some how,MCC and DC got owned for having problems here,but some how ACU got a 7 when it was plague by bugs and problems.

But still the highest scoring. So your MS argument doesn't work.

@sHaDyCuBe321 said:

@BassMan said:

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@BassMan said:

The good games will come. This whole generation has been sad. Underpowered hardware with broken games that are not even that good to begin with.

This statement is only entirely true if you don't own a Nintendo this generation.

Nintendo isn't even in this gen. Their Wii systems have been garbage and have been a generation behind in terms of hardware. The games may not be broken, but most core gamers don't care about Nintendo games to begin with (except core Zelda and Mario).

1.) Power does not denote generation.

2.) Core gamers usually care about gameplay. And they appreciate substance over style. So I think core gamers definitely care about Nintendo games. The average PS4 user is probably a casual in their teens.

Yet that's originally how the current false version of generation was made.

@b_rich84 said:

I personally think a lot of Sony's talent have left to different studios. You are seeing developers leave these big time jobs in favor of smaller independent studios.

Uh where?

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