Why PlayStation Exclusives Are Leaving PC Behind
▼ Summary
– Sony will no longer release major single-player PlayStation games on PC.
– The strategy change was announced by PlayStation studios head Hermen Hulst in a Monday town hall.
– Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier reported the shift in March, noting Sony scrapped PC versions of Ghost of Yōtei and other internal games.
– Online games will continue to be released on multiple platforms despite the single-player PC strategy change.
Sony is quietly pulling the plug on bringing its biggest single-player blockbusters to PC. A major strategy shift, confirmed by Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, indicates that the company will no longer release its tentpole narrative-driven titles on the platform. According to Schreier, Hermen Hulst, head of PlayStation’s studio division, laid out the new direction during an internal town hall meeting on Monday.
This pivot was first signaled back in March, when Schreier reported that Sony had already shelved plans for PC ports of Ghost of Yōtei and several other first-party releases. The decision effectively reverses a multi-year push to bring PlayStation’s most acclaimed exclusives to a wider audience after a window of console exclusivity.
Don’t expect all Sony games to disappear from PC, though. The company will continue to launch its live-service and online multiplayer titles across multiple platforms. The change applies strictly to its internally developed, single-player experiences, marking a clear divide in how the publisher treats its two distinct game categories. For PC gamers hoping to play the next God of War or The Last of Us at launch, this news signals the end of that road.
(Source: The Verge)
