The Future of Sony’s First Party Studios

CGM:
Ever since the PlayStation 4 launched back in 2013, the system has been lacking in quality, first-party exclusives. For a console that’s otherwise pretty damned great, this has been one of its biggest issues. It’s pretty clear that Sony is now focusing more heavily on second-party exclusives, and third-party partnerships. Evolution Studios, the developer behind the Motorstorm series and DriveClub, is the latest victim of this. It has officially been shut down, and it joins the likes of Zipper Interactive (SOCOM) and Studio Liverpool (Wipeout) in the rubble. Will this new strategy pay off for Sony in the long run, or is the company making a mistake in slowly abandoning its impressive first-party heritage?

[wotta]

Ratchet & Clank, Uncharted 4, The Last Guardian, No Man's Sky, Horizon Zero Dawn that we know of. You could say it's gonna be a great year for exclusives on PS4.

[Godmars290]

No Man's Sky isn't first party, Sony's just supporting and promoting the indies working on it.

[naruga]

if Knack , Killzone (many forgot that these were quality games), Driveclub, R&C, Street Fighter 5 are nt enough for you ..then there is Bloodborne that trumps every 8th generation game until now from any aspect ..i would ask the same question (now the edited out the question) at MS/Xone that still present Ori the blind forest as top exclusive for the console...... and is like a pS2 era game

[Godmars290]

@naruga:
Out of all those titles only Ratchet and Clank aren't controversial in terms of being good much less successful. Failed to live up to expectations. Except for Knack and even there Sony's giving it another chance. A sequel. And again, like prior example, Dragon Quest isn't first party. It is perfect example of the kind of support Sony gets.

That said, out of the three console makers, Sony is the most able as far as supporting their system. Though many will argue such, not seeing any point in exaggerating that.

[Scatpants]

@naruga So you say Knack is a good game and Infamous is a mediocre one? Opinion invalidated.

[Kingthrash360]

Why ask Sony this???????????
???????????
???????????
They bring out the most 1st part games and have the most upcoming first party games.
This is like asking apple where's the iPhone.
More examples?
Mlb the show
God of war remake
Tear away
Uncharted collection
Until dawn
Tlg
Horizon
Killzone
Tlou remake
Uncharted 4
R&c
Also let me remind you that shu said they are coming they aren't rushing games out so they can be quality games.
Smh..why are we asking this from Sony when ms hasn't made a new 1st party ip at all this generation.

[GribbleGrunger]

@Kingthrash360:

Yes, it is very odd isn't it. One would expect this question to be asked of the console with very few 1st party games. I'm assuming the author of this article used the tried and tested method of 'ignoring' certain games because of specific reasons.

[Eonjay]

Infamous still has the best unsurpassed ending this gen:

https://youtu.be/8wFpJeWdIX...

[BattleAxe]

It really shows the knowledge level that we're dealing with, when you see so many people who don't understand what a First Party Game is....

[TFJWM]

@Eonjay Yes I agree that is the best ending if you have issues...Seek help before its too late

[freshslicepizza]

nintendo is the one who supports its systems more than any of the others with first party games and look at how well the wii u sold. just goes to show how the industry has changed dramatically.

[DivineAssault]

Like Shenmu

[remixx116]

This sh*t literally blows my mind.

Sony is absolutely ruthless this year yet some how this article still gets approved.

These guys know exactly where to the first party games are and if they didn't a simple Google search would smack them upside the head with third,second and first party exclusives.

Hell sony has already released 2 so far in the former of gravity rush remaster and MLB the show, both with great reviews while uncharted 4 is just a couple days away.

And these games are filled in by second and third party exclusives like street fighter 5, alienation, ratchet and clank and no man's sky as the most recent stuff.

Why don't we ask the competition some of these dumb@ss questions.

[Knushwood Butt]

The new Hot Shots Golf game is first party.

I played 6 to bits.

[Lonnie18]

Also Infamous First Light ending was awesome my goodness.

[NewMonday]

why dose it matter if its 1st or 2nd party? an exclusive is an exclusive.

PS4 has the most exclusives, the better rated exclusives and the most diverse this generation.

PS4 has the most exclusives slated for 2016 and the games are starting to come out. Sony are doing a great job

[Christopher]

***if Knack , Killzone (many forgot that these were quality games), Driveclub, R&C, Street Fighter 5 are nt enough for you (i dont refer to InSS because was indeed a mediocre game).***

I chuckle at this. Other than R&C, Second Son was probably the next best game from that whole lot. Yet, it gets called mediocre.

[Goldby]

@NewMonday

You're just looking at it from an exclusive part.
1st party is when the company that is making the game is owned by Sony (ie. Naughty Dog) 3rd party (Not 2nd) is when the company is either owned independantly or by another company that isn't Sony (ie. Insomniac) While Naughty Dog only makes sony games, Insomniac can make games for other consoles, last years Sunset Overdrive for example.

Hope that helps

[DarthZoolu]

No man's sky is on PC I thought?

[Crimzon]

Yeah, people list all these exclusives but most of them are on PC. When it comes to Sony's real first party lineup this year, it's stronger than other years at least but still pretty iffy. We've got Uncharted 4, Horizon and The Last Guardian. Three games isn't bad, I guess? The PS4's exclusive lineup has been weak to say the least however, since aside from Bloodborne (which truly is an excellent game) it's been total junk.

The article raises a valid point that is 100% factually correct. Sony have been butchering their worldwide studios and relying more and more on third party DLC content, and that's fact. It's disappointing to see because the exclusive lineup on the PS3 was absolutely stellar, but it seems that now Sony has a comfortable lead with the PS4, they're making the exact same mistakes that saw Microsoft squander their gigantic lead with the Xbox 360 during the last console generation.

[Imalwaysright]

BattleAxe

So true...Insomniac isn't a Sony studio and so isn't Fromsoftware. Ratchet and Bloodborne aren't Sony's 1st party games.

[GameNameFame]

Lol. @Crimzon

Is that why Sony studio size actually grew? In numbers and sizes as many are now two team studios.

Naughty Dog
Bend Studio
San Diego Studio
Santa Monica Studio
Sucker Punch Productions
Pixelopus
Japan Studio
Polyphony Digital
Guerrilla Games
London Studio
North West Studio
Media Molecule

As some people here wish to forget actual facts, Sony has been increasing first party and second party both. Sony also recently purchased multiple second party studios.

Some fans here I think are confusing MS's recent decision to close multiple studios and losing partnership with Bungie and Epic as Sony.

