Sony Explains Why It Gives First-Party Devs So Much Creative Freedom

Just keep loot boxes banished to a galaxy far far away please

And long may it continue 👍

Yup, just look at naughty dog, they go from making crash to making jax & dexter to uncharted and the last of us, I don't think they can be as successful as now if sony told them to make crash/jax/uncharted/tlou only. Same with guerilla games and sucker punch.

I think that's one of the reason of sony success, every playstation console always has new big ip so people isn't bored by the same games, it expand the ps audience.

Hear, hear.

Now if only we can get some good platformers and puzzle games. We haven't really had a new platformer on Playstation since Ratchet and Clank on PS2. The only puzzle game on PS4 atm is Puyo Puyo Tetris. Pretty sure Sony could comeup with something and mix it up from Uncharted and God of War.

@waluigifan1 Puppeteer and knack have come since the PS2 era.

@viciousarcanum Is knack considered a platformer though? Looked more like a 3d beat em up. Forgot Puppeteer was a thing. Great game though.

@waluigifan1 On PS4, there are Ratchet & Clank reboot and Tearaway: Unfolded, you can also play Crash Bandicoot trilogy remastered. I'm also a huge fan of 3D platformers and would love more games of the genre, but these games are really good.

@waluigifan1 If you're looking for a fun, colorful platformer I definitely recommend Knack 2.
The story is terrible, the character Knack is pretty bad, but the game itself is a solid 7/8.
The platforming sections as mini-Knack would rival Mario imo.

it really shows with sony's library of games,most of the time in good ways. the best games are the games that the developers want to play too because they love the idea

@waluigifan1 you could give a try to Tearaway Unfolded for PS4.

This is why Sony is still the best when it comes to consoles, they always have the most interesting and exciting exclusives.

Fair enough and although these titles may not always be the biggest sellers they appeal to the faithful and are a great selling tool to make sure people are interested in Playstation over competitors.

keep going doing brilliant job guys

If Sony didn't let its teams experiment we don't get Uncharted, we don't get The Last of Us and we don't get Horizon (which was absolutely needed this gen given the disappointing lack of great, new IPs before Aloy's adventure showed up). Really looking forward to Ghost of Tsushima, would've been easy to force Sucker Punch to stick with inFamous but nice to see that studio also get a chance at something new.

@namitokiwa @PS_Nation I forgot about Tearaway. I have that on Vita and haven't touched it yet. Forgot I even had it lol.

@Fight_Teza_Fight I'm a big fan of 3d collectathons. Does Knack 2 have collectables?

@PS_Nation We need Sony to give us more Ratchet, Jak and Daxter (in the style of the 1st one), and Sly Cooper. Spyro wouldn't hurt either. Almost forgot Ape Escape.

@waluigifan1 It does. There are 100 collectible treasures that enhance Knacks abilities & appearance.

They are not really hard to get, but they are hidden away & can be easy to miss. The game does have chapter select if I remember correctly.

Sweet I'll have to give it a go.

Sony does an outstanding job with fisrt party games.
I'm really a Nintendo guy, but to me it's almost impossible to skip a Sony console.
PS2 and PS4 are the cream of the crop.

@Rob_230 can't you get loot boxes in Uncharted 4...

@waluigifan1 also Little Big Planet & Tearaway

also if you don't consider Knack a platformer you shouldn't consider R&C one either as its just as much a shooter than platformer

Now if Sony partnered with the Star Wars franchise that would be a win win! Great story telling crafted by passionate, talented and creative Sony game studios! Those games would stand the test of time like the movies I reckon.