Sony Chief Executive Officer Kenichiro Yoshida made a comment at a strategy meeting (according to The Wall Street Journal,) which revealed that indie games may not be a priority on the PlayStation 5. Sony has recently stated that the company will invest more in marketing bigger AAA games. Games like Death Stranding and The Last of Us Part 2 will be focused on, most likely as a power move for Sony to stay ahead of its competitors. The company will also be focusing more on “serious gamers” with such features as 8K.

This comment seems to say that we may not see as much indie titles come launch for the PS5. However, this move is understandable on Sony’s part; as with features like 8K support and the upgraded solid state drive, it is no wonder Sony wants to focus on AAA gaming. Even so, it is a bit of a shame as indie titles have always been so welcomed on PlayStation. With titles like Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice and Journey, Indie gaming has always been a part of PlayStation, at least in recent years.

This strategy has always worked for Sony in the past, as AAA exclusives have always been a selling point for consoles. Sony are obviously taking that into account with the PlayStation 5. Overall we’ll just have to wait come launch to see how all this plays out. We are still in the dark on the official name of the console, and we had hoped it would be revealed at E3; sadly that didn’t happen. Here’s hoping we get a reveal soon before its release.

Recent news for the console reveals Sony’s plans on upgrading its PlayStation Now service to compete with Google Stadia. They are also teaming up with Microsoft to help develop its Azure platform for the very same purpose. WSJ’s sources say the next gen console should expect a 2020 release date.

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