Here at PlayStationing we were wondering what to expect with the PS5’s launch titles, so we are looking back at what Sony did on the four prior consoles to see if we can guess what could be coming to the PS5.
The table below shows all the games that released on the European launch of the consoles, this is because it was the latest region to receive the consoles, and therefore got a few extra releases.
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PlayStation 1 |
PlayStation 2 |
PlayStation 3 |
PlayStation 4 |
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Battle Arena Toshinden |
SSX |
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII |
Angry Birds Star Wars |
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ESPN Extreme Games |
Armored Core 2 |
Call of Duty 3 |
Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag |
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Kileak – The DNA Imperative |
Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore |
Def Jam: Icon |
Battlefield 4 |
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NBA JAM Tournament Edition |
Dynasty Warriors 2 |
Enchanted Arms |
Call of Duty Ghosts |
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Power Serve 3D Tennis |
ESPN International Track & Field |
Fight Night Round 3 |
Contrast |
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Raiden Project |
ESPN Winter X Games Snowboarding |
Formula One Championship Edition |
Escape Plan |
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Rayman |
Eternal Ring |
Full Auto 2: Battlelines |
FIFA 14 |
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Ridge Racer |
Evergrace |
Genji: Days of the Blade |
Flow |
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Street Fighter: The Movie |
FantaVision |
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance |
Flower |
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Total Eclipse Turbo |
Gungriffon Blaze |
Mobile Suit Gundam: Target In Sight |
Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition |
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Twisted Metal |
Kessen |
MotorStorm |
Just Dance 2014 |
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Wipeout |
Madden NFL 2001 |
NBA Street: Homecourt |
Killzone Shadow Fall |
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Midnight Club: Street Racing |
Need For Speed Carbon |
Knack |
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MotoGP |
NHL 2K7 |
Lego Marvel Super Heroes |
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NHL 2001 |
Resistance: Fall of Man |
Madden NFL 25 |
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Orphen: Scion of Sorcery |
Ridge Racer 7 |
NBA 2K14 |
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Q-Ball: Billiards Master |
Sonic The Hedgehog |
Pinball Arcade |
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Rayman Revolution |
The Godfather: The Don’s Edition |
Resogun |
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Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 |
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 |
Sound Shapes |
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Ridge Racer V |
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Double Agent |
Super Motherload |
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Silent Scope |
Tony Hawk’s Project 8 |
Warframe |
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Smuggler’s Run |
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom |
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Street Fighter EX3 |
Virtua Fighter 5 |
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Summoner |
Virtua Tennis 3 |
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Swing Away Golf |
World Snooker Championship 2007 |
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Tekken Tag Tournament |
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TimeSplitters |
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Unreal Tournament |
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Wild Wild Racing |
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X-Squad |
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It is clear to see that the PS2 had the largest line-up and arguably the best one in the bunch, it also was a juggernaut in terms of sales with well over 158 million units sold.
- PS1 – 12
- PS2 – 30
- PS3 – 25
- PS4 – 21
It seems the cost of the console plays a huge part in the success, possibly more so than the amount of games released at launch. However, it is quite clear that the better the games, the more likely your console will sell.
During the PS4’s launch, Sony was smart to announce many more “Launch window” titles with Infamous Second Son releasing only six months later.
What are you expecting to be released on the launch of the PS5 in November 2020?
