Gaming: Sony retreats from PC gaming, robbing us of maybe 4 games - Full Analysis

Gaming: Sony retreats from PC gaming, robbing us of maybe 4 games - Full Analysis

The "prestige" Sony game is an increasingly endangered species. I was a console-only gamer for a long time before the PC lured me in with its irresistible versatility and Steamy features. For many of those years, the PlayStation was my home. These days I barely recognize it. It sure sounds like Sony is done sharing its newest toys with the rest of us. Following up on his report from March, Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier said today that PlayStation boss Herman Hulst confirmed to staff that singleplayer PlayStation games will no longer come to PC. The news drives a wedge in the company's publishing efforts on the platform, which it ramped up in 2020 with a PC port of Horizon: Zero Dawn. We've yet to hear Sony's rationalization for the decision, nor its public confirmation (PC Gamer has reached out), but it's the sort of action that explains itself. Much like Xbox's renewed interest in its own box, Sony is responding to a waning interest in consoles by reinforcing its "narrative singleplayer games" as system sellers once again. Multiplayer games like the upcoming Marvel Tōkon will still come to PC, but if you want to play the next prestige action game from the likes of Naughty Dog or Insomniac, you'll need a PS5. A few years ago, this would've sucked. Sony is responsible for some of my favorite games of all time, and the availability of gems like Horizon: Forbidden West, Ghost of Tsushima, and God of War on Steam put those games in front of friends who would've never played them otherwise. But as I gaze at the future of PlayStation studios, I wonder what we're really missing out on. Here's a quick reminder of Sony's upcoming and recent output, with PS5 games likely to be withheld from PC bolded: PlayStation is working at a blistering pace of two, maybe three, non-multiplayer, non-baseball games per year. Its most acclaimed studio, Naughty Dog, hasn't released anything new in six years, and its next game is likely years away still. Calm down, don't everyone lin

Source: PC Gamer