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[IbizaPocholo]

PS5’s First Party Launch Titles Won’t Be Cross-Gen – Rumour

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Microsoft are taking an interesting approach as they launch the Xbox Scarlett with Halo Infinite, a game that will also be releasing for Xbox One (and for PC, of course). So, could Sony be doing something similar for their own first party PS5 launch titles as well? Ghost of Tsushima serves as a perfect example, which many feel might end up as a cross-gen game due to its reported delay.

According to Kotaku’s Jason Schreier, that won’t be the case. Speaking recently on the Kotaku Splitscreen podcast, Schreier said that based on what he knows, the games Sony will be launching the PS5 with won’t be cross-gen, and will instead be exclusive to their ew console. One would assume one of these games is the upcoming Bluepoint title, though we can’t say for sure until Sony makes an official announcement, of course.

 

[FranXico]

How dare they market their next-gen system with exclusives!?

How anti-consumer!

 

[Psykodad]

How dare they market their next-gen system with exclusives!?

How anti-consumer!

Exactly!
We just want current-gen games at higher resolution and fps.

 

[SAMZ]

Good?
Wouldn't want it potentially held back in development because of weaker hardware.
Maybe gives PS4 users more reason to buy a PS5...
Common sense no?

 

[Kagey K]

This isn’t Sony talking right? It’s an “insider”?

 

[Oddvintagechap]

Ghost of Tsushima, the last PS4 title. Horizon 2 is going to make PS5 sell like hotcakes.

 

[ANIMAL1975]

We don't know yet how retro with ps4 is going to be. So if there is emulation and enhancements, Ghost of Tsushima (and all ps4 exclusives) will be cross gen. As for ps5 exclusives, pretty sure they will be PS5 exclusives, that's how you get people to buy new hardware... aside the leap in hardware of course.

 

[Airbus Jr]

This is great news

I never want PS5 game to be compromised by basic PS4

 

[Slings and Arrows]

Didn't Microsoft say that all games released on Scarlett will work on the X?

It will be interesting to see how the two different strategies develop; Sony with a traditional, tried and tested approach, and Microsoft aiming for a more tiered, PC approach.

 

[Badlucktroll]

I hope Sony goes with black for the game cases that the discs come in. Blue would be too similar.

 

[I Love Rock 'n' Roll]

Great! PS4 on PS5 is a great bonus and i love it but i'm buying PS5 day one to play better games than my Pro. Do it Sony.

 

[Fake]

Games like Killzone SF and Infamous explore the potential of PS4 hardware. Expect those doing the same on PS5.

 

[Badlucktroll]

If they drop the bomb that it plays Ps3 games i will do so many backflips. I have most of the best exclusives but no Ps3 to play them on.

 

[DeltaPolarBear]

PS5’s First Party Launch Titles Won’t Be Cross-Gen – Rumour

gamingbolt.com

Microsoft are taking an interesting approach as they launch the Xbox Scarlett with Halo Infinite, a game that will also be releasing for Xbox One (and for PC, of course). So, could Sony be doing something similar for their own first party PS5 launch titles as well? Ghost of Tsushima serves as a perfect example, which many feel might end up as a cross-gen game due to its reported delay.

According to Kotaku’s Jason Schreier, that won’t be the case. Speaking recently on the Kotaku Splitscreen podcast, Schreier said that based on what he knows, the games Sony will be launching the PS5 with won’t be cross-gen, and will instead be exclusive to their ew console. One would assume one of these games is the upcoming Bluepoint title, though we can’t say for sure until Sony makes an official announcement, of course.

This could already be inferred from Sony's actions this year; they stopped announcing new game titles entirely. We know they ARE making new games, but if the games are PS5 exclusives then there is no point announcing them yet.

On the other hand, if they were to make cross gen games, they would definitely have announced them by now. They were keeping themselves artificially quiet because the PS5 launch has to come first. And they even go so far as to warn us in advance that the State of Play presentations coming up, would have nothing on PS5 titles.

