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Yurikerr · Apr 3, 2015

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/featu...at-is-the-ps4-going-to-do-this-christmas.aspx

The PlayStation 4 is doing well as the console continues to fortify its foothold this generation, and with exclusive hit Bloodborne just released. But trouble is on the horizon. The are currently no first-party titles officially scheduled for the system during the all-important holiday season. This will surely change, but the company could be in for a rough Christmas.

Sony could announce one or more big first-party games for the PS4 this Christmas at E3, but what can realistically come out in time? Guerrilla Games is working on a new IP, Sony Santa Monica is doing a new God of War, and Polyphony Digital (Gran Turismo 7), Quantic Dream, and Media Molecule are working on unannounced projects. In my experience, it seems unlikely that any of those titles are going to be suddenly announced at E3 and then rushed out for a release in 2015.

Perhaps a way forward for Sony this holiday season would be to strike a deal with a third-party title for a timed exclusive. Hello Games' No Man Sky already fits this bill, but at the moment the game only has a nebulous 2015 release date. Hopefully Sony announces a firm holiday release date for the title, and the PS4 gets some bullets back in its chamber.

Last Christmas, Sony's first-party developers neither bombarded the platform nor hit home runs with their holiday titles – with all due respect to Driveclub and LittleBigPlanet 3 – but it didn't hamper the momentum of the PS4 through the holiday season. But if you're Sony, do you want to coast through another holiday season when your main competition is coming to the fight with Halo 5 as well as many of the same third-party titles?

Opinion piece written by the senior editor, who bring some of the same questions that are asked here. More at the link.

Lock if ps4 have no games.

Dio · Apr 3, 2015

It seems awful early to worry about Christmas release schedule. Not every game gets announced a year or more prior to actually coming out.

ironcreed · Apr 3, 2015

I'm sure they will have some surprises in store. No Man's Sky is one strong bet.

ArkhamFantasy · Apr 3, 2015

Sell alot of consoles for a profit and remain comfortably ahead of the competition.

RoboPlato · Apr 3, 2015

PS4 still had a good holiday season last year without any major exclusives and against MS' aggressive price cuts, which I doubt they can afford to do again. They'll probably have a major third party game bundled and market the shit out of it. Arkham and MGSV will move lots of PS4s earlier on in the year.

PeakPointMatrix · Apr 3, 2015

Let's save the panic till after E3 if there's still nothing.

MMaRsu · Apr 3, 2015

No Man's Sky and I'm all good for a long time.

Flarin · Apr 3, 2015

It's going to do gangbusters, that's what. #WhoNeedsExclusives

JNA · Apr 4, 2015

What possess people to talk about games in December when E3 has yet to happen?

Christ people, calm the hell down and be patient for like one or two more months.

Besides, we will get Persona 5 this year and Fallout 4. I'm good.

MatrixMan.EXE · Apr 4, 2015

Outsell the competition worldwide.

Jigorath · Apr 4, 2015

RoboPlato said:
PS4 still had a good holiday season last year without any major exclusives and against MS' aggressive price cuts. They'll probably have a major third party game bundled and market the shit out of it.

Doesn't Sony have Battlefront marketing? That'll be huge, especially with the new movie coming out this holiday.

Sephiroth_GR_ · Apr 4, 2015

Welp...

GnawtyDog · Apr 4, 2015

Persona 5.
No Mans Sky

Another AAA game.
Battlefront marketing?
Uncharted Trilogy - I wish.

PSX2

Black Pewter · Apr 4, 2015

They're going to sell MGSV like an exclusive probably.

RoboPlato · Apr 4, 2015

Jigorath said:
Doesn't Sony have Battlefront marketing? That'll be huge, especially with the new movie coming out this holiday.

Nothing confirmed but that's my suspicion. If they do it'll get a Destiny-esque push. That and Arkham will get a lot of fence sitters to upgrade.

Graphics Horse · Apr 4, 2015

Ctrl+f The Last Guardian

CalamityPixel · Apr 4, 2015

PeakPointMatrix said:
Let's save the panic till after E3 if there's still nothing.

Yup.

Sony could announce games that release at the end of the year, same with MS and Ninty.

Guevara · Apr 4, 2015

Sell a couple more million.

No Games! chapter #4080

gruenel · Apr 4, 2015

It's going to do COD, AC, FIFA and sell shitloads.

I thought everyone realized by now that exclusives don't matter much.

delta25 · Apr 4, 2015

Pull a MS expect, dont fuck it up.

Uncharted collection.

jbug617 · Apr 4, 2015

They will have other exclusives. Nothing in the caliber of Uncharted 4 but something solid, maybe it's the Sony Bend game.

They will partner with a big third party game (rumor it's Battlefront) and give it a nice Limited Edition Bundle.

Then you have a holiday bundle for Black Friday.

Sony will be fine.

Crayon · Apr 4, 2015

Ps4 probably going to have to cut to $299 with halo 5 pack in and a free year of live.

Marcel · Apr 4, 2015

Continue leading sales regardless of a lack of locked-in exclusives? I'll take my consultant check now, GI.

Trago · Apr 4, 2015

You've activated Sony's trap card GameInformer!!

No worries.

The Real Napsta · Apr 4, 2015

gruenel said:
It's going to do COD, AC, FIFA and sell shitloads.

I thought everyone realized by now that exclusives don't matter much.

Of course they do.

OnionPowder · Apr 4, 2015

I mean Microsoft has 1 exclusive and it's all doom for Sonys Christmas?

GnawtyDog · Apr 4, 2015

Trago said:
You've activated Sony's Trap Card GameInformer!!

