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The Top 10 Worst PlayStation 4 Games

Let’s look at the worst PlayStation 4 games and why they were considered so bad.

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BrainSyphoned837d ago

Stating a game is a wait for a sale disqualifies it as a "worst" game. If Knack and Order 1886 are two of the worst games last gen it's no wonder why PS4 was so good.

buffig837d ago

My kids and every kid in our family and extended family absolutely loved Knack. Even now, my step sisters boy who is 6 years old, is obsessed with it. It's easy to mock, but for its target audience Cerny definitely knew what he was doing. Not every game has to be aimed at me to be good. And short as it was, I really enjoyed The Order

Knushwood Butt837d ago

I got the plat in Knack and my son beat it twice.

Not bad for a terrible game.

Lexreborn2837d ago

My 9 year old plays knack 2 to this day. He is still getting excited unlocking costumes

jambola836d ago

Yeah, I easily understand not loving it, but having as a worst is a massive stretch
Unless you play like 1 new game a year

NecrumOddBoy837d ago

The Order: 1886 had its just flaws but it really is one of the cool cinematic games on any console. The story was really well told and the acting is top-notch. I bought it on sale for $40 and platinumed it in about 12-13 hours. I understand the pop-up target enemy system, mediocre QTEs, and the less-than-stellar menu system can put people off but this game took most of the heat for being "too short." I think it told a perfect story and did not overstay its welcome.

Knushwood Butt837d ago (Edited 837d ago )

Yeah, the lore, atmosphere, and visuals were great. Took lots of photos in that game. It did need to be longer and have more replayability though. Oh, and the the werewolf fights needed more complexity and challenge.

jambola836d ago

One of the only games I ever finished the story in one sitting
Definitely one of my personal favorite

FreeckyCake837d ago

Oh, c'mon! Knack wasn't that bad. It wasn't that groundbreaking, but it was hella fun

Shane Kim837d ago (Edited 837d ago )

Only flaws with the order was that it was too short, and they reused boss fights. Other then that it played EXACTLY like Gears, wich was hauled as the second coming for its cover based shooting mechanic. Sadly it was a launch title, so the gaming media just carried over their bias from PS3 era right to PS4.

meganick837d ago

It wasn’t a launch title. It released more than a year after PS4 was released.

SonyStyled837d ago

It wasn’t a launch title. It came a year or two (3?) after PS4. The game was really good, and quite an achievement for a studio coming off the PSP GoW games. What killed it was the short campaign, a full price tag, and gameplay demonstrations pre-launch covered the majority of the heavy action the game offered. It deserves it’s criticisms and praise. It’s really weird a game of this quality at such short length exists, and Ready at Dawn should probably have spent their time developing something else instead

gold_drake837d ago

wow
the order and knack are on there?
out of all ps4 gamesz those two shpuld not be in any top 10 list of bad ps4 games. like at all

chicken_in_the_corn836d ago

Hello Neighbor is the worst game in PS4 IMO. Worst game I've ever played.

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PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for May

Battle Engine Aquila joins PlayStation Plus Premium.

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Profchaos7d ago

Another meh month and only 1 single classic wtf Sony. I was hoping after the price hikes for PSN we might get a good month spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down and all that

crazyCoconuts6d ago

Last month had harry potter and blue prince
I wouldn't say ANOTHER meh month

OtterX6d ago

Sandland looks right up my alley and I'm excited to give it a shot. I honestly missed this game somehow, never heard about it until now.

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pwnmaster30006d ago

Maybe I’ll go check out battlefield 5 again.
Maybe this will give a little boost

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PapaBop6d ago

Some of the best psvr 2 titles leaving, nothing coming, way to support your psvr 2 owners. Still, I don't mind the games coming personally.

crazyCoconuts6d ago

Yeah I upped to premium when they started adding psvr2 with the expectation that they would keep coming. now when my sub ends I'll be scaling back

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Could PlayStation See a Price Increase?

Could PlayStation games and consoles see a price increase in the near future?

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darthv7219d ago

I thought it already did.....?

dmonee18d ago

Word!!!! With the PS5 pro release price! Im hoping for a price decrease!

S2Killinit17d ago (Edited 17d ago )

When PS5Pro released it was only $100 more expensive than the xbox series x. Now xbox series x is actually more expensive than the PS5Pro lol 😆

So yes the Pro will be getting a price increase imminently.

raWfodog18d ago (Edited 18d ago )

I think it’s pretty much inevitable. I don’t see Sony keeping the same prices while everyone else is raising theirs. The industry has been testing the waters for a while now with these other forms of increases such as ‘early access’ and ‘special editions’ of games. I always wait for games to go on sale so they’re not getting full price out of me.

VersusDMC18d ago

Well there were articles on how Sony stock pilled PS5s in the states so i think they will go one holiday season without raising the prices in the US.

And death stranding 2 and Ghost of yotei(coming out in Oct) have announced prices of 70 so i think they are going to see what happens when they are the cheapest option this holiday.

goken17d ago

Yeah, and i think the US gov also gave tariff exemptions for electronics. Although there’s still inflation to deal with, and logistics cost probably up significantly.

anast18d ago

Yes, the PS6 will be close to $800.

btmgov2918d ago

I will actually be happy if it is only $800.....

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toxic-inferno18d ago

I don't like paying a lot for games, but frankly, this needs to happen if the industry is going to improve.

Back in 2005, brand new releases of PS2 games usually cost £39.99 in the UK, with some going up to £45. Adjusting for inflation, that's between £70 and £80 today.

Then consider that in 2005, many games were being developed by teams of around 40. Nowadays, for games of the same 'tier', you're looking at 500+.

In addition, game development in 2005 tended to take around a year. Many of the big development teams were producing annual releases, or at least one game every 2 years. Average development time now is 3-4 years.

