The PlayStation 4 Legacy: Why This Console Was So Important.

Right now all eyes are on Sony's next console, PlayStation 5. But as we look back on the eighth generation, and PS4 specifically, we really have to appreciate what this console meant to Sony's business. PlayStation 4 represents a U-turn at the company, with everyone being laser focused on getting it right. And when you look beyond the initial sales, you see some of Sony's most dynamic initiatives in PlayStation history, from the mid-cycle PS4 Pro, to PSVR, and even PlayStation Now. It really feels like another PS1, setting a foundation for what will be the future of the brand. So let's talk that legacy! Or really, you watch this video and I'll get back to Ghost of Tsushima because I'm still working my way through that. It's hard to finish games when I make videos like these, you feel me.

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[aaaron]

The ps4 generation was fun af, can't believe it's almost been 7 years

[LaLiLuLeLoThePatriots]

I'm 42 yrs old and I still remember buying the PS1 in 1997 in a store called Future Shop, then I bought the PS2 at Target Store, then PS3 at Target Store, PS4 at Wal-Mart, PS4 Pro from Amazon and now I'm waiting for the PS5.

[Dr]

My boy Mystic don't just spit hard facts, he breathes them.

[Bannymu]

The credit for PS4 success goes to *Mark Cerny* .

[kipppietrantonio]

Someone at Sony Entertainment needs to hire Mystic Ryan ASAP!

[KyleDimetri]

Remember that ad where Sony showed how to lend PS4 games to your friends. That 22 second ad ALONE won Sony this generation

[Protato]

If it failed, it might have been the last traditional console we ever got . PS4's success has secured the existence of PS5 and perhaps further future hardware as well as the existence of expensive triple A releases. If it failed, we would probably be condemned to cheap mobile games made for the huge masses owning phones and not caring about cutting edge graphics/serious gaming experiences and shitty F2P games full of microtransactions . So its important that all of us move into nextgen and convince our friends to do so to . That way we will ensure a bright future of nextgen after nextgen of graphical and gaming greatness .

[kittytoedxd]

The PlayStation 4 was my first Playstation console and i enjoyed this generation.

[kratos]

Coming all the way from PSx, PS2, PS3, PS4 enjoyed every one of them, so looking forward to the new generation as well!

[MoviesNGamesuk]

PS1: My first CD player
PS2: My first DVD player
PS3: My first Blu-ray player
PS4: My first multimedia player
PS5: My first 4K Blu-ray player?

[mrotter]

The ps4 was my first playstation since ps2, absolutely loved all the games on it.

[lieutenantkleeia]

I can't even imagine what kind of awesome games we'll get with PS5. Look at Ghost of Tsushima and how good it looks and plays on a PS4 with really old and slow hardware. Now imagine games like GoT on PS5...

[kda]

Got my ps4 before entering highschool... Now I'm about to graduate in 2 months. Legendary console, some of my best memories on this thing

[ryanosullivan]

I have played all of them exclusives but didn’t actually realise how many Sony actually had. When u started showing the boxes I was like woah

[Dknightxs]

This is the generation that brought me back to consoles... ps4 pro pretty much turned console as my main gaming system complimented by switch and my gaming pc.

[DVRKSTXR]

The PS2 was my first PlayStation, and I will always remember it for establishing why the brand is my favorite gaming platform. Unique, must-have exclusive experiences that coaxed me away and convinced me to trade my Xbox for a PS2. Plus, it has one of the greatest gaming libraries ever.

The PS3 will always be the most nostalgic PlayStation for myself. It was the PlayStation of my preteen and early teenage years. Much like myself, it was the problem child of its family. It also introduced me to some of my all time favorite gaming franchises like Uncharted, The Last of Us, inFamous etc. Not to mention online multiplayer gaming with PSN. The PS3 was...special and unforgettable.

The PS4 is my favorite game console of all time. It redefined and amped up all of my favorite exclusive game franchises to new heights (TLOU Part 2, Uncharted 4, GOW) and it introduced brand new high quality exclusives as well (Spider-Man, HZD, GOT etc.) and it even brought back classics that I never got to play that are now beloved to me (FFVII Remake). It also delivered amazing 3rd party support, established great indie support, and it innovated with brand new features (Share Button/Photo Mode etc.) and hardware (PSVR).

My biggest regret? Being born at the tail end of the PS1’s lifecycle (late 90’s). Regardless, I’m grateful that I’m alive to see Sony usher in their greatest generation yet with the PS5. #GreatnessAwaits #PlayHasNoLimits

[Officiallywoe]

The PS4 gen has been such an amazing journey so many good PS exclusives and so many memories I will remember forever... really gonna miss it but at the same time I'm also really excited to go on a whole new journey with PS5

[kirank]

Was an amazing generation. Many memories. Many good games

[alx]

Another great video Ryan! The PS4 generation was incredible to witness especially if you were there during the rough years of the PS3.

[arminabdi]

I just love PlayStation cause I love single player offline games with a good story and it seems like they are always focused on that.