Investor meetings and financial earnings reports are two ways in which a gaming fan can get some news on what a company is planning next. Recently, through an earnings report Control developer Remedy Entertainment unveiled five new games it was working on. While there weren't trailers or proper reveals for these titles, for some fans it is enough to know their favorite publishers and developers have plenty of titles lined up. Now, Sony is informing its investors and its followers of what it has in the works for the coming years.
The first and perhaps most impressive detail that Sony revealed in its most recent investors meeting is that the PSVR2 will launch with over 20 "major" first and third party titles. Some PSVR2 games have already been revealed, such as Horizon: Call of the Mountain, a spin-off game set in the Horizon Zero Dawn universe. To have over 20 titles available at launch will hopefully give fans an incentive to purchase the PSVR2, especially if some old VR hits can get an upgrade to the new platform.
Unfortunately for fans eagerly awaiting the launch of PSVR2, Sony's investor meeting didn't give an exact date on when that would be, potentially encouraging the rumors that the PSVR2 could see a delay. Moving on from VR, Sony also showed a clear interest in creating new IPs. While its existing franchises like God of War and the Horizon games have proven to be incredibly successful, by 2025 Sony is looking to have 50% of its games be from new IPs and 50% from existing series.
This marks a stark increase from the 34% focus on new IPs in 2022. Also in the financial year of 2022, Sony plans to drop two live-service games. Some fans believe that The Last of Us Factions will be one of those titles, but neither have been officially revealed as yet. Considering PlayStation's CEO believes live-service games will be more important than subscription services in gaming's future, it makes sense Sony would plan to release some of these games. The gaming giant is also making "aggressive growth plans" for mobile and PC.
Already, Sony has done well in the PC market, bringing its PlayStation exclusives to the platform. In the same investor meeting, it unveiled some sales figures for the PC versions of Horizon Zero Dawn, God of War, and Days Gone, with Horizon leading the list at 2.4 million sales. It makes sense for Sony to consider expansion into other platforms, especially after its previous successes and its acquisition of Bungie, which it hopes will be the first major step in becoming more of a multiplatform gaming company.