Looking at metacritic, PS4 beats Xbox One in exclusive quality and quantity. PS3 massacred Xbox 360 in exclusive as well. Remember the Xbox 360 draught because MS lacked studios? This gen MS has even less studios.

At this point, Sony's long commitment to exclusive is pretty obvious looking at studios and trackrecord both.

[buttcheeks]

@ crimzon you just see what you want to huh? You left out dreams, gravity rush 2 , GT sport and mlb the show all first party games so you say they are spending all their money on third party dlc and yet they have more exclusives than any other platform and they already have more exclusives than the Xbox one THIS IS A FACT.........

[fr0sty]

Imalwaysright is right... Lots of people here don't seem to be able to differentiate first party from second party exclusives. Sony does not own Insomniac or From Software, and no matter how many times you click that disagree button, it won't change that fact.

[OOMagnum]

Ive seen the last guardian used in these lists for literally 7 years.

[thekhurg]

And yet, for the first time, we have confirmation that it's releasing in 2016. So despite the overuse in the past, it's 100% appropriate given the current circumstances.

[strifeblade]

You took the words right out of my mouth. Like every Sony list has been including that have for the last 7 years. I mean hell I might as well start including gears of war 6 in lists of that's the case haha

[remixx116]

Lol and I have been seeing killer instinct and project spark in lists for the past 3 years.......those games were launched titles.

Slide on by with that bull

[Kingthrash360]

this^^^
Lol dlc releases somehow means new game.
Season 3 aka dlc 3
I've pointed that out many times..by that logic a new cod comes out this week.

[Why o why]

Lol. . He's right though. . . That's actually quite funny. . Glad it's got a real green light. My Shadow of the colossus fix was a long time ago.

[Chevalier]

Season 2 and season 3 of killer instinct keep popping up on lists too though even though they're essentially season passes. Should we add SF V season pass as a new game to the list as well?

Also keep on seeing Recore and Sea of Thieves on list with ZERO gameplay footage. Also Phantom Dust which has no studio attached and recently confirmed by the studio that was working on it that the trailer shown at E3 wasn't even the game they were working on yet is on list still.

[CYCLEGAMER]

Why does it matter if it is "first party" or not? A console exclusive game is a console exclusive game. I can care less if it is first second third or fourth party.

[ScorpiusX]

Its on PC & PS4 with other plats to be mentioned later (Either way am okay w/ a PC version)

[Deadlead]

Agreed, I looked up the first 3 years of console exclusive titles for PS4, PS3, Xbox 360, and Xbone. I was thinking the previous gen for 360 would have been the best within this timeframe and it did have some great titles like Mass Effect, Bioshock, Gears 1&2, Fable 2, and Halo 3 and more. But the PS4 was surprisingly the largest list (even if you ended 2016 today) and by the end of 2016 will have top notch quality as well as diversity in its catalog. Here's a pretty comprehensive list of exclusive content up to this point for the PS4, check it out:

Bloodborne
Driveclub
Infamous: SS
KZ: SF
Knack
LBP3
MLB The Show x3
The Order 1886
Ratchet and Clank
Resogun
Street Fighter V
Tearaway Unfolded
Until Dawn
The Witness
Firewatch
Gravity Rush 2
Hell Divers
Transistor
Disgaea 5
Dragon Quest Heroes
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
Axiom Verge
Fat Princess Adventures
DC Universe Online
GoW III Remastered
UC collection
The Last of Us: RE

And here's a list for what's anticipated to release through the remainder of 2016:
Drawn to Death
Dreams
GT: Sport
Hell blade
Horizon: ZD
TLG
No Man's Sky
Persona 5
Rime (maybe)
Alienation
The Tomorrow Children
Tales of Zestiria
Uncharted 4

Not every title is something that I'm personally interested in but all these titles are AAA, well reviewed, or look extremely promising. This diversity is probably why the PS4 is crushing it in sales.

[Tobsesan]

Deadlead not even half those games are AAA or 1. Party

[Godmars290]

When it actually use to mean something, exclusives generally showed what a system could do. The best presented examples for 3rd parties to follow and 2nd to sometimes exceed. That's where the likes of Square earned their reputation when they were on the SNES and PS1. The same rep Square Enix has devalued.

[Movefasta1993]

The last guardian may very well not come out this gen.

[medman]

You bastard......how dare you.

[Goldby]

@Movefasta1993
BLASPHEMY!

i cast you into the depths of hell!

[Tsunade]

Ni oh, Persona 5, King of Fighters, the next God of War etc etc.

[DarXyde]

Only God of War is first party. Persona and King of Fighters have appeared on other platforms.

To be fair though, there are plenty of first party PS4 games out. It just depends on if you mean a game of Uncharted's scale. Otherwise, there's Killzone: Shadow Fall, Knack, Drive Club, Bloodborne (co-developed and published by Sony) inFamous: Second Son/First Light, LittleBigPlanet 3, MLB: The Show, Singstar, The Last of Us Remastered, The Unfinished Swan, Tearaway:Unfolded, Gravity Rush: Remastered, and several others where they were simply publishers.

On the way: Uncharted 4, Gran Turismo Sport, Gravity Rush 2, Horizon: Zero Dawn, The Last Guardian, and Drawn to Death.

This does not include all games published by Sony, or even Ratchet and Clank. It doesn't even include the inevitables such as Gran Turismo 7, The Last of Us 2/Naughty Dog's next project, or whatever Sucker Punch is working on. Makes you wonder what's coming from E3 now.

I'd say they're doing alright.

[uth11]

This R&C game isn't from a first party studio though.

[Segata]

First party IP tho. Like Starfox on Wii U from PG or Killer instinct on Xbox from Iron Galaxy/ It's a first party game by a 3rd party studio.

[wolokowoh]

Insomniac has never been owned by Sony so the series has never been from a first party studio. Before Fuse IG had worked exclusively on PS platforms since Spyro because of a deal(s) they had with Sony. Ratchet and Clank is a first party IP though because Sony owns the IP rights to Ratchet from the moment they agreed to fund the first one.

[Why o why]

I thought game like that was called a 2nd party exclusive

[Chevalier]

Weird Killer Instinct, Scalebound, Recore, Phantom Dust, Dead Rising 3, Ryse, Quantum Break, Ori and the Blind Forest and Screamride aren't first party studios either. That's the majority of Xbone games are made by 3rd party studios yet we see them on list all the time.

In fact Killer Instinct shows up every year with new 8 character season passes each time being passed off as a new entry onto games lists even though they're literally updates and season pass content.

