2024 will be a weak year for PlayStation. Sony confirmed that will not release any relevant games from existing franchises during the next fiscal year. That means Ghost of Tsushima 2, The Last of Us Part III, Spider-Man 3 or any other heavy title will not arrive before April 2025.
On a call with shareholders to announce financial results for the latest quarter, Sony President Hiroki Totoki outlined the strategy for 2024. According to the manager, The goal of PlayStation studios will be to produce high-quality titles and games as a service.
“But while major projects are currently in development, we do not plan to launch any new titles from existing crucial franchises next fiscal year, such as God of War Ragnarok o Marvel’s Spider-Man 2”Totoki added. The statements of the president of Sony confirm the fears of some fans
The production drought first party high level will repeat the dose this year. If we remember, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 was the only game under this definition to be released in 2023. Although Horizon Forbidden West y God of War Ragnarok made an appearance, the content was limited to a DLC. Despite this, PlayStation closed the year very well thanks to the sale of PS5 consoles and the support of exclusives, such as Final Fantasy XVI.
The latter is important, since it will make the wait shorter in the coming months. Although there will be no crucial releases from PlayStation studios, In 2024 we will see exclusive games like Stellar Blade, Rise of the Ronin y Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Furthermore, the remake of Silent Hill 2 It will have a temporary exclusive on PS5 before reaching Xbox Series X|S.
PlayStation follows in the footsteps of Xbox and is committed to multiplatform
Another important piece of information that emerges from the call with shareholders is Sony’s stance on cross-platform gaming. While PlayStation is not considering launching its exclusive titles on Xbox, simultaneous releases on PC could become commonplace. The president of Sony hinted that the strategy of limiting games to the console is a thing of the past
“If you have strong first-party content, not only with our console, but also with other platforms such as computers, first-party content can grow with cross-platform and that can help improve operating profits. That is another area in which we want to work proactively.”
Hiroki Totoki, president of Sony
Hiroki Totoki’s words come after the success of Helldivers 2, the Arrowhead title that was released simultaneously on PlayStation 5 and PC. Although the Steam version arrived with some technical problems, the game sold a million copies and ranked in Valve’s Top 10, surpassing the Palworld y Counter-Strike 2
The president of Sony wants its productions to become profitable and justify the million-dollar investments. Totoki said that in the last four months he has had multiple meetings with directors and heads of PlayStation studios.
“I visit the studios and everyone is working very hard to fulfill their responsibility of trying to optimize the business, and I understand that,” added the Sony president. “But overall growth and sustainable profitability or margin growth, how is that going to translate into these goals? I don’t think people understand that deeply. I think that is the problem of the organization.”
The executive He highlighted the creativity and good disposition of the leaders of his studies, but he noted that finances are not his main virtue. “As far as the business itself is concerned, I think there is room for improvement. And that has to do with how to use the money or the development schedule, or how to fulfill one’s responsibility towards development, etc.”
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