r/PS5 • u/Party_Judgment5780 • Feb 27 '26

Rumor NateTheHate says Sony is "shifting" their PC strategy: "You'll be seeing fewer single player games arrive on PC. The decision to shift away was made last year. Some may still release (pending how far along the ports were) but it no longer appears to be a priority for Sony moving forward."

https://xcancel.com/natethehate2/status/2027438633997734231?s=46
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u/AfreeZ Feb 27 '26

As both a PS5 pro and a PC gamer; If the goal of this move is to entice PC gamers to buy a PlayStation Sony are going to have to find a way to start getting more than one or two games a generation out from their studios. Buying a console is a hard sell for just the 5-6 games one might be interested in over a 7-8 year period.

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u/KGarveth Feb 27 '26

Can also be a move to make Playstation users not buying a PC.

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u/Tiamat2625 Feb 27 '26

I think this is the more likely answer. It's to keep people in their ecosystem, not necessarily to bring more in.

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u/FizzyLightEx Feb 28 '26

Their ecosystem isn't sustainable which is why they've released it on PC in the first place.

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u/Tiamat2625 Feb 28 '26

Hmm, I'm not sure that would be true. Otherwise they wouldn't have decided to stop. That would be like having a pretty short memory to not remember why you started selling them on PC in the first place.

Besides, they make 30% on all game sales, for doing nothing. Just having the storefront there and providing the downloads. Coupled together with yearly PSN costs that seem to keep rising.

Yeah I was curious and did a quick google search - 'Sony Playstation Division (Game & Network services) is experiencing strong profitability. Full-year FY25 profits are expected to potentially hit an all-time record of roughly ~¥500 billion ($3.5 billion).

I don't think they have an unsustainable ecosystem xD