Shelve your hopes to play Ghost of Yōtei or Saros on PC, as PlayStation boss reportedly confirms plan to stop porting narrative-driven singleplayer games

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PlayStation has confirmed that it will stop porting narrative-driven singleplayer games to PC. This decision means titles like Ghost of Yōtei and Saros will remain exclusive to PlayStation consoles. The move is aimed at protecting the brand and sales of the PlayStation 5 and future consoles.

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▪PlayStation Studios CEO Hermen Hulst announced the new policy during a town hall meeting.
▪Narrative singleplayer games will now be exclusive to PlayStation consoles.
▪Concerns were raised that releasing games on PC could harm the PlayStation brand and console sales.

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