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[Tiago Rodrigues]

From Sony Business Briefings. Check their PDF here

This...is a lot of growth for the fiscal year ending in March 2023. It means they will release...a lot more than just Uncharted on PC until then.

Sony is going to keep betting more and more on new IP's, which is exciting!

Over 20 games, both 1st and 3rd party are going to be ready for PS VR2 release.

Sony will have released 3 live service games by march 2023...so far we got The Show. It means we are going to have 2 unannounced games until March 2023 that are live releases.
One is probably Factions...the other is unknown.

The fact that PS5 has almost the double the demand the PS4 had...lmao. And people think PC releases are ruining something here.

Exciting times ahead!

Edit:
. Demand for PS5 is almost the double of the PS4 for the same time (One Year After Each Console's Launch Year, North America Only)
. They predict the PS5 to surpass the PS4 sales (launch aligned) during year 4...so somewhere during march 2023 and march 2024
. China is a huge emerging market for them
. They mention Avatar alongside their 1st party games and 3rd party timed-exclusive games like Forspoken and FFXVI...which might be nothing, but at least it means a marketing deal is in place;
. PS5: Highest Engagement Ever for a PlayStation console
. "Ongoing AAA Slate" | "Continue Free-to-Play Growth" | "Retain Post-COVID-19 Digital Shift" | "Loyal Subscriber Base and ARPU Growth Opportunities"
. PS4 still has the highest PS store revenue: 65%
. In 2013 80% of sales were physical. by 2021 that 80%...belonged to digital, with physical being only 20%
. PlayStation Direct to expand to Portugal (my country does get some stuff i see), Spain, Italy and Austria next.

 

[lh032]

Cool cool.

Where is the big acquisition announcement!!??

 

[kingfey]

Cool cool.

Where is the big acquisition announcement!!??

They have to finish bungie first.

 

[elliot5]

slide 6 is going to give some people here nightmares I think

 

[kingfey]

Does 2025 means, Sony would have 12 new live service games, or is that all the live service they have at that point?

 

[envyzeal]

Hope they release a PS launcher for PC with cross buy. Is it too much of a dream?

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

How in the hell are they going to get to 300M in 2022?

They will probably need to unleash all kinds of PS4 games and PS5 games on PC for that to happen. I'm talking stuff like Spiderman, Horizon: FW, Gran Turismo, The Last of Us, etc...

 

[kingfey]

Sony is going to keep betting more and more on new IP's, which is exciting!

Just remake Infamous please

 

[elliot5]

Does 2025 means, Sony would have 12 new live service games, or is that all the live service they have at that point?

active live service games I would assume. Just like how MLB is the only one currently. The 3 for FY22 is probably Destiny 2 and .. TLOU Factions? Then more and more.

 

[CheeseCake]

The single player games catalog is insane.

Sony really is a force to be reckon with when it comes to single player games. Christ.

 

[Topher]

Does 2025 means, Sony would have 12 new live service games, or is that all the live service they have at that point?

What?

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

How in the hell are they going to get to 300M in 2022?

They will probably need to unleash all kinds of PS4 games and PS5 games on PC for that to happen. I'm talking stuff like Spiderman, Horizon: FW, Gran Turismo, The Last of Us, etc...

 

[envyzeal]

Also...Brand B and Brand C

 

[kingfey]

How in the hell are they going to get to 300M in 2022?

They will probably need to unleash all kinds of PS4 games and PS5 games on PC for that to happen. I'm talking stuff like Spiderman, Horizon: FW, Gran Turismo, The Last of Us, etc...

My bet would be day1 games. Since that can generate more money for them.

Or maybe they have multiple pc ports ready to launch.

Finger crossed for Ghost of Tsushima and the last of us collection.

 

[ManaByte]

slide 6 is going to give some people here nightmares I think

The China one?!?

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

My bet would be day1 games. Since that can generate more money for them.

Or maybe they have multiple pc ports ready to launch.

Finger crossed for Ghost of Tsushima and the last of us collection.

I do not see them doing day 1 games this year.

 

[kingfey]

What?

I was little bit confused with the live service chart.
It increased from 1, 3,6,10 and 12.

 

[jshackles]

slide 6 is going to give some people here nightmares I think

It would be stupid of Sony to ignore the growing live services game segment. Hell, they bought Bungie.

 

[kingfey]

I do not see them doing day 1 games this year.

Then that would be hard for them. Unless few more ports are in the way this year.

 

[AmuroChan]

How in the hell are they going to get to 300M in 2022?

They will probably need to unleash all kinds of PS4 games and PS5 games on PC for that to happen. I'm talking stuff like Spiderman, Horizon: FW, Gran Turismo, The Last of Us, etc...

Uncharted is coming out next month. I think Ghost and TLOU are probably next. They could also release MLB on PC which will get them a lot of MTX revenue. So far all their PC releases have been their single-player games.

 

[Dick Jones]

Also...Brand B and Brand C

 

[AtomicStarving]

$300 mi? Looks like A LOT of PS games are coming to PC until early next year lol

 

[Bonfires Down]

They plan on quadrupling PC revenue this fiscal year? It's gonna take a lot more than just Uncharted to do that, so some combination of Bloodborne/Spider_Man/Tsushima/TLOU Remake?

 

[ManaByte]

They plan on quadrupling PC revenue this fiscal year? It's gonna take a lot more than just Uncharted to do that, so some combination of Bloodborne/Spider_Man/Tsushima/TLOU Remake?

 

[BigbyTheSheriff]

Someone on Reee wrote this:

Jim Ryan confirms the big uptake in PC revenue this fiscal year does not include Destiny 2 and the 2 games that will drive this growth aren't announced

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

I was little bit confused with the live service chart.
It increased from 1, 3,6,10 and 12.

