Sony’s PlayStation 4 will look to continue its ride at the top of this console generation 2016. Read on to see our Top 10 PlayStation 4 2016 Exclusives.
After two years out in the wild, the PS4 has dominated sales despite lacking the killer first-party exclusives. With a strong lineup set for release over the next 12 months, Sony could be looking at a record-breaking year for the PlayStation brand.
PlayStation fanatics have plenty to look forward to, with Uncharted 4, No Man’s Sky and Street Fighter V leading the way.
Let’s take a look at the biggest PlayStation 4 exclusives for the remainder of 2016.
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Ratchet & Clank
April 20
Insomniac’s iconic space-traveling action duo gets the reboot treatment with a quasi-remake/re-imagining of the original Ratchet & Clank adventure on PlayStation 2. Coinciding with the release of the Ratchet & Clank film, this PS4 entry looks to introduce the exciting open-world action franchise to a whole new generation of gamer, hopefully reigniting interest in the classic platformer genre.
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Pro Evolution Soccer Euro 2016
May 5
This PlayStation exclusive re-release of the critically acclaimed Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 features the original full game plus the upcoming EURO 2016 patch, featuring the entire 24-team competition. It comes with full iconography from the France-based competition, offering the definitive single-player football experience for EURO 2016 fans.
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Uncharted 4
May 10
This is the “big one”, the PlayStation 4’s system-seller. Naughty Dog will be concluding the acclaimed Uncharted series with Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, bringing an end to formidable PlayStation hero Nathan Drake’s adventures across the globe. Multiple delays and plenty of teasing, PlayStation fans have been waiting long and hard for Uncharted 4. It won’t disappoint.
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No Man’s Sky
June 22
One of the most ambitious games ever created finally makes its way to PlayStation 4 in June. The two-man team that makes up developer Hello Games has created a procedurally generated universe, in which players can explore the stars, battle space pirates and trade for new space gear. It’s as exciting as it is intimidating in scope, with the promise of billions of planets to explore and claim for yourself.
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Nier: Automata
TBC 2016
PlatinumGames’ anticipated spiritual successor to Nier could very well see a 2016 release. Set in the same post-apocalyptic game world as the original, Automata looks to continue on the same dark storyline of the series it’s a spin-off of: the Drakengard series. Sony said it would release in 2016 at last year’s Paris Games Week, so fingers crossed for an explosive end to the year.
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Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness
TBC 2016
Star Ocean: The Last Hope started off as a Xbox 360 exclusive before making its way to PS3. This latest entry is a PS4 exclusive, taking place between Star Ocean: The Second Story and Star Ocean: Till the End of Time, the second and third games in the main Star Ocean series. Set on the planet Faykreed, 6000 light years from Earth, players will control one of seven party members in battles, with the ability to switch control of characters. Yet another big Japanese sci-game coming exclusively to PlayStation 4 in 2016.
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Gravity Rush 2
TBC 2016
After the success of the original on PS Vita, Sony is bringing the sequel exclusively to PlayStation 4 … and bundling in a remastered version of the first game in for good measure! Kat is set to return with more powers and upgrades, expanding on what was a fantastic adventure game for Sony’s handheld.
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Gran Turismo Sport
TBC 2016
Gran Turismo enters the eighth generation of consoles with this stand-alone entry set to compete with the likes of Forza Horizon. Including three game modes in “Campaign”, “Sports Mode” and “Arcade Mode”, GT Sport will set racing fans up before the next major big entry in the Gran Turismo series.
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Horizon Zero Dawn
TBC 2016
Set 1000 years in the future, Horizon Zero Dawn is an action role-playing game in which players take control of Aloy, a hunter and archer, as she progresses through a post-apocalyptic land which is ruled by mechanized creatures. From Guerrilla Games, the folks that brought us the Killzone series, Zero Dawn looks to further embed the PlayStation 4 as the home of the open-world blockbuster.
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Also Coming In 2016…
Amplitude – Out Now
Dragon Quest Builders – Out Now
Zombie Vikings Ragnarok Edition – May 5, 2016
Valkyria Chronicles Remastered – May 17, 2016
Shadow of the Beast – May 17, 2016
Everybody’s Golf 7 – TBC 2016
Drawn to Death – TBC 2016
Ace Combat 7 – TBC 2016
Unlikely In 2016…
RIME – TBC
The Tomorrow Children – TBC
MatterFall – TBC
Rime – TBC
Kill Strain – TBC
Let It Die – TBC
Hellblade – TBC
WILD – TBC
What Remains of Edith Finch – TBC
Ace Combat 7 – TBC
Paragon – TBC
Final Fantasy VII Remake – TBC
Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom – TBC
The Last Guardian – TBC
Detroit – Become Human – TBC