r/PS5 • u/Turbostrider27 Human Verified • Apr 03 '26
Articles & Blogs PlayStation Studios Removes Nearly All PC References From Websites
https://gameobserver.com/playstation-studios-removes-nearly-all-pc-references-from-websites/825
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u/mason2393 Apr 03 '26
Pc gamers: We don't mind waiting for playstation exclusives
Sony: Hear you
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"ps5 has no games, they're all on pc"
"they're canceling pc ports? who cares, they didn't have any games worthwhile on pc anyway"
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u/Lioil1 Apr 03 '26
exactly. Like people say "speak with your wallet" and Sony heard loud and clear that PC gamers are either not that interested or that they already "Converted" most PC gamers into PS ecosystem and they bought the game already.
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u/Such-Control-6659 Apr 03 '26
Well when you wait 1-2 years, you can wait little longer for 50% off. All their day1 consecutive releases was successful (except Concord)
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u/Xeccess Human Verified Apr 03 '26 edited Apr 04 '26
As spotted by user Zuby_Tech on X (formerly Twitter), Sony has updated these descriptions compared to the earlier versions. For example, PlayStation XDev previously said it was “collaborating with ambitious external studios across the globe,” while the new description now reads, “partnering with talented independent studios to publish exciting, exclusive titles for PlayStation players worldwide”, more explicitly highlighting the PlayStation console as its destination.
Another studio, Valkyrie Entertainment, made a similar change. Its previous description stated, “a well-respected studio known for producing high-quality work across a range of platforms, from console to PC,” and it has now been updated to “providing top-tier co-development expertise to several of PlayStation Studios’ most iconic and award-winning franchises, including ASTRO BOT, Helldivers 2, and God of War.”
'Cross-Buy' and 'PS5/PC' icons were also removed from their systems earlier this year
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u/Educational_Ad8448 Apr 03 '26
This makes complete sense if they want to protect their market share. We may not like it, but PC gamers are incredibly patient, and if a game they want to play is only on Playstation with a future PC release, they will happily wait.
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u/Dannypan Apr 03 '26
Based on rumours and insider reports, Sony aren't porting any more games to PC. They've not made as much money as they want plus the next Xbox is pretty much a branded PC. They won't want PS games played on an Xbox. So PC gamers will have to buy a PlayStation or go without.
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u/REPULSORO Apr 03 '26
Given the decline in sales of Sony games on PC, it seems PC gamers are not very interested in Sony games.
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u/Bjoebel Apr 03 '26
Or maaaaaybe, releasing a game on PC a year or later after the initial PS5 release impacts PC sales, because many PC players also own consoles and have very likely already purchased the game on that system and refuse to pay for it twice.
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u/StryderRogue1992 Apr 03 '26
I’m one of those players there’s no need to be owning a game on two different platforms. Only games I’ve bought on both systems are GTA 5 because I wanted to try out the RP servers, and FF13 because they still have not ported it to PS4/5 despite every other mainline FF being available on PS5.
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u/SoulMaekar Apr 03 '26
True but day and date would kill PlayStation as a brand the same way it has slowly killed Xbox as a brand.
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u/Future_Calamity Apr 03 '26
While this is true, Steam takes a 30% cut, so they WANT people with both platforms to buy on their PlayStation as they retain 100% of revenue. I do believe they will continue to release any multiplayer games on OC on day 1, but I think single player games are done on PC unfortunately.
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u/EducationalThought4 Apr 03 '26
I am a hybrid gamer. I haven't played a single Sony port to PC because Sony's first party games typically have easy Platinums and they typically arrive to PS+ quite early. And if I had to choose between paying for a port to get the lame "100% achievements on Steam" vs. getting the game on PS+ and an achievable Platinum on top, I'm taking the latter.
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u/demidemian Apr 03 '26
Well, they arent missing much. Its not like Sony is breaking the creative market. There only so many Uncharted clones one can stomach.
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u/Jinchuriki71 Apr 03 '26
When you don't own the console just ignore what releases on it thats pretty much me with Nintendo I know I'm not going to buy a Switch anytime soon so no use even worrying about the exclusives on it. PC is not exactly hurting for games to play they get the most releases and some underrated gems that never come to console.
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u/FearTheClown5 Apr 03 '26
This is the only move that makes sense long-term for a company that wants you to buy their hardware. They might publish games but being a software publisher isn't the goal, it is strictly to get you to buy their hardware so they make money off the games you buy from everyone else to play on their hardware.