1 is out right now (MLB), 2 others release this fiscal year (March 2022/March 2023), 3 others during the year after this one (March 2023/March 2024), 4 the year after (March 2024/March 2025) and 2 others the one right after (March 2025/March 2026).

 

[kingfey]

China is a huge emerging market for them

This plus India would be a huge battlefield for both Sony and MS.

These 2 untapped markets are basically money printing.

 

[ManaByte]

Someone on Reee wrote this:

Jim Ryan confirms the big uptake in PC revenue this fiscal year does not include Destiny 2 and the 2 games that will drive this growth aren't announced

Sounds like a Day 1 release to me.

 

[adamsapple]

I won't be surprised if we start seeing day and date Sony first party games on PC before this generation is over.

Maybe even before 2023 is over.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Someone on Reee wrote this:

Jim Ryan confirms the big uptake in PC revenue this fiscal year does not include Destiny 2 and the 2 games that will drive this growth aren't announced

They are releasing Factions and TLOU Remake day one on PC and PS5. Watch that happening.
edit: Actually Jim said the PC growth forecast is connected to the 2 live service games strategy...so the 2 unannounced live service games will be day one on PS5 AND PC. It's basically confirmed now. Factions and...something else.

 

[ManaByte]

I won't be surprised if we start seeing day and date Sony first party games on PC before this generation is over.

Maybe even before 2023 is over.

Maybe even before 2022 is over.

 

[ManaByte]

They are releasing Factions and TLOU Remake day one on PC and PS5. Watch that happening.

Yup and they'll launch with the PS launcher for PC allowing you to use your PSN friends list on PC and earn cross-platform trophies.

 

[adamsapple]

Maybe even before 2022 is over.

If TLoU remake and the factions MP are this year then I see that happening as well.

But that game might get delayed to 2023 to coincide with the show.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Very happy at the new IP investment stuff. It's risky, and I'm glad to see one of the big three being ready to take risks with creating new games.

I just hope those new IPs aren't third person, story driven adventures with crafting and a bow. Sony please.

the 2 games that will drive this growth aren't announced

Persona 5 and Bloodborne? Those two alone could do it.

...okay, maybe not, but I'm sure they'd sell a ton. PC bros like jap stuff.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Yup and they'll launch with the PS launcher for PC allowing you to use your PSN friends list on PC and earn cross-platform trophies.

Read my edit. He said it himself that it's connected with the 2 live service games yet to be announced. Factions and something else we don't know.

 

[jshackles]

Bloodborne?

They would be stupid not to remaster Bloodborne and release it on PC. Look at how well Elden Ring has done.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

just show us da games Jimbo...everyone is waiting for Big Dick E3 presentation.

 

[AmuroChan]

12 live service games?

1. MLB
2. Factions
3. Haven game
4. Deviation Game
5. GG's shooter (by ex-Rainbow Six Siege director)
6. Firewalk game
7. Firesprite game
8-12: ??

 

[TintoConCasera]

They would be stupid not to remaster Bloodborne and release it on PC. Look at how well Elden Ring has done.

Yeah totally, the way I see it they are sitting their asses on a pile of money.

 

[3liteDragon]

I think the 2nd live-service game might be Insomniac's unannounced multiplayer IP, just a random guess.

 

[ACESHIGH]

Yep keep those legacy PC ports coming at a steady rate. 4 per year at least. Show some love to PS3 as well. 7th gen games still look great on PC.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

They're not calling Gran Turismo 7 a live service game? That seems odd...

 

[Plantoid]

12 live service games by 2025??? Count me OUT

I'm not using hypocrisy here since yesterday I said that live service games suck in the rumoured ioi dragon game thread as soon as I saw that it would be live service

 

[envyzeal]

12 live service games?

1. MLB
2. Factions
3. Haven game
4. Deviation Game
5. GG's shooter (by ex-Rainbow Six Siege director)
6. Firewalk game
7. Firesprite game
8-12: ??

Bloodborne II live service

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Also, they mention Discord Integration as well. Sounds like more is coming and what we got was just the begining.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Read my edit. He said it himself that it's connected with the 2 live service games yet to be announced. Factions and something else we don't know.

Let them troll. It makes them all giddy inside if they think you are suffering over it. Feeds the emptiness, not unlike those over at Ree they constantly criticize for doing.

I think the 2nd live-service game might be Insomniac's unannounced multiplayer IP, just a random guess.

I wouldn't put it past Guerrilla returning to their online roots.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Let them troll. It makes them all giddy inside if they think you are suffering over it. Feeds the emptiness, not unlike those over at Ree they constantly criticize for doing.

Now that i read my post i sounded more aggressive than it was supposed. It's possible he answered before i edited it tbh.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

12 live service games?

1. MLB
2. Factions
3. Haven game
4. Deviation Game
5. GG's shooter (by ex-Rainbow Six Siege director)
6. Firewalk game
7. Firesprite game
8-12: ??

8. GT7 (??)
9. Arrowhead Studios Helldivers 2
10. Insomniac multiplayer
11. London Studios multiplayer
12. Bungie's next game

 

[SlimySnake]

lol at $26.2 million. All this for $26 million. Remember, they made $25 billion last year from their console business.

And $300 million next year means every single game is coming to PC and most probably on day one. Pretty sure I was called chicken little here when i called this 2 years ago. This was always the end game.

I'd say some apologies are in order, but i know im still not gonna get any.

 

[AmuroChan]

I wouldn't put it past Guerrilla returning to their online roots.

Absolutely. That's why they hired the ex-Rainbow Six director. Pretty sure that's going to be a MP shooter.