2023-06-12 10:28:01
Sony unveiled its requirements to its studios first-partywhich develops games for the PlayStation 5. These seem disproportionate.
Is the PS5 about to crush the ninth generation of consoles, as most experts agree? Despite a generally positive opinion at its launch in November 2022, the first years of the PlayStation 5 did not go as Sony had hoped: shortage preventing players from acquiring the console, control of scalpers on stocks, absence of exclusive games…
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It was only from the end of the year holidays 2022 that the PS5 began to sell at the expected rate, breaking a record that has something to make Nintendo jealous. Now on the road to success, the console can count on titles such as God of War Ragnarök, Horizon Forbidden West, Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart or again Demon’s Souls. Games recognized for their quality, which allow the Sony machine to flow at high speed.
Sony requires a 90 Metacritic for its games
To illustrate the quality of a title in a heated discussion, players often refer to the ratings given by test sites. Easy to remember, they make it possible to summarize in no time the appreciation of the testers. This is why, in recent years, the Metacritic site – which collects the ratings assigned by specialized sites – has become a kind of Bible for gamers. And also for the industry.
As a result, games that get an average of 85 or more on Metacritic are more likely to get good sales, and ensure good publicity on the platforms on which they are available. And this attracts the attention of builders. According Raphael Grassettiformer artistic director on God of WarSony’s requirements for the expected quality of titles from its studios are particularly high.
According to comments collected in the last episode of the podcast Flow Gamethe constructor would require “at least” a score of 90 on Metacritic from its main studios (Naughty Dog, Santa Monica, Guerrilla Games, Insomniac Games). However, very few games are able to obtain such a rating — Horizon Forbidden West failing for example at 88, just like Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart.
In the facts, only two games from Sony studios have achieved a score above 90 on Metacritic : Demon’s Souls et God of War Ragnarök. The task is arduous and the maximum pressure on the shoulders of the developers of the studios first-party from Sony. Rafael Grassetti explains, however, that development teams can request additional design time to polish their games to the smallest detail.
In the end, all we want is for the players to win.
Sony demands “at least” a 90 score on Metacritic from its major studios, says Rafael Grassetti, former God of War art director ????
Sony also doesn’t rush its studios and devs are free to ask for more time if needed
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