Ask and it Shall Be Delivered

I don’t want to sound like a broken record. But PlayStation has had to change course a little bit this past year or so with everything going on. But hear me out, because this is going to be music to your ears. The very people who worked with Sony, none other than the developers of Stellar Blade, are saying single-player games are what gamers prefer, and so their focus will be on that.

On the face of it, in this industry, what is popular with fans should be no secret. If gaming companies listened to their fans, then nine times out of ten, you are likely to be in a successful period, no matter if it’s Sony, Nintendo, or whoever. Has Sony kind of lost their way, sure? Is it the end of the world? Absolutely not. Sony is in a very unique position because they’re the strongest gaming brand, and gamers have a lot of faith in their ability to deliver great single-player content. Faith isn’t being delivered as much on the Xbox front as more games are seemingly heading to the PlayStation.

Nonetheless, no company can get it right 100% of the time. If they could, they’d be nailing every generation. This generation, that hasn’t been the case with the decline in hardware, but still engagement by any metric is something companies also care for, but my point is that now we have third-parties within Sony coming out and saying. You know what? We kind of like the success we’re having and the popularity of single-player games on this platform. Then, with that, there is absolutely no doubt that the big companies, like Sony, will take that at face value and commit to working on those very terms.

So basically, I think it’s safe to say that we’re going to see a full turnaround and a commitment to single-player games from here on in. And you know what? That’s great news, especially when, in this industry, the margins are so thin and there are countless studios getting shut down. If anything, if you are successful in making a game, that should pay off not just for the studios but for the developers as well. They should be safe in the knowledge that big corporate decisions don’t jeopardize the integrity of the gaming industry.

I really hope that this is just the start of the turnaround and that we see WB Games do Rocksteady justice again. Because it was never the developer’s failure. It’s corporate, and as soon as you realize that and are informed on the average gamers habits. The better is will be for business in general.