Single-player of 2018, by EA’s standards, is more of a niche genre. However, it’s far more than that. It’s an experience that sometimes others just want to partake in by themselves. There are people who want to play games without distraction or some kid yelling inside their ear. Give us a compelling story, and we need not much more than that. This shows in many titles released in 2018, and it’s shown with future titles. Even Sony seems to be heavily against shoehorning multiplayer into games released under their company just to turn profit. It’s a huge step in the right direction. It looks as if Sony may be giving gamers the full experience of what they want. Will this transfer over to the next generation of consoles? Only time will tell..
Sony executives are some of the most clever and business-savvy, even though they have made some poor decisions in the past. With Days Gone being one of the more anticipated titles, along with The Last of Us: Part II and Death Stranding, single-player is far from going away. For now, we can safely say that single-player focused games are here to stay.
That being said, here are the games that boosted the value of Sony’s PS4.
While no exact figures were found, here are some reported sales numbers:
- Detroit: Become Human – 2 million units sold worldwide as of December.
- Marvel’s Spider-Man – 3.3 million units sold within the first 3 days.
- God of War – 3.1 million units sold within the first 3 days.
Even with the development cost being a reported $37 million, Detroit: Become Human is still Quantic Dream’s fastest-selling game. Meanwhile, God of War had smashed that record easily in the first 3 days of sales, with Marvel’s Spider-Man selling further beyond that.
From here, what will Sony release next?
One of the first games to come to mind is Death Stranding. Such an unknown game from one of those most creative minds in the industry. It’s single-player driven, looks amazing, yet seems a little weird.
Ghost of Tsushima looks to be a reboot of the long-since-deceased Tenchu series. While not considered to be a spiritual successor, it almost looks as though it can be! Instead, you will play as a samurai. It’s open-world and looks like it would be fun to explore.
Then comes The Last of Us: Part II, which already has a good following from the previous game. It is opening up little by little, but the game looks amazing. Certainly look forward to this one the most!
Perhaps all this will give Sony the confidence to go all out next console generation. We might see a huge emphasis on VR, such as with Microsoft’s Kinect. Although, Sony is unlikely going to force it on consumers. Especially at the current price tag by itself. One can also hope for backward compatibility, at least for heavy PS4 users.
Single-player is unlikely to die, and Sony knows this. You can’t just shove multiplayer in a game in hopes it will work out. This is clearly giving Sony an edge in the gaming market and we can’t wait for future endeavors.
