Any more info?There's lots of info at the link.
There's lots of info at the link.everyone is. they fact their stock stayed flat is a big win in this environment. most companies are crashing on earnings.
I just picked the stuff I thought was interesting/thought others might find interesting.
Overall, Sony is very profitable, but they missed expectations by a bit.
Best case construction, I think their live service push is a lot like their PS3 push, where they had a lot more multiplayer games. So I'm hoping this will be a lot like the PS3 gen.as a guy that doesn't like pvp this makes me sad. I really hope we see more in the way of coop games (like destiny raids) instead and then I'll be happy.
Still, it makes me a bit sad that they are putting so much focus on live service.
hose PC sales numbers are pretty weak really. under a million for GoW and only $26m. not even worth the effort when you factor in the mindshare loss for letting it not be an exclusive anymore.Yup. It's "free" money only if it doesn't harm their income elsewhere.
I love the slide saying they want to invest 50 50 in new ip verse exisiting ip. For 2022 it's one third new ip.Maybe the last of us factions will release day 1 on PC. And the other live service game too
Almost everything else is incredibly worrying lol. I want to come back to this thread in 2 years and see how the heck things turned out.
Looks like TLOU Factions will release this year. That plus The Show and Destiny puts them at 3 live service games for 2022. Or they could have another game ready that I'm not thinking of.
The "confidence" in live service is astounding. They're pouring money in and expecting nothing but success. Heck Destiny itself has been pretty rocky and I wouldn't believe these numbers even if all the new games magically came from Bungie.
Realistically I think by 2025 they could have maybe 5 live service games that are actually popular, assuming they don't just buy existing ones.
Yup. It's "free" money only if it doesn't harm their income elsewhere.
And how the heck are they expecting $300 million for FY22? They have the Uncharted Collection and that's it. Maybe they're being misleading and including Destiny pc numbers?
Looks like TLOU Factions will release this year. That plus The Show and Destiny puts them at 3 live service games for 2022. Or they could have another game ready that I'm not thinking of.Jim Ryan said Destiny wasn't included.
Yup. It's "free" money only if it doesn't harm their income elsewhere.They probably have a live service game coming out on PC. There's a studio partner that seems likely to launch a game this year.
And how the heck are they expecting $300 million for FY22? They have the Uncharted Collection and that's it. Maybe they're being misleading and including Destiny pc numbers?
The "confidence" in live service is astounding. They're pouring money in and expecting nothing but success. Heck Destiny itself has been pretty rocky and I wouldn't believe these numbers even if all the new games magically came from Bungie.I hope live service crashes with maybe 2 successes. And then they can expand their traditional titles. :(
Realistically I think by 2025 they could have maybe 5 live service games that are actually popular, assuming they don't just buy existing ones.
those PC sales numbers are pretty weak really. under a million for GoW and only $26m. not even worth the effort when you factor in the mindshare loss for letting it not be an exclusive anymore.I think it'd be different if Xbox had any exclusives.
I can stand their PC push, but ugh why are they putting so much towards live service.Because they make money and they don't have any at the moment.
I can stand their PC push, but ugh why are they putting so much towards live service.i don't have the information right in front of me but i think i remember sony reporting how huuuge portion of their total revenues was just taking their 30% cut of mtx related to fortnight and CoD and a few other live service games. clearly sony wants to be in on that revenue from the other side.
Because they make money and they don't have any at the moment.I do get that, I just wish there was a similarly large move to expand their traditional title catalog as well.
Their push for single player games isn't as strong because they already have a strong single player output. So they increase that gradually.
Personally I am excited about their multiplayer push. They had little to offer in the PS4 gen, which was sad because their multiplayer offerings during PS3 were awesome
As above, the success of free to play on console is another reason Sony is looking at live services.
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) May 26, 2022
Now >25% of PlayStation Store spend in FY21 compared to just 5% in FY16.
Essentially post launch content over the long term is becoming more important on console pic.twitter.com/bFlEO8OnL1
Sony aims to diversify its portfolio to balance single player & live service game releases
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) May 26, 2022
Starting with 2 new live service titles released before March 2023 (Not Destiny) and planning to have 12 live service titles in operation by March 2026
Essentially 50:50 investment split pic.twitter.com/pWL7DQ9Sk0
Audience expansion is the final piece of the pie with Sony looking to extend existing games and IP to other platforms such as PC, while building entirely new live service experiences for PS5, PC and mobile too.
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) May 26, 2022
PlayStation looks very different in FY2025https://t.co/aSOf9RmDsm pic.twitter.com/N3UEF3WK8B
Again, Sony's PC numbers are really low. Also shows steamspy's new method is pretty inaccurate.at least its more accurate than vgchartz...
Steamspy underestimated Horizon, thinking it sold 1.39 million verse the real 2.39 million.
Days Gone however sold 1.7 million according to steamspy yet really only sold 0.85 million.
God of War on steamspy sold 2.7 million, yet really only sold 0.97 million.
at least its more accurate than vgchartz...I could throw darts at a dartboard with my eyes closed and come up with numbers better than VGC's predictions!
Aside from Twisted Metal, The Last Of Us and Ghost of Tsushima, there are 10 more PlayStation IPs coming to film and TVhttps://t.co/aWkfzIdeHX pic.twitter.com/ODovoBR7vy
— Nibel (@Nibellion) May 26, 2022