PS4 in Numbers: Steady Flow of great titles made it king of this gen

At least one great title (Metacritic score>=80 ) released every month since launch with the exception of one. CD Projekt Red and Naughty Dog lead in both critical nad user appreciation ranking.

[PhoenixUp]

You can never go wrong with a PlayStation console, especially in the long term

[mobijoker]

Only July'2016 was missing any new release with Meta>=80. Rest 42 months you got something worthwhile to play- That's what you call a console.

[King_Lothric]

For the players!

[Rangerman1208]

But....PS Now on PC...

[KickSpinFilter]

What about it?
Lag ridden, not a great service, not sure of your point

[DialgaMarine]

And? PS Now is a service still in its infancy, and unless you have insane internet speeds, you'll be playing PS4 games in only sub-HD @ ~30 FPS, regardless of of whether you're using the service on PC or PS4. If you want the best experience with PS4 exclusives, you're gonna play them natively on PS4/ Pro.

On a side note, if that's a snide remark about PS4 somehow being multiplat, keep in mind that 1) you don't own any of the games you play on PS Now, and 2) you're not playing them natively on your PC (you're simply streaming them from a PS4 somewhere else). You might as well be saying that every single Xbone exclusive is multiplat because we've been able to stream the games to Windows tablets since Day 1.

[Rangerman1208]

Relax guys, I was just joking. I also don't like PS Now. The reason why I referenced it is because PS4 games are now coming PC and people are like "So much for exclusives lol", "PC master race" and "Come on guys, PS now isn't that bad", even though they aren't clearly playing a PC port of the game instead just renting a PS4 game on their PC. Especially since they can't optimize the port nor even use mods.

[ZeroX9876]

PS now works fine for me, but our connection at home is 300 mbs down/ 125 mbs up with no data cap. Wired, it works great.

PS now won't replace the PS4 for sure, but it can help Sony get a portion of revenue from PC gamers. Not the best way to play, but still decent. Gotta start somewhere to get it right in the long term.

[luis_spartano]

You can never go wrong with a HOME PlayStation console, especially in the long term.

Fixed for you :)

[FallenAngel1984]

Well you can only experience PlayStation consoles at home so...

[imtiyaz6]

This the natural order. Playstation will always have the best games. It's been the case in every single gen Sony released a console in, it won't change anytime in the future. MS can give away free games for all I care but missing out on gems like Bloodborne, Uncharted 4 or Nier is a deal-breaker for me as a gamer. As a console-owner, constantly missing out on such highly rated, critically-acclaimed games every year is unacceptable. When was the last time MS released an exclusive game as ambitious as Horizon?

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

When you have hardcore fans of other platforms buying PS4's you know Sony is doing something right.

[S2Killinit]

Playstations are consistently THE best electronic bang for the buck purchase I make each and every time I buy one.

[FallenAngel1984]

PlayStation consoles generally do have the most games of different varieties consistently coming out.

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Playstation has exclusive that are always not on PC as well which makes the incentive to buy one in the long-term. Also, Nintendo follows the same formulae as well.

[Movefasta1993]

even if all ps4 games are on pc,console gamers buy will still buy the ps4.The reason why the xbox isn't doing anywhere near as well,isn't becasue pc gamers aren't buying xbox ones,it's because there isn't enough new good ip .

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

If PlayStation ever does the "console exclusive" thing FOR EVERY GAME I'll skip spending $400 on a console and go straight PC gaming and millions of others will do the same thing.

[badz149]

@IGiveHugs2NakedWomen

amen, brother. me too. I will stop buying console and wait for dirt cheap sales on Steam because that's the only way I can justify buying a PC game

[KickSpinFilter]

Except Nintendo usually has AAAs 3rd parties drop out eventually in supporting their system

[Rangerman1208]

Of course, users are harder to please than the critics. This is why I hate fanboys.

[LoveSpuds]

Pretty thorough article and pretty much confirms what Playstation users already knew, that the Playstation always delivers on the games front.

[Fishy Fingers]

People tend to buy the same system their friends do/have. With the early momentum established (gifted you could argue) it's a snowball effect. Not saying the games don't play a big roll, they obviously do, but the average console owner probably wouldn't even realise the bulk of exclusives are in fact, Exclusive. At least in my experience.

[sk8ofmnd]

Ms i hope youre paying close attention!

[rainslacker]

Less impact on all those games apparently. None of them matter much anymore apparently. For all the steady flow, it's obviously hurting Sony, and they're struggling, because service based games are much more important to a companies and consoles success than the overall diversity in the library is.

Things like this pretty much exemplify why having a good diverse library is important, and I think this gen only proves that having one will bring you sales. May not hit on every single game, but surely those who enjoy those games aren't saying to themselves, "Oh, well, it doesn't have some service to keep me engaged, so it's a terrible game".

[ChronoJoe]

Lots of good, triple A games, that'll do it.

[DivineAssault]

With the sheer amount of amazing exclusives, none can compete right now.. JRPGs? Covered in spades. Shooters? Covered in spades.. Action/adventure? Covered in spades.. Etc.. I mean seriously, is it even questionable? You cant mess with games like persona, uncharted, horizon, crash bandicoot, and everything in between.. Doesnt matter how much horsepower you have, you cannot defeat great exclusive games.

[DialgaMarine]

This is why PS4 is such an excellent console, despite what haters say. Regardless of what one's preferred platform is this gen, to deny that PS4 is a very solid system is pure blind fanboyism and corporate slavery.

PlayStation will always be my primary gaming platform.

[Legatus]

For the people that are looking to buy only one console(or multiple of course), PS4 is a way to go. It has an unmached combination of western and japanese support and on top of that a superb line up of the awesome exclusives. It is without a doubt the most complete package in the console world. Sony simply did an amazing job with the PS4.

[rivaldoo777]

Jesus, Naughty Dog are Gods in this business. If for some reason Sony lose them, it won't be winning with this much margin.

[Fist4achin]

Sony definitely brings the games!

[Phill-Spencer]

"Exclusives don't matter!!!!!!!!!!!! " The delusional say!