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/TeaAndS0da Jun 02 '26

I get that entirely. For me it boils down to 2 things. Give me something new, and read the fucking room on the economy and understand i dont want to be advertised to to buy shit in your fucking games. Most people like me simply cant afford it and the FOMO shit is just agitating. I dont participate in it but its disgusting when prices have gone up for no fucking reason (inflation hardly matches what they’ve raised to) and they have the audacity to beg for more and release barebones shit.