Sony Looking to Adapt 'PlayStation's Most Popular Franchises for Mobile' - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 12 April 2021 / 1,309 Views

There was a recent report that Sony Interactive Entertainment is looking to shift its first-party development focus away from smaller releases to only big AAA games. Sony Bend, who released Days Gone in 2019, tried to pitch a sequel to the game, however, it was ultimately rejected as the first game wasn't popular enough despite making a profit.

A new job listing for a Head of Mobile at PlayStation Studios suggests that Sony wants to adapt their most popular games for a release on mobile platforms.

"As Head of Mobile, you will own and develop the mobile games strategy for PlayStation Studios and help build a foundation for future growth opportunities," reads the job listing.

"You will lead all aspects of the expansion of our game development from consoles and PCs to mobile & Live Services with a focus on successfully adapting PlayStation’s most popular franchises for mobile.

"You will be responsible for building and scaling a team of mobile leaders and will serve as the Head of this new business unit within PlayStation Studios."

Some of the best-selling first-party games on the PlayStation 4 include Marvel's Spider-Man, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, The Last of Us, God of War, and Horizon: Zero Dawn.

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6 Comments

DonFerrari (on 12 April 2021)

They even had companion apps for PS4 games, so it makes sense to make extra money of the IP on smartphone as well as doing more publicity for the game on PS5.

LivncA_Dis3 (on 12 April 2021)

No do not go on to this path hahaha but it is inevitable either way mobile is very tempting indeed

G2ThaUNiT (on 12 April 2021)

I suppose this was inevitable, but I would've preferred Sony take the xCloud route of streaming top quality console games, just on your phone rather than taking away resources for mobile versions.

Vendrom G2ThaUNiT (on 12 April 2021)

Microsoft also funds dedicated mobile games (Forza Street, Gears Pop, Minecraft Earth) and I don’t think they’re too expensive to make for either company. SIE had also founded ForwardWorks for the Japanese mobile market.