With the release of the PlayStation 5 just months away, Sony is gearing up for one of the biggest and most important releases of a lifetime. As next-generation consoles loom ever closer, it’s again been confirmed by PlayStation that the PS5 will focus on “strong, narrative-driven single player games.”
Speaking to PlayStation Blog, PlayStation Worldwide Studios boss Hermen Hulst, opened up about the company’s love for the strong single-player games it’s known for, and how this love will continue with the PS5.
“We’re very committed to dedicated hardware, as we were before,” he explained. “We’re gonna continue to do that. And we’re very committed to quality exclusives. And to strong narrative-driven, single-player games.”
The PS3 and PS4, of course, saw the likes of the Uncharted series, The Last of Us, Horizon Zero Dawn, Death Stranding and 2018’s God of War just to name a few of its stellar single-player experiences.
That doesn’t mean the PS5’s sole focus is on titles like these though.
Hulst continued: “At the same time, we’re going to be very open to experimentation, to new ideas. Just trying things out to see what works. I think that’s also very much part of the DNA of Worldwide Studios.”
It’s not just us who’re excited for the next generation of console gaming.
In a recent article with IGN, a number of developers shared their excitement as to what the next-generation of consoles may have to offer.
Elijah Freeman, VP of Virtuo’s of Games Division had this to say on the next-gen potential: “The increased power and speed of consoles like the Xbox Series X will mean worlds many times bigger than we’ve seen before, and with more stuff in them too,
“You’ll also be able to move around them much quicker, whether that’s driving in a high-speed sports car or flying around on a dragon, perhaps with no loading screens at all.”
Both the Xbox Series X and PS5 are expected to drop later this year.
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