Working all that through, you can estimate that a single game as I've described above 'should' cost FAR more than £70. A quick bit of rough maths:

£40 × 10 (increase in employees) × 3 (development years) = £1200.

Obviously, that's unrealistic, as basic economics tells you that market demand is one of the greatest driving forces behind pricing products. But it still makes you think...

Thank GOODNESS we're not paying more than £80 any time soon...

BeHunted18d ago (Edited 18d ago )

No thanks. More people are switching to PC gaming since it's more affordable. Graphics aren’t the main concern anymore. Affordable motherboards, RAM, and CPUs can last for years, and upgrading the GPU each generation makes it a worthwhile investment. There are no limitations with PC gaming.

Plus, PC games are cheaper, especially when bought from 3rd party key sellers, and there's no need to rely on monthly or yearly subscriptions

Agent7517d ago

Won't be long until PC games are in line with PS and Xbox prices.

Rancegamerx18d ago

Your argument is fundamentally flawed. Inflation alone doesn’t dictate game prices. Development efficiency has improved, with outsourcing, AI tools, and modular design offsetting increased team sizes and longer development cycles. The idea that prices should scale linearly with employee count and years spent is absurd—games don’t cost 30 times more just because they take three times as long to develop. Your math ignores the actual economic forces at play, like mass market appeal, competition, and diversified revenue streams. Pricing is dictated by demand, not a raw cost equation, and companies balance expenses through digital sales, DLCs, and microtransactions. If games were priced at £1200, the industry wouldn’t improve—it would collapse. The £70–£80 range isn’t some act of generosity; it’s the optimal price point to maximize profits while keeping consumers engaged. Your conclusion misses the actual mechanics of the market entirely.

toxic-inferno17d ago

I agree, and suggesred as much. But I was approaching it from the perspective of the employees, of whom there are now many more, working more years for the same release.

Thankfully, gaming has become more mainstream, which is what has kept the cost low for such a long time. Games now sell in far greater numbers, which keeps the cost low. But as this growth slows (as is inevitable), we should expect to see the cost rise.

Agent7517d ago

Back then, there was Play.com, games going for well under £20. Best to sit back and let games age and pick them up cheaper, but some used games can sell for more. That also pays off waiting for complete editions. It's probably the oldest debate in gaming, the price of games. PS4 games rising to £60 was a shocker. There's definitely a gaming crash coming, yet Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft don't seem to be bothered. They only see £ and $ signs then wonder how it all went wrong.

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PlayStation Plus is getting a price bump in Australia

PlayStation Plus is getting a price rise in Australia and other global regions, with subscribers set to pay a few dollars more on each tier.

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Profchaos40d ago

Sadly the price increases are expanding to Australia and likely other regions beyond.

Seems like it's best to stack now if you're in the position to do so

Cacabunga39d ago

Stack? No way I’m still boycotting since the last price increase

Profchaos39d ago

I try to stack every time they offer a psn sale that discounts the deluxe tier by 30 percent I find that's the best way to get past the multi year increases but yeah it's sucked feel like everything has increased so much lately across all subs I've cancelled gamepass and a few other streaming services going back to just psn, NSO and Netflix

DivineHand12539d ago

Same here. I let my subscription lapse since it ran out last summer. If we do the math, is a console really cheaper than a PC? It sucks that I can no longer play Helldivers 2, but it is not worth spending so much on the subscription fee for a function that should be free.

PS plus essential is $80
PS5 is $500
The generation is expected to last 7-8 years, which means you would have spent at least $1060 just to access basic features along with the initial purchase. Not to mention some games being more expensive. There are also the additional controllers you may need to buy once your original ones start to drift. I have 3 DualSense controllers, and all of them drifted. I was able to fix 2 of the 3 by modding them with Hall effect sticks.

I love my Playstation, and I do not regret buying it at launch since I got to enjoy some great games like Ratchet and Clank, Horizon Forbidden West, Spiderman 2, Demon Souls, Astro Bot, and God of War Ragnarok.

The issue I have is that the Playstation that we know today is different from the Playstation we had in the PS4 era. Things are also getting progressively more expensive as time goes on.

Once the PC hardware situation improves, I will be looking to build my own one part at a time instead of getting a Pro console.

anast39d ago

@ Divine

The PC situation won't get better. If you want to game, you will need to choose who you want to get screwed by.

lukasmain39d ago

Terrible idea to Stack now in my opinion. The raise is not that much for 12 months, so you might as well wait for the 30% sales at the end of year, because you will be saving more money. That's when I'm going to stack like a mofo. I'll buy like 5 years then

gold_drake40d ago

i hate this mentality of "oh its doing really well, lets make it more expensive"

CrimsonWing6939d ago

Hold onto your butts, boys. Soon the world will get a bump in game prices.

Profchaos39d ago

What's not going up these days

CrimsonWing6939d ago

How much we’re getting paid.

DarXyde39d ago

You gotta love the attitude people had before: "Price hike! NO, THIS IS TERRIBLE, I HATE—wait ... South America? lol ok."

It starts hitting closer to home and now we're worried. It was always a concern and people should have always treated it that way.

Funny enough, Sony is likely losing subscribers with every price hike, and all they're doing is offering the beefed up service to fewer people. Doubtful this offsets the lost subs.

Haven't had Plus in years, and I don't miss it. And frankly, with the way things are going, I just don't see myself getting into the next generation either. Increased reliance on AI, stagnant gaming experiences despite better tech, untenable budgets, increased cost to consumers, tendency to push GaaS, very long development cycles, weak/non-existent digital rights protections, poor global economy, tariff madness.

It's probably a better use of my time to double down on my other hobbies. Can't speak for others, but it wouldn't be surprising if the market crashes because enough people come to the same conclusion.

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