[_-EDMIX-_]

I have no idea what you mean.

a first-party game is not defined by the studio that's creating it. it's actually defined by the IP being owned by the company that's creating the console.

Consider Nintendo over the years has had Capcom, Namco, Platinum Games, Sega in a bunch of other developers and Publishers creating games for them. Capcom created several handheld Zelda titles are you telling me that Zelda isn't a first-party game because Capcom created some of them?

Consider the legal term of first party is merely speaking about the ownership of.... nothing more.

Anything that is considered first party to a company is just saying the company owns either the game or the team etc.

For example Sony could have a first-party game they owned it made by a team they don't own which is third-party because they do not own it. When regarding the game's ownership they will call it first party because they own it, it's theirs.

When you contract somebody to build your kitchen when they leave is the kitchen there's? On your legal documents do you state they owned it? No you are paying them to create it, it's yours.

That is what first-party means it just means owned by.

A first-party studio is owned by..

A first-party game is owned by..etc

[_-EDMIX-_]

You guys are disagreeing with Wolo, yet I see no links showing that Sony ever owned Insomniac and i see no links disproving that Sony owns Ratchet & Clank.

For a 100% fact Sony owns Ratchet & Clank not insomniac.

For a 100% fact Sony does not own insomniac.

The series has been worked on by other teams, Sony for a fact owns the IP and Sony for a fact can just get another team to continue the series if they no longer had Insomniac contracted to work on it

It's a first-party IP the first party retains ownership (Sony) they own it, it's literally that simple folks it's not rocket science and I'm not even sure what some disagreeing on.

If I'm wrong on this I beg someone to show some links showing who owns what..

First party does not mean exclusive first party does not mean only on one platform first-party literally just means ownership of.

In the legal sense if you look at Activision's documents and any other legal cases when regarding something like Call of Duty Activision will be stated as the first party, because they own Call of Duty they are the party of ownership of the title that's what that would mean.

A first-party game in terms of console Publishers just means the console publisher owns the actual IP that's it.

For example Microsoft doesn't own Sunset Overdrive. Sunset Overdrive is not a first-party IP because the party we are talking about doesn't own the IP Insomniac does.

If we're going to be as stupid as saying if it's exclusive, its first party that's like saying Metal Gear Solid 4 is a first-party game even though in the legal sense Sony does not own Metal Gear Solid IP.

Once again Sony owns the IP to Ratchet & Clank it is a first-party game that they own they could have anyone they feel like it work on it

Insomniac does not own the IP Insomniac is not a first-party studio because Sony does not own that studio it is not theirs they are not the party of ownership.

[showtimefolks]

let me see because ps4 is so so successful and ps4 was dominating against the so called best lineup ever. Sony decided why not give some extra time to developers

you won't have this issue moving forward. sony will be killing it for next 3 years atleast

ratchet and clank
uncharted 4
no man sky(exclusive to ps4 consoles wise)
horizon zero down
the last guardian
gravity rush
gran turismo
drawn to death
street fighter 5(exclusive to ps4)
Dreams
firewatch(exclusive to ps4)
hellblade
shadow of beast
mlb the show 16

unconfirmed

god of war

persona 5 not 1st party but exclusive
the witness

don't ever talk about sony's legendary 1st-2nd party studios in a negative way

while xbox and nintenbdo depend on same franchises sony is the only one taking huge risks

gears
halo
forza

mario
zelda
maybe metriod

free games with psn-plus was started by sony that now a days y'all are quick to give credit to MS

it's smart business when you are up over 20 some million on xbox one why not give extra time to developers

january
february
march

all won by sony this year and the big hitters are yet to be out

but ho ahead keep hating

off topic:

each year we may get 5 or so exclusives but why is it that we don't talk about 3rd party support? 3rd party support is what really matters more than anything else

tomb raider square regret the timed exclusive. atleast cost themself a good 3-4 million in sales

titanfall 2 coming to ps4 too

publishers placed their bets on xbox one and they all look bad now. ps4 is the present and the future(come e3 with 4k ps4)

here is the difference:

ps4 is run by gamers and the person to lead the ps4 was mark cerny a developer himself

while ms is a business and it shows with their approach

[Kiwi66]

If in your opinion its only Sony taking risks then wth do you call the new ip's that MS took a risk on as they have more than just gears, halo & forza but i suppose no one should be surprised by your bias and didn't they say shortly after the release of TF that the sequal would be multiplat anyway and how do you know that SE regret the TR thing as didn't they say they were actually happy with how it went

[TFJWM]

@Kiwi66 What risks has MS taken on the first party side of things?

[showtimefolks]

Kiwi66

please post the risk MS takes or has taken? they play it safe and sound majority of the times. Nichie games have existed on playstation branbd from decades

shu yoshida even said that

http://www.dualshockers.com...

ricosuave

first of all ps4 nor xbox one will or can do native 4k at price point of $349 to $399. common sense man

psvr is already a success and it hasn't even launched

end of the day my argument is valid(not a fact just an opinion) ps4 has sold so well that sony could take the wait and see approach and now unleash a lot of exclusives in next 24-36 months

2015 didn't bring many exclusives but it brought some quality exclusives. bloodborne and until dawn.

MS can not keep depending on halo, halo as an IP has slowed down(this is a fact backed up by sales data)

no halo game has even come close to halo 3 sales mark

sunset overdrive is an prime example of how xbox gamers simply don't support all types of games. it was an excellent exclusive that barely sold over a million

same game on ps4 would have sold 3 plus million

there is a reason ratchet and clank IP has stayed strong and i wouldn't be surprised if sony announced another sly and cooper along with buying back of crash IP

even tomb raider sold badly

xbox one can be had in between $249 to $279 yet ps4 is outselling it every month and that right there is argument enough

[game4funz]

You forgot sea of thieves and recore at least. And quantum break.
You added fire watch which is an indie and therefore also forgot a few nice looking Indies on Xbox.

Your lost shows your ignorance because although with the PS4 your list is accurate and even missing some...your list for the Xbox is missing a lot.

[_-EDMIX-_]

It's very clear that Sony has been a company that is willing to take risk on new IP not just trial and error but seeking to create series if they succeed.

Let's not forget that Little Big Planet started off as a single game and now it's an entire series of games.

That could be Wild, that could be Dreams, that could be Detroit that could be many of their games. Regardless of which company you like it is undeniable that Sony over the years has pushed the boundaries with many of their games and have been very open to making new series from any of their teams.

