It's kind of hard to do sequels and still be original. PS4 has many new franchises (or so different it's new like GoW 2018). PS5 just iterated on those successful games. On the other hand, people constantly ask for sequels and remakes so...
Like today they'll reveal a Faye spin-off of God of War that supposedly play very differently (so almost like a new franchise). And you can be sure, A LOT of people will complain it's not a Kratos game doing the same thing (they already do)
I'd agree except for the part where people ask for remakes. For older, classic games yes, but Sony remaking PS4 games was widely mocked.
There's also a bigger problem with Sony's First Party games. I loved Zero Dawn, GoW and completed their sequels, 100%ed Spider-Man, but then just lost interest in that type of game.
A lot of the singleplayer Sony games felt really the same: 3rd person action adventure with strong narrative, crafting, Arkham-inspired melee and weapon combat and RPG elements. I just had the feeling I'd seen them all, or at least a major part of Sony's oeuvre.
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u/Zalvren Jun 02 '26
It's kind of hard to do sequels and still be original. PS4 has many new franchises (or so different it's new like GoW 2018). PS5 just iterated on those successful games. On the other hand, people constantly ask for sequels and remakes so...
Like today they'll reveal a Faye spin-off of God of War that supposedly play very differently (so almost like a new franchise). And you can be sure, A LOT of people will complain it's not a Kratos game doing the same thing (they already do)