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\n\t\tGhost Of Y\u014dtei \u2013 the beginning of the end? (Sony Interactive Entertainment)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tGhost Of Y\u014dtei \u2013 the beginning of the end? (Sony Interactive Entertainment)<\/p>\n
A reader is unimpressed by the way in which Sony<\/a> unveiled Ghost Of Y\u014dtei\u2019s release date and feels it hints at a grim future for PlayStation.<\/p>\n We all know that Sony has been acting strange for years now. We got about two normal years out of them, when the PlayStation 5<\/a> first launched, and then they basically went crazy. Suddenly all they were talking about were live service games, then they stopped talking about anything at all, and then they stopped releasing anything either.<\/p>\n There were basically no big PlayStation first party games last year. Yes, they had Astro Bot<\/a>, which won lots of awards, but it didn\u2019t sell all that well and by Sony\u2019s own words<\/a> was not a major release.<\/p>\n This year is just as bad. We\u2019re at the end of April and the only things they\u2019ve had out are an ultra expensive The Last Of Us compilation<\/a> and Days Gone Remastered. The only thing they\u2019ve got coming up is Death Stranding 2 (which they didn\u2019t make, so isn\u2019t really first party) and, so we learned this week, Ghost Of Y\u014dtei in October<\/a>.<\/p>\n We haven\u2019t heard anything about Ghost Of Y\u014dtei since last year and then this week we got a new trailer, a release date, and pre-order details. How was this unveiled? Via a new State of Play? Or maybe a showcase dedicated to the game? At least it must\u2019ve been a part of some other preview show, right?<\/p>\n No, they had a tweet. And then later there was a short PlayStation Blog. That\u2019s it.<\/p>\n I\u2019m just sick of this. Why is Sony like this now? Why do they seem to hate being a games publisher? Why do they hate talking to their fans so much? Why do they love doing nothing instead?<\/p>\n Everything is a minimum effort. The announcements, the number of games coming out, the way everything is presented\u2026 it\u2019s a bizarre mix of laziness, arrogance, and a total lack of energy. I don\u2019t know what it is Sony execs would rather be doing, but it\u2019s certainly not selling video games.<\/p>\n How Sony got like this is a mystery but it\u2019s hardly the most important one. The real question is are they ever going to get out of this weird funk they\u2019ve put themselves into and if not what happens next?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n If Microsoft hadn\u2019t imploded before them then PlayStation would\u2019ve been in real trouble but instead they\u2019ve been rewarded for their incompetence and laziness with the easiest ride in gaming.<\/p>\n Yes, Nintendo is going to beat them with the Switch 2, that much is obvious, but Nintendo doesn\u2019t do what Sony does. Gaming cannot just be Nintendo and PCs. Or maybe it can?<\/p>\n Maybe Sony\u2019s inaction is pushing us towards that one format future that at one time seemed so desirable. I don\u2019t think it is, because Sony is living proof of what happens when you have no competition, but I think it\u2019s going to happen anyway.<\/p>\n My prediction is that Nintendo will continue to be a success doing its own thing, but that PC will continue to gain ground until Sony just quietly give up on consoles and go third party like Xbox.<\/p>\n I imagine it\u2019ll be a slow decline, that gradually begins to seem inevitable until, like Xbox, in the end nobody really cares all that much.<\/p>\n It\u2019ll be a sad, pathetic end for PlayStation, but it\u2019ll be no less than Sony deserves based on their recent inaction. I wish it wasn\u2019t true, but I really can\u2019t see any other way this is going to end.<\/p>\n By reader Ashton Marley<\/strong><\/p>\n \t\t The reader\u2019s features do not necessarily represent the views of GameCentral or Metro.<\/p>\n You can submit your own 500 to 600-word reader feature at any time, which if used will be published in the next appropriate weekend slot. Just contact us at gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a> or use our Submit Stuff page<\/a> and you won\u2019t need to send an email.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow![\"Atsu](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_248527525-b307.jpg\")
\n\t\tSony doesn\u2019t like to make a fuss, for some reason (Sony Interactive Entertainment)<\/p>\n
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