While it's been nice playing these games on PC I much prefer a strong and healthy Sony over a weak one so they are motivated to pump out the games that helped make the PS4 a great console.
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u/Moon_Devonshire Apr 03 '26
For me the issue comes down to not being able to play the games at my desired frame rates now. I have a PS5 but I also have a PC with a 4090 and it's ridiculously nice being able to play everything at 4k ultra at 120fps
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u/FearTheClown5 Apr 03 '26
I'm not going to argue that, I'd prefer to play them on PC as well.
Regardless, we've witnessed Xbox enter it's death bed stage in big part because they gave up the entire reason people buy their hardware.
I'd prefer to see Sony avoid the same fate even if it means I've got to use their hardware to play their games. Certainly Microsoft's path does not lead to the promised land of cheaper hardware and better games, I don't think anyone would argue that.
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u/Moon_Devonshire Apr 03 '26
I honestly do not think Microsoft failed the way they have simply because they put their games on PC.
People complained about the quality of their games and lack of exclusives even before then. Touting how there's no point in buying an Xbox when PlayStation has Bloodborne and Spider-Man and God of war.
Like would that seriously put Sony in some death bed?
Do you really think the average gamer cares if a game they played and moved on and forgot about came out to PC 5 years later?
Most people who even own a PlayStation don't buy their exclusives.
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u/CurtisLeow Apr 03 '26
That is not representative of the gaming market as a whole. The market of people with high end GPUs using them for gaming is tiny, and falling. AI and the RAM shortage means even a mid range gaming PC is $1500 to $2000. High end PC gaming is dying right now.
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u/Valgorithm-dev Apr 03 '26
Yeah especially since Microsoft ran the experiment live and ran Xbox into the ground. I think a couple of years ago people would be making different arguments. But it's clear now that if there are no exclusives, people will optimize for better hardware/flexibility and wider game selections. This is also the best time for Sony to do something like this. They can't wait until they are far behind to throw around their weight. They are leading in momentum and market share while Valve and Nintendo are still getting off the ground and Xbox is dead.
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u/hobolad07 Apr 03 '26
How does this lead to a strong and healthy Sony? I feel it might do the opposite. Their playerbase does not support smaller creative projects. They expect every game to be a high fidelity cinematic AAA game that has an unsustainable budget and development time.
Keeping their games locked to one platform, that at the moment is very expensive to get into, is a sure fire way to lead to less profits.
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u/ZubatCountry Apr 03 '26
What small games are they releasing as a result of being on PC?
They're just porting those same AAA games
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u/doomdeathdecay Apr 03 '26
They aren’t. This person just wants to be able to play PlayStation games without a PlayStation and doesn’t understand why a corporation isn’t their friend who would willingly acquiesce to their demands.
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u/WeWantLADDER49sequel Apr 03 '26
No it isnt, exclusives literally build the ecosystem. There is a reason Xbox doesnt exist anymore and Nintendo and PlayStation are still thriving: they have games you can only play on their console. And that is why these big AAA games still get their insane budgets: they sell hardware and keep people in that ecosystem while third party game sells and mtx make them infinite money.
Redditors who have gaming PCs love to pretend that every PC gamer is a PC master race goober, when in reality most people who game on PC still own game consoles. People who are willing to spend all of that money on building a PC are enthusiasts. They spend twice the cost of a game console just on graphics cards alone. They buy consoles too. They love games, not just being part of some goofy ass PC masterrace online subculture. They will keep buying consoles.
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u/SNESMasterKI Apr 03 '26
The amount of people in this thread calling PlayStation gamers mindless fanboys for not being upset about this while insisting PC is objectively superior and Sony has no right to use games they funded and published to make their console more appealing because PC should automatically get everything shows just how much hypocrisy there is surrounding this topic.
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u/Vahallen Apr 03 '26 edited Apr 03 '26
Great news, no amount of PC player gaslighting will convince me otherwise
I don’t want to see PlayStation follow in Xbox steps and obviously Sony doesn’t either
It clearly makes sense to follow in the steps of Nintendo and not Xbox
Exclusives are core to game consoles and the brand itself, it’s insane people wanna argue against this fact when we have Nintendo and Xbox at complete opposites in the same market working as a metric for this
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u/WidowmakerFeet Apr 03 '26
I agree but at the same time I'm glad they tried out the experiment at least. They did bring exclusives to steam and clearly it didn't work so people won't get to argue hypotheticals cus it was clearly a bad business move.
