PlayStation 4 has already gotten off to "a brilliant start with mega-franchises" like FIFA, Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed, but "the best is yet to come", according to PlayStation UK boss Fergal Gara.
"I really believe it's year two when you tend to see those titles come through that start to define the whole generation," Gara said looking back on the console's first year with IGN. "The best is yet to come on PS4. We've seen a brilliant start with the mega-franchises, like the FIFAs, Call of Duties and the Assassin’s Creeds, but we've also seen some strong new IPs launch – the likes of Destiny and Watch Dogs.
"But I think that the ones that are truly to define the generation are probably still to come, to be honest."
Gara believes that this has been typical of PlayStation's history, recalling the timeline of the original PlayStation.
"I mean you look back and there wasn't really a truly memorable title on PlayStation until '96, so a good year after the European launch and getting on for two years after the Japanese launch," he continued. "It shows that it does take some time for a platform to mature and for developers to make the best of it. In fact, you look at PS3, two of the highest-rated games of the entire cycle came in the last year with The Last of Us and GTA 5. So it’s a great sign of how things can progress over several years."
There are plenty of big hitters already announced for release on PS4 next year, of course, including Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, The Witcher 3 and more.
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