GamesIndustry.biz presents... The Year In Numbers 2018

The global games market value, most watched YouTube videos, biggest mobile games and more

[porkChop]

Which 10 new IP did Sony launch in 2018?

[NovusTerminus]

A large portion of them are smaller titles, more akin to Déraciné, and Firewall: Zero Hour but they did also launched Spiderman, and Detroit.

Like I said, most of them will be smaller IP's that were less heard of, but they did launch several high profile new IP's as well so it's a great balance.

[porkChop]

Yeah I'm all for smaller IP. That's cool, it's nice to have a good mix. I just wasn't sure which IP they were referring to. I couldn't remember 10 off the top of my head, so I figured some flew under my radar.

[The 10th Rider]

For physical new PS4 IPs they launched:
Detroit Become Human
Spiderman

For new PSVR IPs, they launched:
Astro Bot Rescue Mission
Bravo Team
Déraciné
Firewall: Zero Hour
And possibly The Inpatient (It's a prequel to Until Dawn, but it's a different type of game. Kind of falls into a middle ground)

I guess I'm really confused by what they're labeling as new IPs by specific companies. Those are all the Sony published games that I can find for the year that are new IPs. I guess Nintendo's 2 are Sushi Striker and Labo? Octopath was published by Nintendo outside of Japan, so I guess I can understand where they wouldn't include that. If they're counting mobile games then Nintendo has at least 3, since you'd have to include Dragalia Lost. Spiderman is a new IP in an existing franchise, which I think is worth including, but then wouldn't Detective Pikachu count as well?

I just don't see a way you can cut it that those numbers make sense.

[Christopher]

New IPs that Sony published or developed is essentially what they're saying for New IP.

Same for New Releases.

With Sony publishing a ton of games via PlayLink or VR, it increases their new IP listing, but their new releases is pumped up with the more notable releases outside of a handful of new IPs like Detroit Become Human.

[The 10th Rider]

@Christopher,

If the list I'm looking at is complete, that still doesn't make any sense. If you add in Playlink, then there's also Chimparty, Frantics, and Knowledge is Power: Decades . . . which does bring it up to ten when you include the PSVR titles and the PS4 titles listed in my above comment.

However, that then completely fails to explain the Nintendo IPs they have listed. If Playlink games count, shouldn't Dragalia Lost? What about Detective Pikachu or Pokemon Quest, new IPs in an existing franchise, if Spiderman and the Inpatient are being counted? Same with Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers? I can definitely understand excluding some of the possible Switch games, but it doesn't make sense to include Playlink games and new IPs within existing franchises and then be so strict with which Switch games count.

I'm totally fine with such a wide definition of new IP, but it seems inconsistent and without any actual insight into how they came to that list it's difficult to see why the numbers vary so widely. There's not even a source for who decided what counts and what doesn't.

[Obscure_Observer]

@porkChop @DJK1NG_Gaming

Edited:

Just saw gamingunited´s list. Though they were talking about Sony´s new IP. Most of that list are third party.

[Christopher]

Similar with Nintendo and Microsoft. They include published by Sony much like how Nintendo has published games but not developed by them either.

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Dang sony

[The Wood]

Games. . .simple. . Year or year

[william_cade]

Wow That's one way to stay relevant "76" here's looking at you.

And I didn't realize how much Microsoft hates making new content.

[The Wood]

Hate is a bit strong. . Incapable maybe, lazy maybe. . That's why they purchased more studios. Let's see how that goes but I won't be expecting much from the new teams this gen. Their older teams should be filling the voids until the new teams can produce.

Seasons greetings everyone

[rainslacker]

I don't think they hate making new content. They're just risk adverse because they know that established franchises are a lot easier to market. Until recently, they've had limited 1st party studios to create content, so they're going to focus more on the potential sure thing with those studios, while they've had a few attempts to establish new franchises through 2nd party deals. Those 2nd party deals didn't really light up the charts sales wise, so to MS, they keep going with what works.

Hopefully, with the new studios, they'll take more risks, because its those risks which will end up getting them more franchises established. Not every game will be a hit, but there is more chance to make a hit if you actually produce them, while you have no hit if you don't even try.

[danny818]

From a business prospective Xbox makes a ton of money on services Xbox live for example. It’s takes a lot of money to make a game so MS for Xbox to make games isn’t a priority to be conservative on investments. Now Sony makes a lot of doe through PS. So it makes sense they try and support it as much as possible for its own sake. MS has other means on income and Sony well PS is one is it’s last profitable areas.

[Lime123]

UK boxed sales by platform:

PS4 - 44%
Xbox One - 31.8%
Switch - 19.6%

[Ristul]

Its good that they used uk market or ms would have looked really bad.