Sony no longer wants “PlayStation exclusive” games to get a PC launch
Sony has decided to keep major single-player PlayStation games exclusive to the PS5, reversing its previous strategy of releasing them on PC. This decision was confirmed by PlayStation Studio Business CEO Hermen Hulst during a recent town hall meeting. While multiplayer and live-service titles will still be launched on PC, significant single-player titles are no longer planned for Steam releases.
- ▪Sony is halting the release of major single-player PlayStation titles on PC.
- ▪PlayStation Studio Business CEO Hermen Hulst confirmed this decision in a town hall meeting.
- ▪Multiplayer and live-service titles will still be available on PC, but single-player games will remain exclusive to PS5.
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- ▪ Sony Pulls Back from PlayStation Games on PC — Bloomberg.com
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Over the last few years, Sony gradually got PC gamers used to the idea that most major PlayStation exclusives would eventually land on Steam. Games like God of War, Spider-Man, Horizon, Ghost of Tsushima, and The Last of Us all made the jump sooner or later. But earlier this year, reports suggested that Sony was planning to stop releasing future single-player PlayStation titles on PC and keep them locked to PS5 instead. Now, it looks like those fears are finally becoming reality.
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