PlayStation veteran Shuhei Yoshida has warned that the influx of multi-million dollar budget video games will see fewer titles given the green light by publishers, stating that it was safer ‘going big’ during the PS4 era.
Speaking on the Kit & Krysta channel, Yoshida, who departed Sony Interactive Entertainment after more than 30 years in early 2025, commented it “felt like going big was safer” during the previous hardware generation, during which time Sony churned out a range of AAA blockbuster titles including God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End among others.
It may be counterintuitive but, you know, if we spent enough money to make the big game you know the chance of success felt increased because everybody wanted to play bigger games [with] more beautiful graphics and more realistic-looking characters, more gameplay hours.
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I saw some analysis or estimate of one same franchise released during PS4 era and PS5 era generation double the budget, and that has reached… the point that we cannot recoup this investment. So this generation, PS5 generation, I think is the first time that the industry really, truly believes that you know there has to be something that has to be done.
Since leaving Sony earlier in the year, Yoshida-san has been involved in a number of interviews where has covered multiple topics, including the as-yet unannounced PS6. Regarding the new system, the ex-Sony indie boss stated that it ‘feels right’ if the new console were to launch in 2028, a date that seems quite realistic at this point. He also revealed that he was based over for the role of PlayStation CEO as Sony ‘didn’t trust me to make the best business decisions.’
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