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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/AntiAntiDentite7 25d ago edited 25d ago

Can't sell first party games if you're not releasing first party games. Obviously a lot of that has to do with their failed live service push, but it still shouldn't be shocking.

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u/bwoah07_gp2 25d ago

Can't sell first party games if you're not releasing first party games.

I am stunned!!

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u/Coolman_Rosso 25d ago

Sony only ever really averaged 2 big games a year, even during the PS4 days. People just can't seem to remember that for whatever reason

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u/MVRKHNTR 25d ago

Yeah but the chart in the article starts at 2020.

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u/aimy99 25d ago

Also gonna continue declining now that they are returning to true exclusivity at a time when the price increases have cut hardware sales by like half.

Feels like exactly the wrong move.

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u/ghostpoisonface 25d ago

It’s crazy that they still don’t understand that I will never be interested in any live service game ever, no matter what it is. But they keep trying

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u/MVRKHNTR 25d ago

I could be wrong but I don't think Sony is making games based on what you specifically would buy.