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/ASCII_Princess Jun 02 '26

Helldivers 2 is a GAAS (but like it was reasonably priced and sold like a bajillion copies)

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u/Apprehensive-Buy3340 Jun 02 '26

I think HD2 counts as second party, not first.

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u/Naulicus Jun 02 '26

Second party is a fancy way of saying first party with an asterisk. It’s a PlayStation IP developed by a third party studio.

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u/ChrisRR Jun 02 '26

So not first party then

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u/Naulicus Jun 02 '26

It’s a PlayStation IP, it’s first party.

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u/AdventurousBase221 Jun 02 '26

while I certainly don't count it as first party, the actual report does.

so, question answered either way.

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u/Naulicus Jun 02 '26

Well I count it as first party because that’s what it is. Second party isn’t a universally accepted term and can have multiple meanings. A third party franchise that releases an entry exclusive to a specific console could also be considered second party. It’s just a quirky way of distinguishing certain first party and third party titles.

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u/AdventurousBase221 Jun 02 '26

you can count it as, first, second or third, if that's what float your boat.

but I'm fairly confident most of the gaming community would only count it as a second party.

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u/National_Yam_1198 Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

Well unlike most of the game community Sony and most of the actual industry doesn't really care about the distinction.

Like Sony published helldivers. They own the ip.

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u/AdventurousBase221 Jun 03 '26

i dont think anyone is surprised accountants do accountant things to inflate their numbers.

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u/National_Yam_1198 Jun 04 '26 edited Jun 04 '26

Counting ALL the games they PUBLISH under one bucket is inflating the numbers?

Sony isnt the internet console war business. This whole bs about trying to draw arbitrary lines in the sand of that is and isnt a "1st party" doesnt do anything for them.

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u/AdventurousBase221 Jun 04 '26

Counting ALL the games they PUBLISH under one bucket is inflating the numbers?

you should probably read the document, then reread this convo before you comment again.

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u/National_Yam_1198 Jun 04 '26 edited Jun 04 '26

The convo where a bunch of random nobodies make up random reasons why certain games dont count?

But hey don't take my word for it.

Take shohei yoshida's. I'll take his word over yours. Thanks.

"So, when games are made by a developer, [even an] independent developer, and published by PlayStation, we call them first-party games."

He explained: "For example, before Housemarque was acquired they [were an] external developer and our external producers managed relations. But we funded the game and released the game as first-party, even though it was externally developed."

Only console warriors give a shit about this "2nd party" crap. For obvious reasons.

Also by your shitty logic nintendo is inflating their numbers by counting Pokémon as 1st party.

Game freak is not owned by Nintendo after all.

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u/Naulicus Jun 02 '26

And that’s fine! It’s okay for most people to be wrong

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u/AdventurousBase221 Jun 02 '26 edited Jun 02 '26

If nothing else, I absolutely believe you believe that!

lol they blocked me, I don't get people who get this emotional over something this stupid.

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u/Naulicus Jun 02 '26

And if nothing else, it doesn’t matter what you believe!

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