I cannot say the same thing about Microsoft in the last generation where we had 4 Forzas, 4 Halos, 4 Gears of War etc.

The sheer fact that they likely cancelled a new IP in favor of making more Gears of War and even named the new team after something from Gears of War is very much showing that they own a team to just make that one game the fact that they're even naming the team after that is telling you they don't have much intentions of that team doing anything other than that IP.

With the exception of static IPS like racing or Sports you cannot say the same thing about Sony.

I'm pretty positive you didn't know of Horizon zero Dawn last generation by that team.

Basically every generation Sony has their Studios releasing new series.

We don't know of Microsoft consistently doing this we don't even know of Nintendo consistently doing this... I mean people could try to play pretend all day but the reality is during the PlayStation 2 generation you did not know of Uncharted Infamous, Resistance etc.

[Germany7]

No Man's Sky is not a first party game, but you are right about the rest, all of these games are Sony exclusives.

[deafdani]

Out of all the games you mentioned, only one's out. ONE, after more than two years in the market.

You can make that two if you include Bloodborne.

The truth is, Sony still hasn't really gotten started with their own games, relying mostly on third party stuff. I guess they were too busy counting money to make games.

[GrubsterBeater]

Yet Sony has released more exclusives, higher rated exclusives, more games in general, and garnered more 3rd party support than MS.

So what are you talking about?

While you're saying all this, XBox One has Quantum Break and Gears as their top exclusives they are relying on. Also, QB is on PC as well and I'm sure Gears will too.

Before you start talking out you a$$, maybe you should think about how wrong you're gonna be when you post that comment..

They were too busy counting their money, huh? I thought it was Microsoft who had all the gaming moneys in the world?

Quit being delusional.

[deafdani]

Pelease, Grubster, do point out where in my comment did I say anything about the competition.

Nowhere.

You're deflecting my argument, which was that the PS4 hasn't gotten much in the way of quality exclusive content in more than two years.

I don't care about Microsoft because I don't own a Microsoft machine. I do, however, own a PS4, and so far, it's been a bit disappointing for me. Thankfully, this will change this year, but again... THIS year, more than 2 years after launch.

[GrubsterBeater]

Okay, DeafDani, so you don't own an XBox. That doesn't change the fact that PlayStation is dominating exclusives-wise, while XBox has released almost nothing. Also, PlayStation exclusives have been superior in many ways including higher scores than XBox exclusives.

Sony is killing it and PlayStation is just gonna wipe the floor with the competition once the ball gets rolling here in the next couple weeks. Plus, there are soo many quality exclusives in the pipeline now that the competition doesn't stand a chance.

Now if you would do some research on the internet, you would realize just how many games have been released on PlayStation 4 so far, and you would see how many more are on the way as well. A simple Google search would suffice, but you would rather spout the same delusional garbage that most XBox fanboys spew on a daily basis.

So no, I didn't deflect your argument whatsoever, if anything, you are deflecting MY argument and are just being ignorant to the knowledge around you regarding the amount of games Sony has released, plus how many are right around the corner, all of which look like premium, quality titles.

So do that little Google search for me and then tell me again how Sony hasn't been doing much games-wise.

[deafdani]

OK, Grubster, if you insist on including the competition here, fine. I'll play along.

As I told you before, I don't care about the Xbox scene because I don't own an Xbox. What I didn't tell you is, I also own a Wii U alongside my PS4.

http://www.geekwire.com/201...

Funny how you try to use Xbox One as a point of reference to make the PS4 look better by comparison, while completely ignoring the existence of Nintendo's console, which has output more than double the number of quality exclusives than PS4 and Xbox One combined.

It's the Wii U that has "killed it" in the exclusives department. Not PS4, not Xbox One. Wii U.

Sony and Microsoft still have a lot of catching up to do.

Now that the "Xbox fanboy" argument didn't work out for you, I'll just wait for you to call me a Nintendo fanboy and Sony hater to try to save some face. Just remember: it was you who brought forth stupid comparisons to other consoles instead of judging the actual console at hand for itself in the first place.

Sigh.

[Doopy]

TLG and Horizon will be delayed.

[Chevalier]

Don't forget, Dreams, Gravity Rush 1 and Gravity Rush 2.

[Lordani66]

Bloodborne, DOA Xtreme 3, Deep Down (still in the making), Detroit, Driveclub, Final Fantasy VII, God of War 4 (rumored), Gran Turismo Sport, Horizon, inFamous: SS, Killzone, MLB The Show, Ni-Oh, Ratchet & Clank, The Last Guardian, The Order, Uncharted 4, Untill Dawn and some updates that I didn't mention like Beyond: Two Souls, God of War 3, The Last of Us, Uncharted 1-3, and some Asian games released world-wide: Disgaea 5, Dragon Quest XI, Exist Archive, Nier: Automata, Persona 5, Star Ocean, KOF XIV. And those are AAA games only.

Oh and I totally forgot about rumored new Crash Bandicoot and Onimusha I believe (or whatever classic PS2 IP that was that I can't remember, but the rumors are preetty beliveable).

[3-4-5]

* Some of you don't quite understand what "First Party" games are.

* Those are ones made/developed by Sony.

* Many of the games you people are listing are 2nd & 3rd party games.

* Street Fighter 5 is a 3rd party game. Even though it is exclusive to PS4, doesn't make it first or 2nd party.

* 2nd party would be if Sony owned part of Capcom....which they don't.

* Sony doesn't have that many first party games.

* Uncharted is NOT first party.

* No man's sky is NOT first party or even 2nd...it's 3rd.

* It's ok to love Sony & your PS4, but please be realistic and at least exist within a shared reality that is REAL.

* Some of you are very delusional or just misinformed on what things actually are.

* Sony & PS4 are awesome, but just please stop with the lies and misleading.

* It makes YOU look bad, not anybody else.

[BlakHavoc]

Uncharted is made by ND, which is a first party studio for Sony. And compared to MS Sony has plenty more FP games released or releasing in the near future.

[Lordani66]

Yeah, some people don't get what are non-first party studios, but you clearny don't too. First party studios are those, which develop games ONLY for one system. 2nd party studios develop some exclusives for only one platform, but also some multiplatform games (like From Software). 3rd party studios develop only multiplatform games (capcom for example). That's why my post containing all those games in 90% right (yeah, I put a few 2nd party games there too, my bad).

[s45gr32]

No Man's Sky is on PC not exclusive

[-Foxtrot]

Sony is doing fine with first part content, better then others.

[SpaceRanger]

They've been putting out stuff year round year over year. I'm really thankful that they have variety in their first party studios rather than them all being in either racing or shooting genres.

