SCE Vice President Hiroshi Ueda is confident that the PS4 is building a strong momentum

Sep 3, 2014 06:49 GMT  ·  By

Sony made a lot of announcements pertaining to new video games headed to the PlayStation 4 in the near future at their pre-Tokyo Game Show press conference, but according to Senior Vice President Hiroshi Ueda, there's a lot more coming out in the coming months.

Hiroshi said that he was happy with the game lineup for PlayStation platforms, and the wide variety of titles showcased, and added that we would have around 170 PlayStation 4 titles announced by March of 2015.

"I'm glad that, of all the titles we showcased, they were exceedingly abundant in variety. If we limit the number to packaged games, not including download versions, I believe by March of next year we'll be able to have 170 titles announced to date," Ueda told Dengeki PlayStation, as quoted by Gematsu.

He also expressed his belief that the titles showcased during Sony Computer Entertainment's Japan Asia press conference were building a strong momentum for the next-gen platform in the Land of the Rising Sun.

"Developers in Japan are feeling the momentum that the PS4 has been building up and are increasingly seeing opportunities for developing games on the platform," he shared.

"When I learned about Dragon Quest: Heroes, I was both shocked and really delighted. It has the potential to become the game with the highest attach rate released thus far; the amount of responsibility and nerves I'm feeling over its prospective success is hard to put into words," he further explained.

He also talked a little about the PlayStation Vita handheld device, which many believe Sony intends to put on the sidelines, used mainly for PS4 streaming and not for that much actual standalone gaming.

"The number of players actively using PS Vita is quite high, which has made creators and developers express their belief to us that they can sell games on the handheld… I think we'll also see some games based on existing smartphone titles come to the PS Vita," Ueda stated.

While Sony revealed that the handheld would no longer receive any first-party AAA games, efforts to bring quality products to the PlayStation Vita would still be made. One of the most notable video games making their way to the Vita is Minecraft, which developer 4J Studios says that we'll have to wait a little longer for.

"It's difficult to answer to everyone's demands, but we'll keep listening to consumer feedback and continue to expand on the platform," Ueda concluded, outlining Sony's objectives with the PlayStation 4 in Asia.