Sony has revealed the upcoming titles that some of its first-party PlayStation developers are looking forward to in 2021 and beyond, and they include Elden Ring, Horizon Forbidden West, and more. The company has quite a number of game studios under its umbrella (currently standing at 14) to help expand its range of exclusive titles for its consoles. While many Sony Interactive Entertainment studios were established in-house, such as the Santa Monica Studio known for the God of War series, a few others were acquired by the company across the past couple of decades.
The studio that most recently joined Sony’s ranks is Insomniac Games, which is primarily known for creating the Spyro, Resistance, and Ratchet & Clank franchises. While many of the studio’s initial releases were exclusive to PlayStation platforms, it wasn’t until 2019 that Sony acquired the developer, thanks partly to the success of 2018’s Marvel’s Spider-Man for the PS4. Since then, Insomniac Games has released both Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Remastered and recently announced the launch date of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart for the PS5.
Despite working on their own PlayStation titles, first-party Sony developers from Sony’s first-party studios are also excited about other games coming to PlayStation consoles in 2021 and beyond. According to PlayStation Blog, respondents like Head of PlayStation Studios Hermen Hulst chose the upcoming God of War: Ragnarok, while Ghost of Tsushima Creative Director & Art Director Jason Connell wants to see where Horizon Forbidden West will take the series. Meanwhile, Guerrilla Games Studio Director Angie Smets can’t wait for the fast-approaching Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and Marvel's Iron Man VR Director Ryan Payton had the most hardcore pick of them all: Elden Ring.
Sony also asked the same question to developers from several third-party studios such as Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout Senior Designer Anthony Pepper, Genshin Impact Senior Product Manager Jason Chuang, and Devil May Cry 5 Director Hideaki Itsuno, among several others. Some of the other answers from the participating developers also included Deathloop, Gran Turismo 7, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, and Little Devil Inside.
While it isn’t surprising that game developers would be excited to try out games other than the ones they’re working on, it’s still interesting to find out which of the many titles that are coming out on the PS5 they’re looking forward to trying out the most. Thankfully, most of the titles they chose are expected to launch this year, and minds will likely race when considering why a first-party PlayStation developer might list Elden Ring among a Sony-published list of 2021 exclusives.
Source: PlayStation Blog