No worries.

Poor Halo.... what's a Chief to a Beast?

Squire · Apr 4, 2015

Dio said:
It seems awful early to worry about Christmas release schedule. Not every game gets announced a year or more prior to actually coming out.

To be fair: The kind of tenfold relesse that's a center piece for Christmas - your Uncharteds, your Halos, your Zeldas - those are pretty much always announced a year, if not more than that, in advance.

Sony delayed theirs. The question is pretty valid.

GnawtyDog · Apr 4, 2015

Inorigo said:
To be fair: The kind of tenfold relesse that's a center piece for Christmas - your Uncharteds, your Halos, your Zeldas - those are pretty much always announced a year, if not more than that, in advance.

Sony delayed theirs. The question is pretty valid.

It indeed is. The editor however knows that he will not get answers up until E3. So its wise to push that narrative before it gets answered.

hawk2025 · Apr 4, 2015

We need to get away from, as the market matures beyond simple novelty, of thinking of videogames only as christmas gifts.

Dying Light capitalized on this beautifully with a January release date, for example.

Anyways, more on topic, I suspect that there's a game yet to be announced that will make it out this year.

IllumiNate · Apr 4, 2015

Uncharted Collection
The Last Guardian
Persona 5
Ratchet & Clank
Gt 6 Remaster

Y2Kev · Apr 4, 2015

I don't think there's reason to believe something like Gran Truism could not be unveiled and released in the same year. GT6 was a May unveil and a December release.

I'm not sure they'll do that (I'm pretty sure they won't), but in general Sony has been trying to shorten their media cycles after a lot of timing issues last generation.

Marcel · Apr 4, 2015

Sony screwed the pooch on some of those delayed exclusives, no doubt, but I don't see it trending toward any of the other guys for the holidays if Sony has not much to show at E3. Maybe a temporary bump, a move of the needle. Xbox is good at that much.

Stone Ocean · Apr 4, 2015

Price cut

Boom

Armadilo · Apr 4, 2015

What I think might happen is that the Ratchet and clank reboot game will come out this fall with No man Sky releasing around the same time and I think they will get a 3rd party marketing deal and if they splash the money I would say Star wars Battlefront

GRaider81 · Apr 4, 2015

Sensationalist writing at its best. Even without first party stuff as long as third party games are released (and perform better) PS4 will be just fine.

Chesskid1 · Apr 4, 2015

just push fallout 4 like destiny

Welfare · Apr 4, 2015

All they need to do is

$299

That would actually be enough to wipe away any competition in at least everywhere not named US and UK.

Graphics Horse · Apr 4, 2015

Inorigo said:
To be fair: The kind of tenfold relesse that's a center piece for Christmas - your Uncharteds, your Halos, your Zeldas - those are pretty much always announced a year, if not more than that, in advance.

Sony delayed theirs. The question is pretty valid.

But not always, for example Gran Turismo 6 was announced in the middle of May and released the same year. But you're right it's a valid question.

Trago · Apr 4, 2015

GnawtyDog said:
Poor Halo.... what's a Chief to a Beast?

A miserable pile of secre- er, that's not right lol.

OrbitalBeard · Apr 4, 2015

OnionPowder said:
I mean Microsoft has 1 exclusive and it's all doom for Sonys Christmas?

Forza 6
Halo 5
Rise of the Tomb Raider (timed)

I'm sure Sony will be fine but MS definitely has a lot for the holidays.

Circinus · Apr 4, 2015

Sell a couple of millions of units and outsell the competition by a large margin?

bigjig · Apr 4, 2015

How about we at least wait until E3 before the concern trolling starts >.>

GnawtyDog · Apr 4, 2015

Welfare said:
All they need to do is

$299

That would actually be enough to wipe away any competition in at least everywhere not named US and UK.

That's specifically where they'll wipe off the competition. Everywhere else there is only dust already. Japan doesn't count cause reasons.

piccio_ssl · Apr 4, 2015

price drop and goodbye and marry christmas to halo 5

Boke1879 · Apr 4, 2015

Does seem early to be worrying about the Holiday so soon. Also the PS4 did VERY well last Christmas as well.

First Party exclusives are MUST HAVES but it's the 3rd party games that drive sales. With Sony having a marketing agreement with the new Arkham Knight game and no doubt MGSV they have strong games to help push systems.

Also the murmurs of a Battlefront deal would do them wonders this holiday. They'll be fine.

HeelPower · Apr 4, 2015

People will buy BloodBorne...again.

Crayon · Apr 4, 2015

Welfare said:
All they need to do is

$299

That would actually be enough to wipe away any competition in at least everywhere not named US and UK.

They have already wiped that competition.

As soon as sony announces 299, ms will go lower anyhow.

TheDarkKnight774 · Apr 4, 2015

Seems like a good click bait article. Any system that has a healthy supply of 3rd party games will do fine. Exclusives is one piece of the puzzle but it's not everything. Drop the price and it'll do well.

Besides I think we've learned, for this gen it's Spring when all the best games come out.

Kintaro · Apr 4, 2015

Y2Kev said:
I don't think there's reason to believe something like Gran Truism could not be unveiled and released in the same year. GT6 was a May unveil and a December release.

I'm not sure they'll do that (I'm pretty sure they won't), but in general Sony has been trying to shorten their media cycles after a lot of timing issues last generation.

Wasn't GT6 released to basically nothing though? No marketing. No advertising. It just vanished off the Earth. That's not really a good indicator of how Sony would treat a big fall game announced in June. =x

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