But more so, I'm really glad that it's not just one game in the spring and then all the rest bundled up within a month and a half.

[jb227]

Yeah there's a nice graph over at NeoGaf right now showing the first parties & what they are working on, we've obviously got GoW coming soon from Santa Monica, TLG, UC4, Horizon, Dreams, etc that we know from first party studios, then first party games like Detroit from third parties, but Sony London, Bend & Sucker Punch all have unannounced games coming and those should all be big titles to announce.

Sony spent the entirety of PS3 supporting it w/ first party content, so a lot of those devs are taking time to create new games after they made late period games for the PS3...I really don't think we've even scratched the surface for Sony's first party, this year is when it starts hitting heavily & it most likely won't let up until we are already in the PS5 cycle, just like what we've seen from the 3 to the 4

[Eonjay]

The are literally the most productive 1st party. I don't know what else to say. Opinions are cool but facts are just facts.

[DarXyde]

I don't think they're more productive than Nintendo. Their studios populate a pretty significant portion of the Wii U and, to a lesser degree, 3DS libraries.

[rainslacker]

I think Nintendo gives them a good run for their money. I think Sony has a bit more variety in their line up, but Nintendo has certainly been doing better than they used to on that front.

[Muzikguy]

Don't hit us with facts, those things hurt! :)

I do agree that Nintendo does this quite well also. They just seem to be more focused on portables.

[ShadowKnight]

I think Nintendo and Sony are releasing great exclusives!

[-Foxtrot]

Nintendos feel samey with some games. Sony offers more variety with good online play as a bonus

[deafdani]

Lol, no. Unless you don't count Nintendo in "others".

[Imalwaysright]

If the others aren't Nintendo...

[Hoffmann]

I wanted to report this article as Lame because it is damn lame to ask where the first party games are in a time frame when big games like R&C and Uncharted 4 are getting released.

But thought its more fun to see the comments here so I gave it the last needed approval. Excuse me, I need to wash my hands now multiple times, am feeling a dirty and this dirt won't go away easily.

[Eiyuuou]

You shouldn't feel bad. Decent entertainment is hard to come by these days.

[Aloy-Boyfriend]

It's never enough. PS4 has got games since this year and people still ask this question? MLB the show, R&C, Uncharted next month? Plus the other first party titles.

Oh wait by calling most not first parties for not being developed by their own studios is reason enough to just write them off?

In that case, where are the first party Microsuave? Most of the games aren't even made by their studios.

[uth11]

The article was about First Party Content, not exclusives.

Remember that many of the big first party games of the last year and a half, like Bloodborne, Order 1886, Until Dawn, didn't come from first party studios.

[Sora_1994]

They just released mlb and ratchet...uncharted is next month...wtf else do people want

[Eonjay]

views.

[Hoffmann]

Lol, indeed.

[ILostMyMind]

Nice answer.

[SatanicEyeJesus]

You deserve an Oscar... Better... A Nobel! The best answer of the Year!

[Cohagen420]

You are a jean-yus.

[Tsunade]

Traffic on their websites. (clicks)

[ShadowKnight]

Until Dawn and Bloodborne

[Germany7]

Alienation is coming this month too.

What about now, haters?

[deafdani]

Yeah, and it took them more than 2 years to really get started. I think it's a valid complaint.

[remixx116]

How is the complaint valid when it poses a question that has a clear answer this year....... I bet this article made you happy huh??

[deafdani]

Why would I be happy? If anything, I'm happy that finally the truly awesome content is releasing on PS4. I own one, and it's been a long wait.

As for the article itself, the title posted on this site is extremely deceiving, because the article's real title is about the future of Sony's first party studios. :/

[remixx116]

My bad, sorry read it all after the fact.yeah but we should be used to the wait by now I guess.

[Aloy-Boyfriend]

Infamous SS got things started. It was a fun game, the TLOU RE, and so on.

But you people have grown up to be ungrateful, Underappreciative self centered critics that a game that doesn't get a 90+ is considered crap.

There's no passion about playing games anymore. It's all about scores.

Killzone SF*
knack
Resogun*
Infamous SS
TLOU RE*
Driveclub
Little big planet 3
Until Dawn
Uncharted collection
Tearaway
Bloodborne*
The order
MLB The Show*
SFV
The Witness
Ratchet and Clank
Salt and Sanctuary

All these games in two years and you say it took the more than two years? I would have been lucky to play this amount of games in two years in previous gens.

Yey you people can't see that because you've been blinded with scores

[deafdani]

@XiKuraPikaPikachu:

Second Son was the main reason I got a PS4. Don't assume sh*t, please. >_>

[_-EDMIX-_]

Lol they be like " Sony used to release five games every month last generation" lol

[vikingland1]

While these bloggers wonder where the 1st party/exclusives are I'm gonna bow out and go play some more Ratchet & Clank ;P

[fallacious]

these bloggers really like to churn out trash.

[cfc83]

First party games are one thing, but many ps4 fp games aren't renound for multiplayer. They tend to sign advertising deals when it comes to those. Apart from UC4, there isn't much for me this year on this console. May come as a suprise to some folk, but many of us don't care about baseball or ratchet and clank.

[MRMagoo123]

it may also come to a surprise to you that not every one likes multi-player or shooters either and it may also surprise you that you can't please everyone all of the time.

[GrubsterBeater]

"May come as a surprise to some folk, but many of us don't care about baseball or Ratchet and Clank."

Well lucky for you, cfc83, the PS4 has a wide variety and large quantity of upcoming exclusives for you besides those two games then. Whatever genre you are interested in, the PS4 has a release that caters to that genre for you.

If you actually owned, researched, or cared about the PS4, then you would have known that. But hey, if Quantum Break and Gears of War is all you need to sustain your gaming needs for an entire year, then your XBox One is perfect for you and right up your alley!

[Muzikguy]

"May come as a suprise to some folk, but many of us don't care about baseball or ratchet and clank."

If those 2 games are all you think about when you think PS4 in 2016, I feel bad for you. Not really bad, more dumbfounded actually. I have to sit here and contemplate what games I really want to get because there's SO MANY coming out this year! Yet we have people that think it's just baseball, r&c, and uncharted :/ I don't base good exclusives on they're multiplayer either. Maybe it's an older generation thing

No Mans Sky, Uncharted , GT Sport, Horizon Zero Dawn are games I'm for sure looking at and there's more we don't even know about (not to mention backlog and games I've yet to purchase like Until Dawn). Then there's PSVR and games for that too! Lmao "only baseball and r&c"..... Reminds me of some other box and "halo, forza, gears"... Laughs on N4G are fun, thank you

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Playing the world's smallest violin to the tune of "You can't always get what you want."

