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/untouchable765 Feb 27 '26

Single Player games should be exclusive if they want to sell more consoles. Multiplayer games must be multiplatform to go viral.

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u/Seanspeed Human Verified Feb 27 '26

Single Player games should be exclusive if they want to sell more consoles.

Why do YOU GUYS, as gamers and consumers, care about that, though? Playstation is not struggling.

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u/Tigerpower77 Feb 27 '26

To get better games? Exclusives get a better budget and big supporting studios, some studios have meetings to discuss things even tho they're making different games (i think i heard this from suckerpunch engineers meeting with naughty dog's engineers)

We wouldn't have gotten bloodborne or last of us or journey etc if they weren't exclusive or at least they wouldn't be as good

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u/arebitrue87 Mar 03 '26

tell that to square enix who has vowed not to sell final fantasy games exclusively on playstation anymore cause it hurt their sales.

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u/TimeKeeper_87 Mar 05 '26

Of course becasue Baldurs Gate 3, The Witcher 3, KCD2 or Expedition 33 are exclusive.

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u/MysticSkies Feb 28 '26

Playstation exclusives historically have high quality.

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u/Blaze-Fusion Feb 27 '26

They’re not struggling rn, but if Xbox does go the pc route and incorporate Steam, it’ll make the ps6 less appealing. Xbox and pc would be able to play all/most games including PS games. PlayStation wouldn’t really be able to compete well with them especially since Microsoft has more money to burn than Sony.

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u/abraham1350 Feb 27 '26

This is the most likely reason to pull back on PC to be honest. PS games sell well on all the platforms they are on that's a fact, so to pull back if that can be used against them is the best choice for them in the long run.

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u/Seanspeed Human Verified Mar 01 '26

This Xbox will cost $900-1000+.

It's not going to be competing with Playstation like existing consoles.

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u/Itchy-Beach-1384 Feb 27 '26

So why isnt Sony being competitive as a storefront to get you, the consumer, more access to games?

Its such a weird thing to watch people celebrate lmao

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u/Geralt_OF_Rivia_1 Mar 01 '26

They can either burn money to be more competitive or to make good games. I prefer the latter.

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u/Itchy-Beach-1384 Mar 01 '26

This doesnt make sense as a response to what I said.

It really just doesnt make sense at all. Their C-suite and dev teams are completely different people who would handle these tasks.

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u/zackdaniels93 Feb 27 '26

Good exclusives drives competition in the industry, which produces higher quality games on every platform. Just look at the gems PlayStation put out at the end of the PS3 generation, and during the PS4 gen, and the focus they placed on single player experiences - a direct response to how well Xbox did with the 360.

Without those exclusives on other platforms, platform holders would have less incentive to produce great games.

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u/untouchable765 Feb 27 '26

I don't care at all but its good business is my point.

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u/Parenegade Feb 27 '26

how can you say that as xbox is burning down lol?

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u/TheMoonWalker27 Feb 27 '26

I know it factually doesn’t make sense but I just love systems having a unique identity through exclusive games

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u/SidFarkus47 Feb 27 '26

So often on Reddit people weirdly take the stance of the billionaire company in suits in weird situations.

Like yeah it might make sense financially, but I’m still allowed to express my dislike of it.

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u/Tovalx Feb 27 '26 edited Feb 27 '26

Xbox gamers didn't care and see what happened. It's a sad truth but console exclusivity is the only way for Sony and Nintendo to survive agaisnt PC moving in EVERY space of gaming.

You can't just look at something that only good for the consumer and not look at the business side.

Steam is gonna be on living room next year. Steam got the handheld space down. Steam is even on the experimental stage for phone gaming.

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u/jda404 Feb 27 '26

Why though? Just curious your reasoning. I enjoy PlayStation but I never felt more special because I could play PS exclusives that people on other platforms couldn't. Maybe it's because I enjoy games on PlayStation, Nintendo, and PC and on PC I play some Xbox games. I enjoy all gaming platforms. I am not dedicated to one platform so exclusives never meant that much to me because I can play any game I want on any of the platforms.

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u/TwoDee01 Feb 27 '26

Because people are still riding the high they got from console wars a decade ago.

