- PlayStation will stop releasing single player games for PC moving forward.
- What may have caused this that Sony decided to do this.
- Now PC players won’t be able to play Ghost Of Yotei and Saros.
It looks like PlayStation games appearing on PC are about to end after six years at least when it comes to single player narrative-driven experiences.
PlayStation Stops Putting Single Player Games On PC
According to a report from Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, CEO of Sony’s Studio Business Group, Hermen Hulst, told staff that the company would no longer be porting the company’s narrative single-player games to PC. Games focused on online multiplayer, such as Marathon and Marvel Tokon, will apparently still be released on multiple platforms, but single-player games, like Ghost of Yotei and Saros, will remain console exclusives. This change only applies to PlayStation Studios games, so titles that the company has purchased exclusivity to such as the PlayStation-published Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, can still be ported to PC.
While this is in no way confirmed, Schreier has been very reliable when it comes to reports. It’s also understandable for Sony to do this since the company values moving both software and hardware. Recently, a survey confirmed that exclusive games are still the main reason people buy consoles, and, arguably, Sony has the best first-party video game studios.
What Made Sony Take This Decision Suddenly
Sales of PlayStation’s last few PC releases were reportedly lower than expected, which is likely one of the reasons that the company is backtracking on its multiplatform strategy. In March, PlayStation increased the price of its consoles, which will certainly have heightened fears at the company that customers will be put off by console gaming’s rising costs. By removing the option for people to play PlayStation’s major exclusives on PC, fans of certain games will need to purchase a console if they want to get involved. This strategy has been popular with Nintendo since the beginning, though Xbox has pivoted to releasing its studios’ games on every possible platform in recent years.
While this is a disappointment to PC gamers, the business logic behind it is sound justified. With the overall gaming hardware market becoming more competitive and more expensive it makes sense for Sony to attempt to differentiate themselves from the competition. We will have to wait and see if the strategy pays off in console and game sales.
Now PC Players Can’t Play The Games They’ve Been Waiting For So Long
PC players waited at least a year for PlayStation games to be released on their platform of choice, with many being delayed even longer. This was reportedly because PlayStation wanted to encourage gamers to purchase its hardware so that they could play big-name games on release. Not only this, but porting games to PC was not a priority at the company, which always puts its proprietary hardware first. PlayStation Studios games also often saw a second wave of popularity when released on PC, giving sales and revenue a very welcome bump.
Gamers have been requesting PlayStation for a PC port of Saros, but it seems that this dream will now never become a reality. Some have criticized the third-person shooter roguelike for its difficulty. This has encouraged a push for a PC version where people could create mods to adjust the difficulty. Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Yotei was expected to be released on PC this year, particularly given that the first game in the series, Ghost of Tsushima, saw success on PC when it launched in 2024. However, if the recent reports are correct, players will be waiting forever for their PC PlayStation games.
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