[jb227]

...and many of us don't care for mp, so I'm not sure what your point is?

MS is the console that pushes mp the hardest, always been that way. Spencer has literally said that is the first thing he typically asks from devs, that some social component is included. They've gotten a bit more lax these days, but that focus is still there. One look at Halo 5 should show that they focused in so hard on making a quality mp that they forgot to craft a campaign to go along with it. UC4 will focus on its campaign & it's mp will be a fun way to increase longevity for those that enjoy it. Never cared much for mp personally so I'll leave that to the cats that dig it & hope they have fun with it.

MS focuses on mp
Nintendo focuses on all ages fare
Sony focuses on variety

Been that way since the dawn of these consoles & gamers are best served keeping that in mind.

Either way Sony has more than baseball & Ratchet, that much is for sure.

[remixx116]

Well it's funny, you might as well say I don't like diversity cuz ratchet and MLB are definitely not the only thingsolution released so far this year.

It's funny that you menation those 2 throw cuz their respective average scores are higher than the vast majority of the competitionspot games.

Quality is subjective but that's not even really your thing huh?

[WellyUK]

He's right it's an area where Sony might want to think about as MP games are massive now and something that can hit that market for them can only improve on what they have. Something like a new SOCOM would be perfect, Resistance as well or a good killzone like 2. Or something new.

Sony are doing great in other areas but they are severely lacking in First party MP games which is a very large part of gaming now but I suppose when they just go for exclusive deals with third party MP games then they feel they don't need a big MP exclusive. I however believe they do as I am a MP gamer at heart if a game doesn't have MP then it better be a special/good game for me to warrant buying it.

[cfc83]

They seem to take a console observation as a personal criticism.

[WellyUK]

It's those people who just hate on MP games that react to this as I have said this multiple times that Sony doesn't have any BIG MP firs party game. It's a fact, if people can't see that then your just being an idiot.

For me it's the one area where Sony can improve on and they have the IP's to fill this gap yet we haven't seen any of them this gen. A new Warhawk, Socom, Resistance, Crash Team racing or something completely new.

This doesn't mean that the PS4 doesn't have a great line up as it clearly does it has great variety but it does lack that big heavy hitter MP game that MS has with Gears, Halo and Horizon.

[Aloy-Boyfriend]

They don't have a big one MP game, but they still got games with Multiplayer:

The last of Us
Uncharted 4
Little big Planet 3
Driveclub
Bloodborne
Killzone
GT sport
And more

People looking to play with friends and online communities ron't need to worry about that. PlayStation has then covered with a variaty of MP experiences that aren't just shooters

[WellyUK]

You listed a load of games that have far better SP to the MP. Bloodborne MP is a joke as well as it's done in absurd way along with the souls games. Driveclub I would agree with but it's got nothing on say something like Horizon as a MP game.

I don't think you understand where we are coming from. Sony has NO MP FOCUSED game. Yes they have games WITH MP but they don't have a game that is known for being a great MP experience.

Those games you have listed are all great but it's not enough for a MP focused player. Now TLoU MP fleshed out would be brilliant but we won't get that.

Luckily there are some good MP third parties coming such as Overwatch but I do think Sony needs to get a big MP focused game on the market or just a MP focused game (Socom).

[Muzikguy]

Multiplayer isn't as big as companies are making it seem. They like it because it gets people to buy expansions and DLC making their games more lucrative. They can sell more copies because everyone has to have one just to play, whereas single player games get shared. Multiplayer games die faster. Single player isn't going anywhere.

[WellyUK]

Your wrong with MP games aren't as big it seems... The biggest games and most played games are all MP games. CoD, CS, LoL, Dota, WoW and GTA V all have huge player bases and some have been out 10+ years and are still going strong and some are only getting bigger. So your 100% wrong if you think MP isn't as big as companies make it out to be.

Get it into your head please this is not a hate on the PS4, it is just an area where SONY CAN improve on to be better. If they had a big MP First party game then they will have the full house near enough.

[Muzikguy]

I'm not saying anyone is hating on Sony and their MP games. Yes there are great big followings for all those games you've mentioned. That's because they market them like crazy and hype them up so much. It's easy money to run servers and sell expansions to games. I'm not saying multiplayer is going away either, just that it's not as big as companies want us to believe. It's the competitive aspect that keeps MP games going strong. It'll continue to do so too as long as people keep paying. I've been noticing declines though because quality IMO has been lacking in MP focused games. Look at Doom as an example.

In MY opinion, Sony doesn't need multiplayer focused first party games. As I was saying, these companies want to sell you those types because it makes them more money from DLC and expansions. Then they can kill the servers and leave you with a game you can't play (or the community leaves and you still can't play). Either way I'd rather have SP games

[ILostMyMind]

Before launching the PS4 Sony had announced that it would invest less in exclusive games and more on partnerships with third parties, so these questions are unnecessary.

[Eonjay]

Then, they proceeded to release more first party games than anyone not to mention prep an entire catalog of exclusive VR games.

[Majin-vegeta]

Link??

[joeorc]

@IvanSF + 3h ago
[Before launching the PS4 Sony had announced that it would invest less in exclusive games and more on partnerships with third parties, so these questions are unnecessary]

Not true as far as I have seen..if so provide the link showing Sony ceo saying this..because..its been completely opposite of what you are claiming.

Rigs
GT VR
Dreams
Etc...

More Exclusive party investments is a matter of fact exceeded the PS3 Exclusives in the same time frame. And were only 3years in.

[jb227]

I'm with Majin, I follow this stuff very closely & have never heard Sony say they will focus on third parties & forego first party stuff...

If that was the case, wouldn't they have closed their many first party studios in lieu of paying them to sit on their hands for the entire PS4 generation? Those guys are still going to work everyday, what exactly do you think they are doing?

The first parties have been coming at a slower trickle compared to last gen so far, but they are about to start pouring...we are already seeing evidence of that this year & that only grows...

Santa Monica still has to reveal GoW4
Bend has a game confirmed in dev
London Studio has a game confirmed
Media Molecule has Dreams
Japan Studio has TLG along w/ a handful of others
Guerilla has Horizon
Sucker Punch has a new project

The list goes on & these are solely games releasing in the next year or two, and that doesn't take into account the 3rd parties working on 1st party ip.

