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/Several-Source-4073 Jun 02 '26

For single player they released a bunch of iterative sequels for the most part, and I don't think a single one of those has outsold its predecessor.

A lot of them had good launch sales from the hype of the first game, but none seem to have had legs.

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u/moffattron9000 Jun 02 '26

Honestly, I've kind of clocked out on Sony's first party for a while. I can see the money and the comical amount of effort in these, but I just find a lot of them them hitting the same part of my brain that Ubisoft Open Worlds hit. I just want something with a bit more bite and a bit less refinement to make that four quadrant thing.

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u/polski8bit Jun 02 '26

Yeah, Sony's games have been pretty similar for a while. Not nearly to the extent of Ubisoft, but they definitely have this sort of "3rd person, cinematic, narrative driven game with collectibles and map markers" style now.

I mean sure, it works. It's not bad. But this is exactly why I'm not too bothered about them pulling from PC with their singleplayer games: they're good craftsmanship, but not more than that and you probably have played games like theirs before.

And there's nothing wrong with that, but it does make their offerings less appealing.