Subj : PlayStation may cancel so many games, but thats a good thing
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Apr 26 2023 12:00:04

PlayStation may cancel so many games, but thats a good thing

Date:
Wed, 26 Apr 2023 10:56:59 +0000

Description:
Former PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida explains why cancelling games saves 
the developers from creative block.

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Shuhei Yoshida, former PlayStation boss, discussed just how much time and 
effort goes into making the smash hit games that Sony is known for. 

On the outside, it may look like PlayStation is incapable of producing 
anything that doesnt hit the grand heights of God of War and The Last of Us 
Part 1 , but in actuality, there are a lot more games that fans dont see. 
Yoshida said in an interview with The Guardian PlayStation tends to axe so 
many games to save developers from experiencing a creative block and getting 
stuck on one game for too long. 

While PlayStation takes on a significant amount of new ideas, the publisher 
doesnt hesitate to put ideas to the test early on. We do a prototype, we 
evaluate, we decide whether to spend more time and resources, or we just 
stop, Yoshida said. We cancel so many games. Risky business (Image credit: 
Sony) 

While cancelling liabilities may seem like a good mantra for ensuring an 
almost perfect report card, its not without risks. In the same interview, 
Yoshida explained that God of War cost PlayStation around $44m to make and 
God of War Ragnarok cost an eye-watering $200m. So thanks to the sunken cost 
fallacy cancelling big-budget games tend to be slightly harder. 

That being said, PlayStation has had its fair share of big-name 
cancellations. Back in 2015, the Silent Hill title that was to be published 
by Konami ended up getting cancelled after three years of development. While 
the exact reasons for the cancellation are unknown creative differences are 
widely believed to be the reason behind Kojima and Konami parting ways. As a 
fan of the franchise and someone who loved every horrific moment of P.T ., Id 
be lying if I said it didnt hurt, but it was probably for the best. 

For fans of long-running franchises, theres nothing worse than getting a 
title in a series that youd probably rather forget; Im looking at you, 
Resident Evil 5 . Id rather have fewer games that are well thought out rather 
than a flood of sub-par titles that seem like filler. Couple this with 
PlayStations outstanding track record, and I think it's safe to say that the 
publisher knows what its doing. Silent Hill 2 looks in safe hands, but is the 
franchise?



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/playstation-may-cancel-so-many-games-but-thats-
a-good-thing


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