[Tetsujin]

"Where's the First Party titles I like"

Fixed the title.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

I think that really sums up what the proper title to the article should be.

[DragonDDark]

Nice.

[PhoenixUp]

You must be asking where's Sony's first party support on Vita, because there's a lot of it on PS4.

[Cohagen420]

Another retarded article looking for easy attention. Hopefully the person who wrote this gets hit by a car.

[sullynathan]

Edgy

[Kallisti]

I hope they step on a lego

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Worse than the car O_O

[G20WLY]

Come on man, that was uncalled for! lol

[sullynathan]

I think it's more that a lot of the first party PS4 titles haven't wowed people like they should have but this year is bringing a lot of momentum with the bloodborne DLC, new ratchet & clank, uncharted 4 and maybe horizon zero dawn.

[TricksterArrow]

Killzone, Knack, Driveclub, Infamous, LitteBigPlanet, Bloodborne, The Order, Uncharted, Until Dawn, Helldivers, Gravity Rush, Ratchet & Clank, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Last Guardian, The Tomorrow Children, Dreams, Gran Turismo, Detroit, Wild...

I think they are pretty good on the first party titles. :)

[uth11]

That's a list of exclusives, but not àll exclusives are from first party studios. This article is only asking why the ps4 is light on the 1st party ones

[Subaruwrx]

From the article: "and Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection—all second-party exclusives." The Uncharted collection is not second-party. It's a first party ip collection remastered by a 3rd party studio.

[jb227]

Yeah, not to mention the fact that 'second party' is a completely made up term...you are either first or third...there's no such thing as a second party studio...

The NDC are first party games from a first party studio cleaned up by a third party....either way it fully fits within the terminology of 'first party' anyway you slice it.

[saint_seya]

The real question is "Where is the real jounalism, and interesting sites this days?".

It seems that Sony doing great this generation is making some sites less profitable.. They cant find real reason to generate traffic so they need to write stupid articles like this.

[Artemidorus]

The author I can only guess is ill educated or butthurt.

[Segata]

I just want a Gravity Rush 2 release date.

[HentaiMasterRace]

Well I just bought Ratchet and Clank today so....

[D-riders]

where do these authors come from

[Apocalypze]

Narnia?

[Apocalypze]

Sony doesn't need a bunch of First Party games when it's already killing the competition. I can assure you all that they have some First Party games hidden in their stack of trump cards to be used only if necessary !!

[VsAssassin]

Lol. In store shelves, where else?

On a more serious note: we've been given great titles exclusive to the Sony platform (first party or not) for the past few months. Just this week, R&C (second party) came out. Early next month, we'll have UC4 (first party). Sony has never been just about the first party exclusives. The PS1 and PS2 are a testament to this.

[ShadowKnight]

This article would have been relevant last year but sorry not this year.

[USMC_POLICE]

My personal Sony 1st party wish list
Ratchet and clank: check
Syphon filter: ???
Socom: thanks for your passion
GT: coming soonish?
Getaway 3: ???

[trywizardo]

I want to see a new Infamous game and a new GOW game :3

[Kallisti]

Too soon for a new Infamous game imo. A new IP from Sucker Punch would be great though.

[noksucow73]

It does seem like there isn't much out there, imo, right now that appeals to me in a major way as far as first party stuff for the ps4. Playing through The Order, and while it's a fantastic looking game, the gameplay feels sluggish, and with little action. I do not like the new killzone. I enjoyed the ps3 KZ much better. So for me, so far, the most appealing game so far on my ps4 is Bloodborne. Just my opinion.

[ajax17]

Oh look, another low effort troll article!

[Fist4achin]

Bend over and I'll show you!

[BigDuo]

Technically, Starfox: Zero is still a 1st party game because Nintendo's EAD team is the main developer of the project based on the game's credits. EAD handled the game's programming, voice acting,script and gameplay while Platinum worked onthe game's art assets along with some other outsourced companies such as BeeTribe, XAX Alvion and Teco. Platinum and T's Music company supposedly handled the game's music.

Anyway, as a PS4 owner, I do feel that PS4 still has a lot to proof because I'm only really happy with exclusives such as Ratchet & Clank and Bloodborne. Beyond that, I'm only currently interested in The Last Guardian. I may consider Horizon Dawn, but I have yet to be convinced Guerilla Games can make a great game given its mediocre track record with the Killzone series, but I hope to be proven wrong.

[DivineAssault]

Theres plenty of incoming content.. Theyre in 1st place right now so they can afford to take their time.. The multiplats will hold me over until their 1st party games are completed

[formanbradley]

(Not counting rereleases)
Bloodborne
Street Fighter V
Until Dawn
Driveclub
Persona 5
Gran Turismo: Sport
Uncharted 4
MLB The Show
Ratchet and Clank
The Last Guardian
Shenmue 3
Resogun
AND MOTHERF***ING FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE, MOTHERF***ER

[Segata]

It says first party. A bunch of those are 3rd party.

[jairusmonillas]

As a true gamer I don't give a thing about 1st party or 3rd party.

The only thing that matters is what is the best console to use and PS4 is the answer.

1st party 3rd party as long as you owns a ps4 you wins.

wii u/nx or xbox one or whatever can only wish.

[LostFlock]

Honestly i would even count timed exclusives to ( FF7, No Man's Sky, etc.) too. Timed exclusives more than ever this generation seem just as important as exclusives.

[Lilrizky]

This guy has contradicted himself multiple times though I do agree with his overall argument

Firstly, Sony in fact had two first party exclusives in 2015: MLB the show and tearaway unfolded. He used Uncharted: Nathan Drake collection as an example of a second party exclusive so Tearaway should count as a first party.

Secondly, Bloodborne and Until Dawn (Sony's successes of last year), might be developed by second party but Sony owns the franchises. They basically have the same end-effect and Sony can do with them what they do with Uncharted and God of War and what they have been doing with Ratchet and Clank for years.

Thirdly, he mentioned Ratchet and Clank: Into the Nexus as a first party game on PS3 not selling well. Ratchet and Clank is a second party game.

so yeah lol

[Petebloodyonion]

The answer is quite simple AAA games cost more and more money and aren't always profitable.
The market as demonstrate that Free to play, indies game and remasters can be as profitable with less risks.

Why do you think that 3rd parties publisher make deal for time exclusivity and such or why were talking more and more about cross play between platform.

Just to be clear this rant apply also to Microsoft.

