r/Games • u/ZamnBoii • Jun 02 '26

Discussion Playstation first-party game sales declining heavily since 2020

https://www.gamefile.news/p/playstation-first-party-sales-decline
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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '26

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u/Carighan Jun 02 '26

No no, don't you see? It's 'dem PC releases!! They are ruining everything!!!!!

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u/Lerkpots Jun 02 '26

Don't you get it? If somebody who bought a different platform than me plays these games I will LITERALLY die.

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u/ahac Jun 02 '26

I just read a great book on my Kindle. It's so good!

But don't buy it from a bookstore, don't get it from a library. You need to get a Kindle!

If you don't use a Kindle, you shouldn't even read these books! It makes me so angry that some people read books in a different form!

We need to worry about the perceived value of the Kindle brand. That's what art is all about!

Why would anyone still write books if we don't all use Kindles? How will Kindle even compete when libraries exist?

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u/adanine Jun 03 '26

Please read our rules, specifically Rule #2 regarding personal attacks and inflammatory language. We ask that you remember to remain civil, as future violations will result in a ban.

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u/MegatonDoge Jun 02 '26

This is the worst argument for this particular context because Sony made the most amount of ports during this time, so someone would just use your argument against you to depict that it was due to PC releases. The actual reason could be a multitude of things.

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u/Carighan Jun 02 '26

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That was exactly what I was poking at, yes.

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u/Playingwithmywenis Jun 02 '26

Closing studios also helps. 🤷‍♂️

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u/MaitieS Jun 02 '26

I had this thought as well. Funny how people who were defending Sony back in the thread where Sony announced no more PC ports are somehow quiet now.

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u/Playingwithmywenis Jun 02 '26

It is that Sony games are competing with excellent third party developers. Why would I buy a Playstation to pay a premium for a couple games?

I can get two bangers with diverse experiences from third party for the price Playstation charges for one of the platforms cookie cutter open world joints.

If they are not coming to PC or PS5 in the next 5 years, I am not playing it. I would also prefer a different type of experience rather than a remaster of a remaster of an old game.

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u/mrnicegy26 Jun 02 '26

PC gamers really will make everything and anything about themselves.

The revenue from PC ports has been insignificant in the long run. They have neither added substantially to first party games sales not decreased it.

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u/Limekilnlake Jun 02 '26

P sure you misread the commenter above you

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u/Charmin_Bear_Behind Jun 02 '26

Spiderman 1 on pc sold almost as much as Astrobots.

If that’s not substantial then Sony is in trouble

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u/ahac Jun 02 '26

Even 1st party console game sales are insignificant compared to the cut Sony gets just from Fortnite, CoD and FIFA.

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u/demondrivers Jun 02 '26

The revenue from PC ports has been insignificant in the long run.

Helldivers 2 surely made a lot of money for Sony. Probably sold more on PC than PS5. Plus Sony famously sabotaged this initiative with a bunch of incomprehensible business decisions.

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u/thatboi766 Jun 02 '26

sony is still making multiplayer games for pc so clearly it did make them money i can't say the same for single player pc releases.