Because they always get bored, lose focus, think they know better and leave a good thing behind. It's the reason Capcom went to GameCube with Resident Evil. Its the reason Twisted Metal got dumped. And it's why Killzone and Warhawk, two great multiplayer IPs that would thrive today, are dead, despite the fan base clamoring for more. And they won't even allow Insomniac to revive Resistance because they're a Marvel studio now. Lame.

Because it’s a different feedback loop.

Multiplayer loops are about engagement between real people; both players need to enjoy their chances of wining each encounter, so players can’t feel too strong or else encounters will be to brief to feel competitive and fun.

Single player games are about translating how powerful the character should feel into game mechanics; there is zero concern for how these mechanics feel when pitted against each other.

Sony excels at understanding how people interact with a story via game mechanics, but it can be more difficult to understand how to make it fun for people to interact with each other via game mechanics

They can make multiplayer hits. They have in the past.
This reason here is where I get frustrated with Sony.
They have great IP’s but they want to invest in companies that were either going to be really great or going to bomb it. And we’ve seen that with Concord, and we’ve seen the success with HD2.
Arrowhead Games is not owned but the IP is so I mentioned that.

I would love to have a remake of SOCOM, WarHawk multiplayer, Resistance FOM, Killzone..
To me that was the best era of gaming or most memorable.
But some of the developers are closed and people who made those games are well gone. I’m sure you can scramble back some people from Zipper Interactive to get a proper SOCOM (II) or MAG.
Warhawk I had so many fun memories with this. But Incognito was closed and I wish Santa Monica could have a team to Remake it .
Killzone series.. would be great as well but GG has moved on.
Resistance, same way..

They have the IP’s but just need them remade.

Starhawk and Warhawk is all i need 👌🏻

Because everyone's promising a service and putting out empty promises and that's the trend they decided to follow. Factions 2 probably would've ended all that but lords of mediocrity Bungie stepped in and stopped the fun before it could be had.

They are copying designs that are already on the market and putting a price tag on it.

If a studio has their heart in it, by all means go for it. But the majority of PlayStation 1st party has a preference in SP. That being said, they don't NEED a bunch of "hits". It irks me that you're even pushing this narrative, ESPECIALLY after the devastating live service initiative Jim Ryan spearheaded.

They've made some legendary bangers tho, Killzone 2 mp, U2 MP, TLOU Factions, Legends, and if you want to count it Helldivers 2

I prefer their PS3 multiplayer games to the modern ones. Warhawk, Resistance, Killzone, TLOU, Uncharted, MAG, Twisted Metal etc. I’d rather revisit those IP before Concord, Marathon, Fair Games etc.

They had a good history of multiplayer games. They just don’t know how to add micro transactions and battle passes without everything falling apart.

not even sure if Sony should make more multiplayer games. Is there really a market next to Fortnite and Call of Duty?

They probably will at some point but with everyone trying to make a multiplayer game it’s not an easy endeavor. Personally id rather they focus on single player and multiplayer be an after thought but I’m not who they are targeting with MP games to begin with.

Mp hits come organically you can just say I'm going to make a multiplayer hit.
The idea for the game has to lend itself to it like helldivers 2

Forced games that are built around a focus group checklist never land they feel forced and not fun

I actually had a lot of fun with the MP mode in TLOU, Uncharted 2/3/4, Ghost of Tsushima... etc, just don't go full on MP and forget where their strength are... like how they put every single studio on live service games. Hardcore gamers would just not buy any of them just to send a message, to let Sony know that is the wrong path.

They're dumb and don't listen to their fanbase. A new Killzone and MAG remake and fuck how can you forget Resistance 4 even. Their leaders are sped can't save em

Players who focus on multiplayer usually stick to one or two popular games, while single-player fans tend to buy many different titles. That’s why only a few companies succeed with multiplayer, but plenty can thrive with single-player games.

Multi-player shooters aren't PlayStation's strong suit. They nailed it with Killzone II back on PS3. But ever since then, nothing...

I hate multi-player. COD had good multi-player games witha 8 person max teams. Ever since Fortnite every time I play it's all CAMPERS. Love single player campaigns.

Last November, Sony president Hiroki Totoki called single-player games “our strengths” and said they “have a higher predictability of becoming hits due to our proven IP.” As for live-service projects, which Totoki said “pursue upside while taking on a certain amount of risk,” van Dreunen continues, “They’re cutting scope, not quitting. Half the slate is gone, Marathon is delayed, and leadership now talks about ‘failing fast.’ Think less of a [live-service] flood, more of a trickle.”

Ethan Gach, a senior reporter at Kotaku, opts for another metaphor to describe the current state of Sony’s online strategy. “It’s like a plane that left the tarmac and immediately one of the engines caught fire, and then it’s just circling the airport,” he says. “There’s both the wreck analogy, but also the failure-to-launch analogy.”

Richmond stresses “it’s not just Sony” that’s flailing. One of the projects dropped in Microsoft’s recent round of cuts was a new MMO being created by ZeniMax. Ubisoft launched the free-to-play FPS XDefiant, only to shut it down within six months. Electronic Arts pivoted Dragon Age: The Veilguard away from live service into a single-player game mid-development. Capcom also reportedly started work on Resident Evil Requiem as an open-world, live service–style title before shifting its focus back to single player.

“The highway is littered with people wanting to take on Fortnite, with people trying to do Overwatch with different skins,” says Layden. These blunders make a mockery of the notion that live service is a Band-Aid for the unsustainable costs of blockbuster game development—that recurring revenues offset the risk of increasingly expensive productions. Rather than stanching the economic bleeding of commercial game production, these titles have become yet another outlet of bloodshed for both the companies themselves and the individual developers laid off as a result of these risky gambits failing.

“If you’re trying to go into that space because you have this illusion in your mind of big sacks of money coming every day for the rest of your life, for most it doesn’t happen,” says Layden.

I prefer their singer player games, that's where they really shine, they've already doubled down on GaaS games lately, so moving away from multi-player games to focus on their roots would be appreciated right now.

Aren’t they already working on Marathon and FairGame$? Hell Divers 2 was a success. Personally, I don’t want them to prioritize multiplayer any more than they already do. There’s no shortage of multiplayer options for those who want them. Sony excels at narrative-driven single-player games, and judging by how Concord went, they’re better off sticking to their strengths.