An extra push from Sony at the right part of a game’s lifecycle before release could kick-start this whole thing for them. Fan communities develop, social media tags are created.
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Great PC games that give consumers something fresh end up plastered all over the internet. The difference is their level of exposure. Titles like Undertale and Stardew Valley see critical and commercial success, while titles on PSN get buried. Indie games and original titles do well on PC all the time. Perhaps once an industry grows to a certain size they get skittish about taking risks? The indie game scene, steadily growing for years, has no problems breaking the mold. The AAA gaming business makes a similar amount of money. The Hollywood blockbuster machine has been thriving on a steady diet of similar content for almost a decade. Other entertainment industries have been riding this safety rail for years.
Perhaps the reason isn’t so mysterious after all. This leads one to wonder why they would choose to focus solely on sequels, remasters and expansions for this pivotal keynote presentation. A quick look at their release schedule shows the system hosting a healthy amount of original titles. At the very least, there’s more than five of them. Primarily because there is no shortage of original titles coming out for the PS4. “Of the major announcements made, there were 21 focused on sequels, ports, remakes, and collections.” Some crude math suggests that less than 20 percent of their time was used to give consumers something new. So why did they spend so much air time on safe, familiar ground? Hell, one of the announcements made was that Marvel vs Capcom 3 was coming back to PSN. This keynote presentation is PlayStation’s chance to tell the world about the big things happening in 2017.
There were five new titles announced, and four updates given for previously-revealed games. Of the major announcements made, there were 21 focused on sequels, ports, remakes, and collections. These are great announcements and they’re undoubtedly games that people should be excited about yet, there’s a curious absence of original IPs among the list of newly announced titles. The Last of Us is getting a sequel, Marvel vs Capcom Infinite is coming at last, and a Wipeout collection is on the horizon. The 2016 edition of the PlayStation Experience show came with an impressive batch of game announcements.