Naughty Dog's Intergalactic Could Be the Start of a New PlayStation Chapter
First-party IP has been an integral part of PlayStation's strategy for decades now. Though it had console exclusives from day one, PlayStation really started investing in first-party studios in the sixth and seventh console generations, with franchises like God of War, Uncharted, and Gran Turismo being major system-sellers. PlayStation's first-party strategy has become even more prevalent in the last decade or so, with The Last of Us, Spider-Man, God of War, Ghost of Tsushima, Horizon, and now Astro Bot all being used repeatedly to show off the qualities of PlayStation's hardware. With Naughty Dog having just announced a brand-new IP, it doesn't seem as though PlayStation is stopping its first-party strategy anytime soon, but Naughty Dog's recent move could usher in a new chapter for PlayStation's studios.
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