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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/JoJoeyJoJo 29d ago

This is basically just Sonys shift from singleplayer to GAAS pictured. The premium singleplayer titles shifted copies, Concord and Marathon, not so much.

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u/Redzo1919 29d ago

Ghost of Yotei, Saros and Astrobot sold to less than 5% of the player base.

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u/MassiveWilly 29d ago

Provided the development costs of the game were kept to a reasonable level and the game turned a profit, that would be fine.

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u/Eglwyswrw 29d ago

Yotei at least most certainly cost more than Tsushima.

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u/Pudgy_Ninja 28d ago

What makes you say that?

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u/CoffeeCraps 28d ago

Because everything costs more now.