The long tail on the PlayStation 4 has been incredible. One of the longest in the industry’s history. The console still has 49 million active users according to Sony’s most recent estimate.
But all good things must end, and it feels clearer than ever that Sony is ready to leave the PS5’s predecessor in the past. Horizon Lego Adventures may well be the final nail in the coffin. That increasing sense of ‘bon voyage’ isn’t entirely new .
The last major cross-gen exclusive Sony released was God Of War Ragnarök at the end of 2022. The following year’s Spider-Man 2 launched without a PS4 version. Burning Shores , 2023’s expansion for the cross-gen Horizon Forbidden West , was also a “next-gen” exclusive, as well.
“PlayStation 4 Generation Is Well And Truly Over!” one viral tweet from last summer read. “Crossgen Is Over!” Despite hinting that development would be phased out by 2025 , Sony has never officially confirmed that it’s done making games for the PS4. Its last word on the subject came from Hermen Hulst in 2022, who was then-head of PlayStation Studios.
“We certainly don’t want to forget the millions of active players on PS4, and we want to ensure there are great games for them as well,” the newly minted PlayStation co-CEO told Axios at the time. “We’re evaluating it on a case-by-case basis.” There was reason to think one or two first-party projects might still squeak out onto the older hardware.
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