[thelaughingwiseman]

I think the person means "where are the system sellers"? It has a lot of exclusives. Not many that are original for PS4. For PS4 I am seeing a lot of: remasters of PS3, indie games, and 3rd party exclusives.
System sellers (my opinion) Blood Borne, Street Fighter V
Notable exclusives: Beyond Two Souls, Dead or Alive Extreme 3, Deception IV: The nightmare Princess, Disgea 5, Driveclub, Infamous Second Son, J Star Victory VS, Killzone Shadow Fall, Mega Dimension Neptunia VII, The Order 1886, Ratchet and Clank, Until Dawn.
Top Upcoming games: Grand Turismo 7, Gravity Rush 2, Horizon Zero Dawn, The King of Fighters XIV, The Last Guardian, Nier Automata, Persona 5, Uncharted 4, Valyrie Azure Revolution, Yakuza 0, and Yakuza 6

I am not going to mention remasters from ps3 games (Last of Us, Heavy Rain etc.). Those don't count as PS4 exclusives because they started out in the ps3 and not original creations for PS4.

Still, a great amount of games of note. I don't know who are the first party and who are 3rd party developers for most of these games.

[shadowT]

Just in time before the relase of R&C and Uncharted 4.

[Gamer92MMM]

Do not hesitate in giving such articles about Sony first party studios, we all know this is how Sony wants , just give us their first party games by surprise...

[corroios]

How is this aproved? this kind of payed news just dont work anymore. This is another kind of PR...

The PS4 got the games that the majority of the worldwide gamers want and thats why it sells more then both rival combined every month.

this year already launch more exclusives, just know another one that set the standard and that is critical acclaimed by reviews and not by Sony like others... try to sell.

Thats something very hard for a Sony exclusive, because it must be always perfect, without flaws in the reviews.

[killer_goat]

Evolution studios has not been left in the rubble. Codemasters bought them. This article is rubbish.

[WelkinCole]

Where are the Sony 1St party?

1. In stores (KZ SF, Infamous SS, Knack, Bloodborne, The Order, LBP3, Drive Club, Resogun, MLB14, MLB15, MLB16, HellDivers, TLOU Remaster etc)

2. Releasing soon (U4, RC)

3. On devs computers (Horizion, Dreams, GT, SM game, etc)

[wenaldy]

"Ever since the PlayStation 4 launched back in 2013, the system has been lacking in quality, first-party exclusives."

Glorious opening comrade.

[jokerisalive]

PS4 has AMAZING 1st party games and I own EVERY one of them and ENJOY them all....YES even Knack. Sony is all about creativity, diversity and games that always have a narrative that compels you or pulls you in. Some of the most unique games have come from Sony over the years and this gen is no different. Looking forward to UC4, LOVING R&C and cant wait for GT, Horizon, No Mans Sky and dying to see some GOW 4. Keep it up Sony your doing fine and the haters just cant stand to see you doing this well.

[Steptoe]

Sony's first party studios are fine. We have a diverse mix of studios all creating different genres. Not just fps. I'd say it's a healthy situation to be in. Nothing to worry about.

[RGB]

What a nonsense argument, outside Nintendo, both Microsoft and Sony have been doing this all gen. In actuality, Sony had more 1st party exclusives games at launch than Microsoft since they either went to PC or were 2nd party deals like Ryse and Dead Frame-rate 3.

Microsoft's 2014 was the same as Sony's 2015 too; Re-release in Halo MCC, 2nd party with Sunset Overdrive and Dance Central, only Kinect Sports Rivals was new and developed in-house. 2015 had only 2 true exclusives also with Halo 5 and Forza 6 (coming to PC).

"Sony used to release an exclusive nearly every three months for PlayStation 3, but the payoff just wasn’t good enough. Remember games like Puppeteer and Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus?" - The guy discredits Sony's "poor" 1st party games line-up yet uses 2nd party to argue PS3 had it better. Ratchet is owned by Sony but developed 2nd party.

Terrible article, no doubt Sony hasn't been to the high standards of PS3's constant releases yet but this piece is littered with misinformation.

[Kluv]

I think it's kind of idiotic to be publishing this article when the well-received Ratchet and Clank JUST launched, and Uncharted 4 is literally a month away.

[Night99]

But you realise that Ratchet and Clank is not a new game it is just a slightly enhanced Remake of Ratchet and Clank 1 on PS2. Microsoft made Remakes of a lot of Games like Gears of War1, Fable1, Halo 1 and 2, Conker bad fur day and almost everyone acted as if this entire Reamakes would be not more important than HD-Remasters(Ports) and now when Sony remade a Game it should be that important?

[JMyers]

Rather than going into list wars, it pretty much fact that Sony has more first party studios than any other console manufacturer. They have also released more games exclusively on playstation that the competition. They may not be first party but they can only be played on playstation. That's not even counting Indies. Also, their releases are spread out nicely over the year and in most cases they own the IP

[Night99]

Sony definetly heavily shrinked their first party effort from PS3 generation to the PS4. They not only closed a lot of first party studios like Evolution Studios, Zipper or Studio Liverpool the few still remaining studios are even way less allowed to fund new IP's then they was last generation. On PS3 almost every Sony developer started with a new IP, Sucker Punch invented infamous, Media Molecule Little big Planet, Naughty Dog even invented two new IP's in a row on PS3 Uncharted and The last of Us. Evolution Studios invented Motorstorm and Zipper MAG, Quantic Dream invented Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls Team ICO was ordered to develop a new IP with The last Guardian but they just need a "little" longe than expected lol.

But where are the new IP's this generation? Sonys first party really becomes tinier and tinier, last generation Sony had so much more first party Studios and IPs than Microsofts but this generation Sony's first party shrinked to the point where they both are quite even.

[s45gr32]

That's true

[hockeyjockey66]

Here I sit, still wanting a new Syphon Filter...

[jznrpg]

Sony is doing very well with first party, they have variety, quality and quantity advantage over there competitors. Just because a studio dont work out occasiobally doesnt mean much, they acquire/start new studios occasionally as well. Sounds like am Xbox fan trying to appeal to his comrades hatred heh. If you want to look at first party problems.....

[s45gr32]

This article is two years late. This year the PS4 is finally getting some worthy exclusives like:

Uncharted 4
Horizon Zero Dawn
The Last Guardian
Nier Autonoma
The sequel to Until Dawn

None of which are on PC or a remastered game.

Still the PC has a couple of great exclusives:

P.A.M.E.L.A
Allison Road
Perception
Obduction
Torment Tides of Numera
Lost Ark
Battlecry
Supernova
Dreadenought
Of course Star Citizen