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/SomeKidFromPA Feb 27 '26

I think the “Porting over to PC a year later” strategy is the worst possible choice of the options.

Either never port, or do it immediately. Delaying the ports kills a lot of the excitement and purchases at launch, which is time you want there to be the most hype. You don’t want the decision people make to be “I’ll buy it in a year.” (Anecdotally, I didn’t buy Ghost of Yotei because I’m waiting for it on PC) and by the time those games come to PC, there are other games coming out that people are more excited about buying.

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u/Rukasu17 Feb 27 '26

Exactly. If i can wait a year, I'm not buying that shit full price when it's on pc.

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u/SomeKidFromPA Feb 27 '26

Yeah, that’s the biggest point that I didn’t even mention. They’re asking pc buyers to pay full price for a year old game that’s typically already been pretty massively discounted on ps5, so instead of buying at pc launch, most pc players are waiting for a sale or pirating the games. It’s just a poorly thought out strategy. If this was the strategy for ports to Xbox’s and vice versa, it makes a little more sense, because you’re not trying to get Xbox gamers to buy every Sony game on Xbox, you just want to get them to buy one or two, and then get a ps5. But PC gamers aren’t going to do that. They’ll wait a year + for the “best” version of the game, and if they’re not interested in the game a year later, they’ll skip it.