Is MS putting out 4 exclusives this year? Not defending Sony's decrease in output of course, but making sure we're comparing apples to apples.
If the point is that the collective studios that MS has bought are putting out more as a third party than the exclusive 1st party studios under Sony, I'd say that's expected... That was the case even before MS bought them.
I think if the goal is to compare exclusives it's a more meaningful comparison because Sony isn't competing to be the biggest third party publisher... But also more difficult to do given the fluid state of Xbox exclusivity

i am glad they are giving more time to make the game. No need to rush it with other games releasing this year from MS. On this site it has become a trend to hate on xbox but they are still the biggest publisher by a long wide margin

Gotta adjust that content drip for the GP Ultimate subs. Can't have them having too many 1st day 1st party launch games per year. Save some for next year.

***I think if the goal is to compare exclusives it's a more meaningful comparison because Sony isn't competing to be the biggest third party publisher.***

What is it with this silly goal post moving attempts?

Microsoft's first-party studios are putting out 4 games this year.

Sony's first-party studios are putting out only 1.

Microsoft's studios are producing more content for gamers, regardless if half of them go to PS5.

Yotei, the show, and marathon. Thats 3 right there. Add in ps published games like death stranding 2, midnight murder club and lost soul aside. That makes 6. Days gone remaster and the rumored God of war greek trilogy remaster being announced next month, bumps it to 8.
Next yr will certainly be bigger for playstation, but it's not like there aren't any 1st party games in 2025.

'Microsoft's studios are producing more content for gamers, regardless if half of them go to PS5.'.

Isn't that like saying Toyota manufacturers more cars than GM?

'That we know of so far'

Yeah. Well, let's review the situation at the end of December.

The goal posts have been the consoles. Console wars right? For Sony it's still the console.
What are you counting? Multiplatform games? If they release on Xbox and PlayStation both platforms win - they cancel out. This isn't Third Party Wars. We don't pit EA vs. Ubisoft....

Tbh there’s so many great games, 1st party doesn’t even matter to me anymore. You can play any MS game in PC or your TV without a box. Just grab a PS5 and everything is covered.
I just live great games

I don't understand why people are trying to give Sony a pass on not utilizing their studios when this was the criticism made against Microsoft for almost a decade. Where the games goes doesn't matter, it's about utilizing those studios to make games.Those studios that keep game prices higher and increase the price of PSN services over time. If they're not producing, we're paying more for nothing.

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This is a thread about MS, not Sony.

I'm not giving Sony a pass.

I had no interest in Concord (but they did deliver a game though)

I wanted Factions as I played quite a lot of LoU multiplayer (mainly on PS3). However, Intergalactic is my most wanted game, followed by Saros.

I wanted Days Gone 2, not whatever Bend were working on. I've been vocal about liking that game since Day 1. Have beaten it 3 times.

Think that's everything, or is there something else I should be mad at?

Currently playing Death Stranding Director's Cut. Beat the original game on PS4. Got it Day 1. Looking forward to 2, and I'll be playing it on PS5. Firstgame isn't perfect, and theBT fights are too forced and dumb for my liking. Like on Tuesday I gotinto multiple BT fights. The first insta-killed me and caused a voidout. Great. Then the next two I just ran away from; pointless waste of time. Then the final onethe game just wanted to have its way as it knew I was taking the piss. Gold BTs popped out of the ground that I could do nothing about and the game forced a 'game over' saying I was unable to escape from the BTs! At which point I powered off the PS5.

Avoiding GTA6 is also a good point.