Four Years After Launch, PS5 Is PlayStation’s Worst Generation Yet

After four years on the market, the PlayStation 5 is easily Sony's worst console generation. PlayStation is part of the so-called «Big Three» in gaming, a trio of gaming giants comprised of Xbox, Nintendo, and Sony's very own PlayStation. They ensure the gaming world goes round thanks to new consoles every decade or so, provide online platforms for players to play and connect with each other, and also have their own exclusive titles that define their brands.

PlayStation is arguably one of the most important brands in gaming thanks to how it has pushed the industry forward for decades. The PS2 is the best-selling console of all-time and put developers like Rockstar Games on the map and introduced fans to new franchises like. While there were some missteps with the PS3, it still ended up outselling the Xbox 360 by a small margin and laid important foundations for the future with new IPs like. Sadly, the PS5 can't measure up to past generations.

The PlayStation 4 had a tremendous amount of momentum behind it. It felt like a magical era for gaming as a whole with incredible exclusives on a regular basis, like and, two generation-defining games that were released six months apart. Even during that gap, there were other exclusives, like. It was hard to go longer than a few months without some incredible new PS4 game to play. The PS5 has not had that same luck, much to the dismay of its owners.

By the end of 2024, there will have been about 25 first-party exclusives on PS5. Abouthalf of those are also available on PS4 and/or PC, seven of them are remakes/remasters, and one of them was unreleased less than a month after it came out. There are some third-party exclusives as well, such as (now on PC) and (coming to PC on day one), but they could come to Xbox in the future depending on contracts.

In celebration of 30 years since the first PlayStation console launched, a 30th anniversary collection is being released, including a nostalgic PS5.

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