PS5: "Things have only just started," says Jim Ryan on the first anniversary of the Sony console

News business PS5: “Things have only just started,” says Jim Ryan on the first anniversary of the Sony console

Published on 11/12/2021 9:11 PM

Today has been a year since Sony’s next generation console hit the video game market. To mark the first anniversary of the PS4’s little sister, the head of Sony Interactive Entertainment took the floor for a few moments to reflect on the year of the launch of the PS5, the first in a long line to believe him.

Earlier in the day, Sony took the floor to celebrate the first year of the PlayStation 5 in its own way. The Japanese company returned to the games that marked the console’s twelve months through a blog post. We told you more about it by publishing the ranking of the top ten most played games between November 2020 and November 2021.

. So far, few surprises, as in this list we find the leaders of the genre, such as FIFA 21, Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, Demon souls, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and we’ll give it to you by the thousands, … Fourteen days !

In addition to this list of games that marked the heyday of a large number of players, or more than 13.4 million who had the chance to get their hands on one of the two noble models, Jim Ryan spoke to take stock of this first year and briefly discuss the future.

A busy year and more ambitious ones are yet to come

Despite the context of their introduction, the new generation consoles needn’t be ashamed of the scores they get. If the Xbox Series X | S for your part does more than well, the Sony console is not neglected and even manages to set new records, for example in Great Britain

. However, component shortages and supply chain difficulties threaten manufacturers, and Sony is in as the company has had to revise its targets downwards.

Given this issue, Jim Ryan thanked the gaming community for their patience with the following comments:

We continue to see historical demand for the PS5 and know that storage restrictions remain a source of frustration for many of our customers. Rest assured that we are fully focused on doing everything in our power to ship as many units as possible, this is what we work on every day at the company and it remains my top priority. Once again, we appreciate your patience as we face unprecedented global challenges.

Jim Ryan also admits it was a busy year for the PlayStation 5 that had twelve pretty solid months. thanks to the launch of new exclusives, the acquisition of new studios and a whole lot of communications about the console’s next long-awaited games.

So much has happened in just one year since we lit up landmarks and other iconic locations around the world to celebrate the arrival of the PS5. Incredible games like Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Returnal and Deathloop have been released. Sony Interactive Entertainment has acquired the talented development studios Bluepoint Games, Firesprite, Housemarque and Nixxes. We also unveiled our next generation virtual reality system for the PS5 and recently unveiled exciting new footage and updates for upcoming titles like God of War Ragnarok, Gran Turismo 7 and Horizon Forbidden West. , all from PlayStation Studios and also announced Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – Remake during our September presentation.

After a quick look in the rear-view mirror, the head of Sony Interactive Entertainment used this speaking time to outline the future of the PS5.

With the PS5, it is only just beginning for us. The resourceful game makers and publishing partners we work with have released over 360 games for PS5. In addition, over 25 games for the PS5 are currently being developed in PlayStation Studios.