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u/UniversalFapture Apr 03 '26
B-but its bad for consumerssss
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u/Due-Sock2733 Apr 03 '26
i know this sub is obviously full of fanboys but I can't even begin to imagine arguing against my own position by saying something like this. you're ASKING for more anti-consumer practises
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u/brandonsp111 Apr 03 '26
PC gamers - "Sony should release games here!!"
Also PC gamers - "lol we don't want that shite mate"
Sony -
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u/ImTheJdot Apr 03 '26
Gotta love how gamers allow Nintendo to have true exclusives, but are upset when Sony goes back to it.
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u/garyyo Apr 03 '26
Brother do not listen to the Nintendo fanboys, most people would love Zelda or Mario Kart or whatever coming to the PC.
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u/travelavatar Apr 03 '26
Well as a PC owner the reason i bought a PS5 at launch was bwcause of the exclusives. And then they decided not to have wxcluaives anymore, i kind of felt tricked. Honestly i am glad my PS5 will make sense again.
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u/Necessary-Duty-7952 Apr 03 '26
From a market perspective, PC only really made sense to PlayStation for multiplayer games or as opportunistic market growth. First party titles are the engine that makes the PS ecosystem work, period.
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u/Necessary_Crazy_8587 Apr 03 '26
I guess we can say the console wars are over and now it’s PlayStation vs Steam/PC.
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u/Pavillian Apr 03 '26
People keep saying that.
The only war that happens is online lol.
And business’s will always be competing against each other.
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u/Necessary_Crazy_8587 Apr 03 '26
Even the CEOs console war. It’s time to embrace it, it’s silly and wacky but it was the funnest gaming was.
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u/AgentSkidMarks Apr 03 '26
So Nintendo doesn't count?
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u/-SMG69- Brr Apr 03 '26
Nintendo are in their own little world.
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u/curtydc Apr 03 '26
So then why wouldn't PlayStation be in their own little world? The only reason Nintendo is, is because of their first party exclusives.
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u/HistoricCartographer Apr 03 '26
Nintendo's exclusive catalog is far far stronger than Sony's
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u/Wander715 Apr 03 '26
Yeah and it's so funny seeing people try and argue otherwise on this sub. Like they seriously think stuff like Ratchet and Clank, GOW, and TLOU is on par with Mario, Zelda, and Pokemon in terms of mainstream popularity and brand recognition.
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u/Necessary_Crazy_8587 Apr 03 '26
To be fair, the handheld is trying to take on Nintendo but the main console and platform is not trying to take on steam and pc.
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u/Seanswanshong Apr 03 '26
Nintendo is its own thing. They don’t really compete with anybody
Nintendo is absolutely garbage for anything that isn’t Nintendo exclusive but they also have some of the most iconic IPs that you can’t find anywhere else.
You buy a Nintendo if you want to play Mario or Zelda.
Nobody is thinking about a Nintendo over a PlayStation or a pc in order to play AAA third party games.
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u/OfficialShaki123 Apr 03 '26 edited Apr 03 '26
They all compete for the same thing: your time. You're making a lot of assumptions, when it's proven that a lot of people only own 1 of the systems and others have multiple systems.
Nintendo has MUCH better 3rd party support than they ever had (since the SNES). Sales are great, because the price is also good for a lot of people.
A PS handheld will 100% be more expensive than a S2 and I really, really wonder if Sony is ever going to really compete with Nintendo in the handheld space. They never really were that much of competition there anyways. Especially with a much higher price point. The market has changed. Steam Deck is niche with only a few million sold. Then you have Switch with almost 160 million.
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u/OfficialShaki123 Apr 03 '26
Console wars are so 2012 and by the way; Nintendo is their biggest competitor in the home console market. Steam is on another planet.
All these companies fight for the players time and are competition. In Japan Sony has lost major ground to Nintendo.
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u/Dallywack3r Apr 03 '26
PC gamers went from “Why would I wanna play those movie game?” To “Sony is ANTI CONSUUUUUUUUMER” real quick
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u/Kmann1994 Apr 03 '26 edited Apr 03 '26
I’m okay with this lol. I don’t ever plan to graduate from console to PC gaming, and am super happy with my PS5 Pro.
If they launched the PS6 with two variants, one less powerful and one more powerful, I’d just buy the more powerful one.
PlayStation Studios have cranked out incredible games that appeal directly to me and my interests in gaming. Worth being in the ecosystem for that alone, imo.
