This year marked the original PlayStation's 30th anniversary, an era that took Sony from a distant outsider to the top dog in the games industry. However, 2024 also marked some of PlayStation's biggest failures, showing that the platform holder may have to change its approach if it hopes to see 40.
In this generation, we've watched Sony lean into premium. High-cost peripherals like PSVR 2, PlayStation Portal, DualSense Edge, and PS5 Pro have gone against the grain of the cost-of-living crisis. And, by focusing on live service games and AAA single-player, Sony has demanded big wins from its developers. This year, that strategy led to outsize successes and significant failures, and the developers bore the brunt of the losses.