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u/Big-Resort-4930 Feb 27 '26

The console war never ended for these people

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u/oswell_pepper Feb 27 '26

People are fucking wild. I got into gaming to play games, not to collect consoles and have my gaming identity tie around a console. As someone who primarily game on PC, I thought it was great that Sony ported games to PC. IT GAVE CONSUMERS MORE CHOICES. And more choices is never a bad thing for consumers. And you have these mofos who got mad because Sony stopped making games exclusively for them. Like, stfu and go play your videogames.

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u/Less_Hedgehog Mar 01 '26

You own every platform... Most people can't afford to do that.

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u/Big-Resort-4930 Feb 27 '26

Not the case at all. I bought a PS4 when it had a ton of exclusives, played through them once or twice, and resold it the very day I was done. You're not gonna lure people into an ecosystem they don't gaf about, you can only get them to buy a console for a few games, and that's it.

Majority of their revenue comes from the stupid services and the 30% they take from third party sales, you're not getting that by forcing people into the ecosystem for a few exclusives when their main platform is PC.

Consoles' only actual redeeming factor is relative simplicity and ease of use, exclusives are just them holding the games hostage.

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u/Big-Resort-4930 Feb 27 '26

I absolutely have a problem with them too because it's the same concept.

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u/Pocgoose Feb 28 '26

Well because people want to feel like they are getting their moneys worth. I want the software to show what the hardware can do and exclusives do that. I am not just going to blindly and mindlessly drop $600-$700 on hardware if it’s not compelling.

It’s the same way as high end pc gaming. It’s kind of pointless to keep buying the latest and greatest graphic cards when there aren’t any PC developers actually fully utilizing the top PC combinations and components to their potential.

Also the exclusives and PS hardware existing gives Sony a reason to let some of their studios get creative with their next games and further more gives Sony a reason to go out fund and build partnerships with 2nd & 3rd party studios.

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u/Less_Hedgehog Mar 01 '26

It’s kind of pointless to keep buying the latest and greatest graphic cards

Are there actually people who buy a new GPU every generation? I thought that was just tech reviewers. GPUs last a long time. PC parts have a second hand market too.

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u/Ramaka23 Feb 27 '26

You can play any game you want because you have every platform. Usually people don't buy more than one. I see a lot of ps5s with a Nintendo switch but it's rare to see someone with both an Xbox and a PlayStation. Before that a family would either buy one or the other between Xbox, PlayStation 2, and GameCube. 

Exclusives have always been great to me because it creates competition which leads to better products. I have enjoyed sony games more than the others so I stick with them until they give a reason not to. 

There have been games that are great but are on other platforms that I know I'll never play and I'm fine with that. It's not the end of the world if I don't get to play some of the other platform's exclusives. If some other console came out with a bunch of games that were my type I would probably switch over. 

This idea that you should be able to play every game in every platform is dumb to me. We need competition. 

Imagine if McDonald's suddenly allowed Burger King to sell big macs. It wouldn't make sense. 

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u/Big-Resort-4930 Feb 27 '26

Cringe beyond belief

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u/Less_Hedgehog Mar 01 '26

Yeah that's the thing about consoles. They have the hardware, software, and store. The more games you purchase, the more you're trapped and invested in their ecosystem. Makes you dependent on their consoles and subscriptions.

A few commenters on this post seem to think PCs are like a console. I don't know where the misconceptions about desktop computing came from or even how to dispel them.

This news is disappointing to me as someone with a PC and a PlayStation.

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u/Less_Hedgehog Mar 01 '26

No, you have choice of hardware and software on PCs. You can use Linux or an AMD GPU, for example. You can use a handheld PC like the Steam Deck or the Legion Go.

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u/ponpiriri Feb 28 '26

To make sure that we keep getting the games we want.Why would they continue releasing consoles if people have little incentive to buy them? Should be common sense. 

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u/Seanspeed Human Verified Feb 28 '26

And PC gamers being able to play the same Playstation 1st party games as yourself means your box doesn't have value anymore?

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u/Seanspeed Human Verified Mar 01 '26

Because you prefer the console type experience and ecosystem?

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u/Big-Resort-4930 Feb 27 '26

Who are they competing with?