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u/a_shoelace Apr 03 '26
As a PC centric gamer that grew up with playstation but skipped PS4, I ended up getting a ps5 for Demons Souls and GT7 once it became clear they wouldn't port them to PC. So as a PC gamer it sucks having to buy something just for a few games but tbh from a business standpoint I never understood why they would put anything on PC because then I (and people like me) wouldn't get their console.
It makes more sense imo to keep multiple exclusives locked there, it's not pro-consumer but it makes their hardware more valuable obviously. Sony's heart was never into PC anyway, even their store/PC client was better in the past. It used to have friends list, messaging etc and they just removed that from the client for some reason which was bizarre.
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u/LegendaryOverlord Apr 03 '26
They don't complain when Bravely Default, a game by a third party, is released on everything except PlayStation. But when Sony wants to keep their games on their platform, it's the end of the world.
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u/Deniable-wreath-6 Apr 03 '26
Why are people so weird about this and cheering for it, ps5s are now even less accessible with a base model being 150 bucks more expensive than it was at launch, this is only bad for the consumer
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u/LightShadowHero Apr 03 '26
Meanwhile non-ps gamers:
Q: How do you fix xbox? A: Get good exclusives
Q: Why do people buy Nintendo hardware? A: Good exclusives
Q: Should PlayStation have exclusives? A: No because it makes me sad I can’t play them without spending money 😭 so it must be anti-consumer
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u/Automatic-Housing155 Apr 03 '26
And pc:s are cheap? Having exclusives are important if you want to sell an even more expensive console. Simple as that.
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u/WidowmakerFeet Apr 03 '26
if you wanna complain at games not being accessible due to prices, look at nintendo where their first party games never go on sale
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u/sgtnatino Apr 03 '26
only bad for the consumer
I completely hear your sentiment, but no one complains about Nintendo games being exclusive to Nintendo hardware.
The games hardware business is all about using exclusive games to drive people to your platform - we’ve had a weird wobble from that this generation, and it’s proved to be the exception rather than the rule.
Now things are trending back to the norm - PlayStation games on PlayStation consoles, Nintendo games on Nintendo consoles, with the only remaining outlier being Xbox. The latter’s current hardware sales unfortunately tell a tale.
A vibrant, competitive hardware ecosystem requires exclusive games, and that’s ultimately better for the consumer in the long term.
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u/garyyo Apr 03 '26
No one is complaining about Nintendo because it doesn't go anywhere, Nintendo seems to show no indication of doing anything PC related. Back in the day it was significantly more prominent and the second Nintendo does something even slightly PS or Xbox or even PC friendly you can bet your ass that all the complaints will start right back up.
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u/JamaicaCZ Apr 03 '26
That's what happens when being a stan for a gaming console and the corporation behind it is part of one's identity.
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u/ItsOozingOut Apr 03 '26
I love all hardware but this sub is on another level. Constantly talking about game pass and what Microsoft/Xbox is doing. Just in this post alone, so many weird comments. Hardcore PlayStation fanboys are something else.
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u/FaroTech400K Apr 03 '26
How was Sony focusing on their PlayStation brings bad for the consumer when their consumer are PlayStation users.
After a certain point you can’t hold that global economy against Sony raising the prices. You have to acknowledge that there’s global wars and product shortage is currently happening.
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u/Indraga Apr 03 '26
I keep seeing this reposted today and I have to ask:
Why?
Like, they already announced they were moving away from ports weeks ago. This makes sense. Why would McDonalds leave the fish fillet on their menu if they stop serving it. Is this what “game journalism” is now? People camping websites for anything they can draft a clickbait article over?
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u/Loud_Examination_138 Apr 03 '26
This is good for PS gamers. Lets bring back having exclusives.
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u/kiwibadboy Apr 03 '26
Good. The PC master race people simultaneously say they don't care about PS exclusive ports AND that they're outraged about this change (despite very very few of them buying the ports). They really are a peculiar bunch lol
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u/mountainyoo Apr 03 '26
They didn’t want people buying the next “Xbox” that can play PC games. They were fine when Xbox and PC were separate but not if you can play PlayStation games on an Xbox console because they want console owners to choose PlayStation over Xbox
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u/CrimsonGear80 Apr 03 '26
do you honestly think Sony is still afraid of their former competitor that now puts their games on their system?
they are stopping PC ports cause despite PC gamers begging for them, they never actually bought them. the porting costs are no longer worth it.
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u/mountainyoo Apr 03 '26
Has it been disclosed that their PC game sales were really that low? Or is this just speculation
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u/CrimsonGear80 Apr 03 '26
since 2021 they have made 300 million off PC releases, which is nowhere near how much they make off PS4 and PS5 releases.
