E3: Talking Point: Can PS5 Make Sony the King of Indie Games Again?
The small time.
It’s a hazy memory these days, but once upon a time the PlayStation 4 was colloquially known as the IndieStation 4 among some video game enthusiasts. Sony would be the first to admit that it was somewhat slow bringing major blockbusters to its next-gen console, and it filled the gaps with exciting titles from smaller studios – heck, it even famously promoted some of those releases live on-stage during its infamous E3 2013 press conference.
But the PS4 is no longer the home of indie games – at all. Tiny teams still release their titles on the console, of course, but they don’t get anywhere near the same attention as they used to; the PlayStation Blog has largely become a website filled with white noise, and if it’s not talking about the PlayStation 5’s new DualSense controller, then is anyone really reading it? Not even State of Play could address this problem, as anything featured outside of AAA blockbusters was tossed aside.
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