PlayStation Exclusives Aren't Coming To PC Anymore
Source: Slashdot
Report on Sony’s Strategy
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Sony reportedly won’t release its major single‑player PlayStation games on PC anymore. According to Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, Hermen Hulst, who heads up PlayStation’s studios business, informed employees in a town hall on Monday about the change in strategy. Schreier had previously reported on the shift in March, saying that Sony scrapped plans to launch PC versions of last year’s Ghost of Ytei and “other internally developed games.” Online games will still come to multiple platforms following this change in strategy, Schreier reported at the time.
Recent PC Releases from Sony
In recent years, Sony has released many of its biggest games on PC, including:
- Spider‑Man 2
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Both The Last of Us games
- Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered
- Multiplayer titles like Helldivers 2 and Marathon
Two years ago, Hulst committed to releasing PlayStation’s live‑service games “day and date” on PC and PS5, but single‑player PC releases have been less consistent, with Hulst saying the company takes a “more strategic approach.”
Industry Reaction
In April, Microsoft’s new Xbox chief Asha Sharma said the company is “reevaluating” exclusive games for the platform. She wrote in a memo:
“Players are frustrated. New feature drops on console have been less frequent. Our presence on PC isn’t strong enough. Pricing is getting harder for people to keep up with. And core experiences like search, discovery, social, and personalization still feel too fragmented.”
“The model that got us here won’t be the one that takes us forward,” the memo adds.