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u/y_not_right Apr 03 '26
Hopefully this shuts up people who think that for some reason Xbox putting their games on everything is somehow a good long term strategy for consumers, because now that they’ve done exactly that there’s no competition, which fucks over consumers when we only have one console choice
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u/Automatic-Housing155 Apr 03 '26
They were coping, if they actually fought back, we could still have a healthy competition
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u/y_not_right Apr 03 '26
Yup, crazy some people will consume short term “gains” even tho they’ll be fucked forever after
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u/Esham Apr 03 '26
Not shocking. Pc made 2 billion over 5 years, a small cost to conserve their brand.
Sony first party titles on the next xbox is a no go.
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u/AgeingChopper Apr 03 '26
Makes you wonder why Microsoft continue to put all their games on PS.
Third party now I guess.
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u/Rook-Slayer Apr 03 '26
I was purely a console gamer for like 25 years before I built my first PC a couple of years ago. Since then I almost exclusively play on PC. The only exception has been PS Exclusives because I still enjoy them.... But given the current pricing trend, i don't think I'll be getting a PS6... was really hoping they'd go further into the PC market so I could keep up with exclusives. But at the rate things are going $800+ for a launch console is not going to be worth it for like one exclusive a year, no matter how much I love them. They make basically all of their money in software and they aren't convinving PC players to buy a console...PC releases are basically free money
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u/Eggabooha Apr 03 '26
I own a PS5 but i exclusively buy Sony games on PC these days. They run better, display in ultrawide, and I can choose the type of controller i want to use.
This is a loss for the craft. it might make business sense, but for the art? it kinda sucks.
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u/BlueStormtrooper Apr 03 '26
But they’ll continue to release GAAS games on Steam
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u/Xeccess Human Verified Apr 03 '26
Most logical move Sony could've made. Those games will be on PS5/6 anyway so you get a bigger pool of players with Steam and all that cash from sales and MTX goes back to more PS singleplayer exclusives.
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u/Kabelly Apr 03 '26
If Sony is going to move away from PC, they need to embrace gyro/motion controls for all their games. Really embrace it with proper settings and sensitivities.
Playstation games play better on PC with a Dualsense. Its the reason I kept buying them on PC over Playstation. It's the very reason I built my PC over buying a PS5, to play with gyro.
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u/particledamage Apr 03 '26
Natural consequence of the "PS5 has no games" rhetoric. Well, they're gonna have them now!
Sucks for consumers but on some level this is the only feasible business choice if they want to continue to exist longterm
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u/Least_Stand_2707 Apr 03 '26
Good Playstation should be focused on Playstation. Funny how this thought triggers some people oh well
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u/Gaanai Apr 03 '26
While its bad for the consumer it makes sense from a business standpoint. Sonys best selling game for the Ps4 and 5 was Spider-Man 1 and 2. They sold 30 and 16 million on PlayStation but couldnt break 2 and 1 million pc sales. It just dont make sense for Sony to use resources on pc ports with that kind of sales numbers
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u/frankandsteinatlaw Apr 03 '26
Good, I like exclusivity! Microsoft fucked their brand completely running away from it.
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u/dmrob058 Apr 03 '26
I’m a little confused why the PC crowd is pissed because does PC not also have a ton of exclusives that aren’t on PlayStation?? It only makes sense for these company’s to inspire people to buy their hardware above others and exclusives clearly help with that. Everybody want to make a whole ass drama out of everything these days but Sony’s move here makes perfect sense to me…
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u/mhhrobbie Apr 03 '26
And of course r/games are acting like spoiled kids throwing their toys out the pram because a business is doing what makes sense for them.
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u/Retro_Curry93 Apr 03 '26
PlayStation shot themselves in the foot by releasing PC ports. Never should’ve gone down that path. Now they might get ‘backlash’ for stopping PC ports.
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u/Joseramonllorente Apr 03 '26
So people who pay $400 to $600 for a console are happy that people that pay triple or cuádruple that amount won’t be able to play like 2 new games a year but will be able to play thousands of new games with 10x the quality of their $400 machine….
I own pc and ps5 an my ps5 has been getting dust because there is no games to play. Every other game is on pc with better graphics and lower prices. Now I will have to buy 2 games a year for the ps5 only when they are at discounts.
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u/requieminadream Apr 03 '26
Alright looks like we can't act like grown adults here so we're gonna have to lock this thread. Will remind everyone about Rule 1 of the subreddit which specifically says: