It is well known that Sony has a wide branch of its own studios (the so-called first parties) responsible for developing games of all kinds. These exclusive games They have managed to turn PS5 and PS4 into the great machines we know today, so we are going to review all the exclusive games that cannot be played, or could not be played on a non-Sony console (with permission). of the latest releases on PC).
First party? What's that?
When we talk about a first parties we are referring to some development studios that belong to the company that manufactures the console on which they work. These teams are in charge of giving life to a series of franchises that, normally, will enjoy complete exclusivity during their commercial life and cannot be enjoyed, for example, on a Microsoft or Nintendo machine.
In some cases, as we will see later, there are some agreements that have allowed the game to be brought to another platform, like the PC, but rarely (if ever) does it for direct rival platforms, such as Xbox Series X | S, Xbox One or Nintendo Switch.
The long road to PlayStation Studios
With the idea of gathering great professionals and obtaining the best results for your console, Sony began to create (and also buy) different studios of development, until in 2016 the company decided to create a new branch by merging SCE (Sony Computer Entertainmnet) and SNEI (Sony Network Entertainmnet International). Thus was born the current Sony Interactive Entertainment, which In May 2020, it changed its name again and became PlayStation Studios.
This is the list of studies that come together within that ecosystem:
- Bungie: in January 2022 and for more than 3.200 million dollars, Sony took over the legendary creator of the Halo saga more than 20 years ago and, more recently, known for his Destiny. Undoubtedly, a huge hit on the table that we will see how it materializes with new projects in the coming years.
- Bend Studio: Acquired in the year 2000, it was in charge of creating great relics such as the saga Syphon Filter or the versions of Uncharted for PlayStation Vita. The last big pitch from him was Days Gone.
- ForwardWorks: Founded in 2017 by Sony itself, it is the branch in charge of bringing the essence of PlayStation to Android platforms.
- Guerrilla Games: Added to the studios catalog in 2005, Guerrilla Games is being a key piece in the future of Sony. His impulse started with killzone, but the final explosion appeared with Horizon Zero Dawn.
- Port: in March 2022, Sony announced the purchase of a company that seems to not have much of a name but hides behind a cast of familiar faces in the industry, such as Jade Raymond, who was working for Google and Stadia before the bet of those of Monutain View was ruined (at least the production). They are specialized in multiplayer developments and the Japanese want a new exclusive IP for their consoles.
- Insomniac Games: In the form of a bombshell, Sony acquired Insomniac Games in 2019, and with it would give life to Marvel's fantastic Spider-Man. Previously, she was in charge of giving life to the wonderful Spyro the Dragon, Ratchet & Clanck and even Sunset Overdrive for Xbox One.
- Japan studio: The Japanese subsidiary of Sony based in Tokyo has been in charge of giving life to classics such as Ape Escape, Icon, Shadow of the Colossus, bloodborne, The Last Guardian, among others.
- london studio: The British studios are known for bringing the first EyeToy games to life, though they ultimately focused their efforts on the EyeToy franchise. Singstar and PlayStation VR Worlds.
- Media Molecule: Another purchase made in 2010 with which Sony was awarded the studios behind LittleBigPlanet. With several installments released, the latest great work is the magnificent Dreams.
- N: One of the great gold mines of PlayStation. after the mythical Crash Bandicoot, Sony decided to buy the studio, and from then on jewels such as Jak and Daxter, Uncharted and nothing more and nothing less than The Last of Us.
- Pixelopus: Founded in 2014, they are the creators of the fun Concrete Genie.
- Polyphony Digital: These Tokyo studios are dedicated exclusively to bringing to life the entire saga of Gran Turismo.
- San Diego Studio: The San Diego offices bring to life all editions of MLB: The Show.
- San Mateo Studio: They tend to be a support point for other studios for game development. They have collaborated in the sagas of Syphon Filter, Jak and Daxter, Uncharted, Infamous, Marver's Spider-Man and many more.
- Santa Monica Studio: Another of the great pearls of Sony. Here is born neither more nor less than God of War.
- Suker Punch Productions: It was one of the last acquisitions, and after developing all the infamous, will be one of those that will deliver what is possibly the last great title for PS4: Ghost of Tsushima.
With the launch of PlayStation 5, Sony has wanted to retouch its studios to rename the empire and offer it a name more in keeping with the entire ecosystem of the brand, so, with the launch of the console, all the games created in all the studios belonging to the brand will bear the new seal of Playstation Studios.
PS5 and PS4 exclusive games
Knowing the long list of studios that Sony has, pYou may think that the list of exclusive games for their consoles is limited to those that these studies develop. Well no. The company also reaches agreements with other external developers to launch games exclusively for its console (currently PS5 and PS4), so we are going to leave you with a list of all those that exist today so that you can have an idea of to what extent the Sony catalog is made up of great exclusive releases.
Here you have the exclusive titles available on PS4:
- Alienation
- Astro Bot Rescue Mission
- Basement crawl
- Blood & Truth
- Bloodborne
- Bound
- Concrete Genie
- Cyber Danganronpa VR: The Class Trial
- Days Gone
- Death Stranding
- Deathverse: Let It Die
- Deep down
- déraciné
- drawn to death
- Dreams
- Drive Club
- Everybody's Golf
- Farpoint
- Fat princess adventures
- Firewalls: Zero Hours
- Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise
- Ghost Giant
- Ghost of Tsushima
- God of War
- God of war ragnarok
- Gran Turismo Sport
- Gran Turismo 7
- Granblue Fantasy: Relink
- Gravity Rush 2
- Hakoniwa Company Works
- Hardware: Rivals
- Hidden Agenda
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Horizon 2 Forbidden West
- The Idolmaster Platinum Stars
- Infamous First Light
- Infamous second son
- The Inpatient
- Iron Man VR
- Ken: Bridge of Spirits
- Killzone Shadow Fall
- crack
- Knacks II
- Knowledge is Power
- Kyoei Toshi
- The Last Guardian
- The Last Of Us Part II
- Matterfall
- MediEvil
- Marvel's Spider-Man Miles Morales
- MLB The Show 17
- MLB The Show 18
- MLB The Show 19
- MLB The Show 20
- Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV
- Nioh 2
- The Order: 1886
- PT
- The Playroom
- PlayStation VR Worlds
- Ratchet & Clank
- RIGS: Mechanized Combat League
- Sackboy A big adventure
- Sakura Wars
- shadow of the beast
- Shadow of the Colossus
- Spider-Man
- Spider-Man: The City that Never Sleeps
- Stray
- Tearaway Unfolded
- That's You!
- The Tomorrow Children
- Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
- Until Dawn
- Until Dawn: Rush of Blood
- Wayward Sky
- It
- Wipeout Omega Collection
- The Witch and the Hundred Knight 2
- Without Memory
We have been tempted to remove from the list games like Horizon Zero Dawn, God of War y Death Stranding which, in addition to PS4 (originally), came to PC via Steam. But since the fierce competition is between consoles and more specifically with Xbox, and not with computers, we have looked elsewhere because the reality is that all these franchises are considered by players as a private preserve of Sony and its consoles. So keep that in mind.
Then we leave you the list of exclusive PS5 titles permanently:
- arcadegeddon
- Astro's Playroom
- Blood hunt
- AllStars Destruction
- Death Stranding Director's Cut
- Deathverse: Let It Die
- Demon's Souls Remake
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Final Fantasy VII Intergrade Remake
- Five Nights at Freedy's Security Breach
- Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut
- ghostwire
- God of war ragnarok
- Gran Turismo 7
- Incryption
- Horizon 2 Forbidden West
- Ken: Bridge of Spirits
- Marvel's Spider-Man Miles Morales
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2
- Marvel's Wolverine
- Nioh 2
- Ratchet & Clank: A Dimension Apart
- return
- rollerdome
- Sackboy A big adventure
- Salt and Sacrifice
- Stray
- Uncharted Thieves' Legacy Collection
- VALKYRIE ELYSIUM