Helldivers 2's Success Shows Why Sony Should Prioritize Smaller Games Over AAA Titles

Is the wait between big AAA releases getting too long? Releasing smaller mid-budget titles may be the key to keep fans happy.

[isarai]

No. A variety is always best

[Lightning77]

Sony's going back to what made the PS2 and PS3 so great. Variety of games and releases. I'm glad they're going back to that.

[Becuzisaid]

Are they? As far as I'm house games being developed things are pretty sparse right now.

[VersusDMC]

Why would in house games be the only ones that matter? Stellar blade, rise of the ronin and helldivers 2 are published by playstation. FF7Rebirth and Granblue Fantasy relink are console exclusives.

So 5 exclusives so far in 2024.

[shinoff2183]

Id say ps1 ps2, tbh the variety lacked on ps3. Well I mean if we're talking first party yeas Sony was good with it but not alot of developers took chances.

[jznrpg]

You can’t go off one of one success and say that’s the way! That’s why we have a gaas problem. It’s stupid.

[TwoPicklesGood]

No, just no. It’s one game and it got lucky. Smaller titles have a place but not more so than big AAA games.

[TOTSUKO]

Making a fun enjoyable game and keeping its community engaged is lucky? There’s probably some half truths to that. You can say that to a majority of Sonys AAA titles get lucky. How many of us bought a Sony exclusive just because it’s a Sony exclusive on top of million dollars of heavy marketing that goes with AAA.

[Huey_My_D_Long]

I buy them for the quality not the fact that's its Sony exclusive. Not every exclusive is a banger but most are quite good to great with a couple of duds

[StormSnooper]

Agree with everything you said except the “lucky” part. They made a game that was going to be great as long as they could retain what made the original fun. They did it. I actually called it.

[anast]

5 or 6 major block busters a year with some smaller games mixed in.

[BeRich233]

This game took 8 years to make so is it really a smaller game?

[FyBy]

I think Sony still needs AAA titles. But it should not be meant as AAA titles are the best ones and other are only for count. For me, Helldivers are must have as others like GT7, Uncharted 4, HZD, Days gone, etc... Sony should find a way to keep variedness even it doesnt make so much money in short term. Locking itself into EA style (top prioritizing brands, that make most money) is not way to go. Only for short time. Seeking for originality and gameplay is a key to have large base of fans. And it is also answer to not having cod in the future. Sony should stay between Xbox and Nintendo. To have good power, support VR, have some AAA and lot of original and indie games. Thats the way (i think :-) ).

[Berenger]

Wanna know what's hilarious about this and what's also extremely ironic? So many people have been like "OMG Sony, DON'T DO LIVE SERVICE GAMES!" without even waiting to see what they are working on.... Then Helldivers drops and EVERYONE loves it and it absolutely blows up beyond expectations, with sales above 8 million already lol
They needed to diversify their first party offerings BADLY. As much as I love Sony and their suite of incredible, third person, action adventure games, I've also been craving for them to get back to a variety of different genres to stay competitive.
Funny how the first one they drop themselves absolutely explodes in popularity lol
(Also, MLB The Show and Gran Turismo qualify as live service games as they receive regular updates and micro transactions. So have a little faith and if they bomb, then criticize.)

[shinoff2183]

Not prioritize but also make