The head of Sony Worldwide Studios has confirmed that the PlayStation 5 outside of its holiday 2020 release date, and even that is being called into question by recent real-world events.
We know very little about the PlayStation 5's hardware, but we do know of a few games confirmed for the system. Final Fantasy VII Remake rumored to be coming to PlayStation 5 in the future.
It seems that Sony intends to keep using its winning formula into the next console generation. Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios head Herman Hulst recently spoke to the official PlayStation Blog and he discussed the PlayStation TV projects and the PlayStation 5. Hulst was asked about the direction that SIE Worldwide will take with future games on the next generation of systems.
"We’re very committed to dedicated hardware, as we were before. We’re gonna continue to do that. And we’re very committed to quality exclusives. And to strong narrative-driven, single-player games."
One of the reasons why Sony dominated the competition in the current console generation is due to a killers row of exclusives. The Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, which isn't even counting the games that are still to come in 2020. While many third-party developers have tried to pump out multiplayer games that are loaded with microtransactions in order to make a quick buck, the PlayStation 4 attracted millions of customers with its incredible line-up of solo games that couldn't be played on other systems.
2020 has some amazing looking PlayStation 4 exclusives still to come and Sony has yet to give fans a good reason to ditch their old systems in preparation for the PlayStation 5. Microsoft stumbled during the last generation by leaning too heavily on its established first-party franchises, but the company is buying up studios in order to avoid repeating their mistakes. The next console generation could very well be defined by the quality of exclusives on each platform, and it seems that Sony is already gearing up to give people reasons to choose the PlayStation 5 over its competition.
The PlayStation 5 is expected to be released during the 2020 holiday season.
Source: PlayStation Blog