 

[Bryank75]

All the day 1 folks....

 

[nani17]

I see no issues with this at all to be honest.

 

[baphomet]

Didn't Microsoft say that all games released on Scarlett will work on the X?

It will be interesting to see how the two different strategies develop; Sony with a traditional, tried and tested approach, and Microsoft aiming for a more tiered, PC approach.

They said the Xbox One.

 

[Gerdav]

Was this not the case anyway with the PS4, Killzone, Knack and Resogun were all day 1 and were not on PS3.

And speaking of PS3 I am probably forgetting more but Resistance was never on PS2, this would just be Sony doing what they have always done, it’s not even a new strategy for them.

 

[DeltaPolarBear]

Was this not the case anyway with the PS4, Killzone, Knack and Resogun were all day 1 and were not on PS3.

And speaking of PS3 I am probably forgetting more but Resistance was never on PS2, this would just be Sony doing what they have always done, it’s not even a new strategy for them.

It had been a trend that whenever Xbox did something strategically dubious, the gaming media immediately jump on the "when is Sony going to copy Microsoft's brilliant plan!" angle.

 

[ethomaz]

Just like PS4.

New gen = new games.

Keep doing right Sony <3

 

[mejin]

Halo Infinite is a xbox one game that will launch on scarlett, no?

I expect sony to bring some first party exclusive to ps5, who wouldn't?

 

[FranXico]

It had been a trend that whenever Xbox did something strategically dubious, the gaming media immediately jump on the "when is Sony going to copy Microsoft's brilliant plan!" angle.

The same gaming media that is supposedly shilling Sony, it must be said.

 

[DeepEnigma]

I hope Sony goes with black for the game cases that the discs come in. Blue would be too similar.

Would be cool if they adopt the purple color that is in the PS2 logo.

 

[Bryank75]

Would be cool if they adopt the purple color that is in the PS2 logo.

Purple is nice but I think they should stick with blue or go black....

 

[thelastword]

Yeah, well....We've heard of PS5 games in development since 2016......

Shadowfall, ISS were all launch window games and they showed what PS4 could do...…..I imagine these PS5 launch games should be bonkers with the new tech on hand and all the time they've been at it.......Shadowfall didn't have much time in development mind you.....

Bluepoint's game, I think RAD is working on something and the rumors about PlayStation AllStars returning are all good picks for launch......A new GT at launch would be legendary though...…..I think Sony also needs to invest in a new slasher, a new wipeout and warhawk might be on the cards for launch as well....

 

[nikolino840]

I found this from June

PS5 cross-generational play will ensure PS4 players won't get left behind, Sony confirms

Sony confirms its working on "cross-generational play" between PS5 and PS4 players

www.gamesradar.com

 

[FranXico]

I found this from June

PS5 cross-generational play will ensure PS4 players won't get left behind, Sony confirms

Sony confirms its working on "cross-generational play" between PS5 and PS4 players

www.gamesradar.com

That's PSN compatibility between consoles so PS4 BC games can be played online on the PS5.

 

[nikolino840]

That's PSN compatibility between consoles so PS4 BC games can be played online on the PS5.

Now we have Just to wait a year

 

[DeltaPolarBear]

Now we have Just to wait a year

What is there to wait? Sony had BC for two of the three past machines, and they had 1sy party next gen exclusives since PS2. And they were rewarded with three of its consoles being in the top 4 best selling home gaming machines.

What is this strange insistence that Sony had to copy Microsoft came from? Are you the kind of of person who thinks PS4 was going to be Always-online, because Xbox One was doing it?

 

[FranXico]

Now we have Just to wait a year

LOL

 

[Flyinmunky]

Id hate some of the launch PS5 games to be held back by a Base Ps4, ewwww.

 

[KingdomHeartsFan]

I mean was there any doubt? This is what Sony always does.

 

[JordanN]

I mean was there any doubt? This is what Sony always does.

This. How is this news?

Knack, Killzone Shadow Fall, Resogun didn't come out on PS3.

