PlayStation Boss Reveals 17 Studios Working On First-Party Exclusives Skip to content Click here to check out the GameByte Shop great games, consoles and more! What surprises does Sony have? PlayStation Boss Reveals 17 Studios Working On First-Party Exclusives 7 January 2022 by Richard Breslin Sony boss Jim Ryan has revealed that PlayStation currently has 17 studios working on first-party exclusives for the brand. In recent years, Microsoft has been acquiring development studios left, right and centre. The likes of ZeniMax Media and all that fall under the Bethesda umbrella has been the centrepiece of the Microsoft acquisitions. PlayStation has 17 studios working on first party games. pic.twitter.com/rYH91Laf6X- Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) January 5, 2022 As a result, Sony has had to up its game if it wanted to stay competitive against the Xbox with its own first-party exclusives. Thankfully, Sony has also been busy buying studios such as Housemarque and Bluepoint Games leading the way. Furthermore, another new studio called Firesprite Games is helping Guerrilla Games with the development of a new Horizon game for the PSVR2.ADVERT ADVERT Big exclusives are coming this year We know that the likes of Horizon Forbidden West, Gran Turismo 7 and God of War Ragnarok are all on the way as PlayStation exclusives. Not to mention exclusive titles that may accompany the newly announced PSVR2. However, Sony has been relatively quiet on exactly else is to come in terms of first-party exclusives. Introducing the next member of the PlayStation Studios family… pic.twitter.com/QTZrXiVIDh- PlayStation UK (@PlayStationUK) September 30, 2021 Welcome to the family, @Housemarque! Developer of Returnal, Super Stardust, and Dead Nation is the newest member of PlayStation Studios. Full details: https://t.co/2QboOOzQ1r pic.twitter.com/1NXMw0cwXf- PlayStation (@PlayStation) June 29, 2021 In the last console generation, the PS4 had beat the Xbox One by a country mile. So Microsoft had to make a big noise on all the first-party studios it was acquiring. Sony has been somewhat subtle with its activities, but we do know that new exclusives are coming, we just don’t have all the details yet. That being said, PlayStation boss Jim Ryan took to the stage at CES this week and confirmed that a total of 17 studios are currently working on first-party exclusives.ADVERT ADVERT Credit: Sony/Santa Monica Studios Many of the studios include big names such as Santa Monica Studios, Naughty Dog, Sucker Punch Productions, Insomniac Games, Bluepoint Games, and more. As previously stated, we already know some of the confirmed games, but no doubt Sony will have plenty of surprises to reveal throughout 2022. Are you excited for the future of first-party PlayStation exclusives? Let us know across our social media channels. @gamebyte It’s a good month for free games ? #PSPlus #PlayStation #Sony #Gaming #Persona #RyujiBestBoi #MorganaWorstBoi Slim Elvis 60 – Auracle Featured Image Credit: SonyADVERT ADVERT TweetShareSharePin Follow us on @GameByte @gamebyte GameByte GameByte GameByte Noobs Play @GameByte @gamebyte GameByte GameByte GameByte Noobs Play External Links Policy GameByte Staff About GameByte Advertise with us Careers Ambassador Program Contact Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Manage Cookies Preferences Submit Your Content FragHero Sporf 9 to 5 Life Social Chain Social Chain Agency