Sony hints at deals with FIFA, Avatar and Hogwarts Legacy

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Could these games be getting special treatment on PlayStation?

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During its latest corporate strategy meeting, Sony took a moment to highlight its relationship with its third-party developers, potentially hinting at new partnerships still to come. 

"As a provider of this business, we value our relationship with third-party studios," the company's chief executive officer, Kenichiro Yoshida, said on stage. 

Visible on the screen behind him were logos for a number of third-party games. This list included timed PS5 console exclusives such as Deathloop and Final Fantasy 16, as well as games with Sony marketing deals, like GTA5, and those where bonus content is offered on PlayStation, as is the case with NBA2K 22. But the presence of some games, namely FIFA, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Hogwarts Legacy, is more curious.

While it's highly unlikely that any of them will be exclusive to PlayStation, Sony may have some sort of extra content planned for these games or potentially an advertising arrangement in place. Hogwarts Legacy has already seen a lot of love from Sony, with the company announcing the title at a PlayStation event and treating us to an exclusive look at gameplay during a dedicated State of Play. We've yet to see if the PlayStation version will have any added magic when it launches later this year.

There are many great PlayStation games on the horizon. Don't miss a single one with our guide to all the new PS5 games for 2022 and beyond.

Anne-Marie Ostler
Anne-Marie Ostler
Freelance Writer

Originally from Ireland, I moved to the UK in 2014 to pursue a Games Journalism and PR degree at Staffordshire University. Following that, I've freelanced for GamesMaster, Games TM, Official PlayStation Magazine and, more recently, Play and GamesRadar+. My love of gaming sprang from successfully defeating that first Goomba in Super Mario Bros on the NES. These days, PlayStation is my jam. When not gaming or writing, I can usually be found scouring the internet for anything Tomb Raider related to add to my out of control memorabilia collection.