The only first party launch titles that come to mind that was crossgen were the two Zelda games (Twilight Princess & Breath of the Wild). But this is far from being a standard in the industry.

 

[nowhat]

I mean was there any doubt? This is what Sony always does.

And the messaging has said as much since the release of the Pro (quoting from a DF interview with Cerny):

What becomes clear is that Sony itself - perhaps unlike its rival - does not believe that the concept of the console hardware generation is over. Cerny has a number of criteria he believes amounts to a reset in gaming power: primarily, a new CPU architecture and vastly increased memory allocation.

PS5 is next gen. New games. Pro (which was essentially a PS4+, nothing wrong with that though) wasn't next gen.

 

[DeltaPolarBear]

I mean was there any doubt? This is what Sony always does.

Now that Microsoft is doing something different, and since Microsoft is rich, that means they must be geniuses and are planing something that would make them billions. And that means Sony must copy them immediately.


Except, of course, that nothing in the previous sentence matched reality. Sony did copy one thing from Microsoft, which was paid online. But that's where the copying ends. At no other time did Microsoft ever did anything that Sony see fit to imitate. Certainly not Game Streaming, which they did first, and certainly not this silly "no more next gen exclusives" suicide plan.

 

[FranXico]

Knack, Killzone Shadow Fall, Resogun didn't come out on PS3.

Resogun later got PS3 and Vita ports.

 

[nowhat]

Resogun later got PS3 and Vita ports.

Housemarque isn't first-party though.

(something Sony should rectify, that's like such an obvious get, the price would probably be cheap too as Nex Machina apparently didn't sell that well, for reasons I'll never be able to understand)

 

[JordanN]

Resogun later got PS3 and Vita ports.

True, but to my credit, they did had to downgrade it so it wasn't really "cross-gen" per se.

 

[Endless Fluff]

It's going to be the same as it is on PC. Ghost of Tsushima and Last of Us 2 might receive a patch unlocking some stuff (higher res/framerate) on PS5 and there you have your "cross gen" title. I bet $5 on Spider-Man also receiving a patch to run much better on PS5.

 

[FranXico]

Housemarque isn't first-party though.

Yet... I hope.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Xbox Series X Rumor Claims Console Has Huge Advantage Over PS5

According to a new rumor, the Xbox Series X will have a big and unexpected advantage over the [...]

comicbook.com

 

[Hobbygaming]

Xbox Series X Rumor Claims Console Has Huge Advantage Over PS5

According to a new rumor, the Xbox Series X will have a big and unexpected advantage over the [...]

comicbook.com

This rumor is from the same guy who said Horizon Zero Dawn's PC port would be announced at this year's video game awards

 

[FranXico]

This rumor is from the same guy who said Horizon Zero Dawn's PC port would be announced at this year's video game awards

And he believed that reddit/pastebin FUD of "PlayStation has no gamez".

 

[Hobbygaming]

And he believed that reddit/pastebin FUD of "PlayStation has no gamez".

Ikr and tbh I'd rather have Godfall over Killzone and Knack we know there will be more launch titles too

 

[Shmunter]

The winning formula

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

Yeah, well....We've heard of PS5 games in development since 2016......

Shadowfall, ISS were all launch window games and they showed what PS4 could do...…..I imagine these PS5 launch games should be bonkers with the new tech on hand and all the time they've been at it.......Shadowfall didn't have much time in development mind you.....

Bluepoint's game, I think RAD is working on something and the rumors about PlayStation AllStars returning are all good picks for launch......A new GT at launch would be legendary though...…..I think Sony also needs to invest in a new slasher, a new wipeout and warhawk might be on the cards for launch as well....

This post is hyping me up for the PS5, tbh

 

[Outrunner]

"According to Kotaku’s Jason Schreier"

Yeah, ok.

 

[thelastword]

I was reading in one of the next gen threads last week, a poster indicated that Sony would have no games at launch...…..I'm thinking that this insider must be mistaken......Surely he should check with this poster....