A so-far unnamed “reliable source” told journalist Jez Corden that Sony Interactive Entertainment intends to reduce its efforts to bring its single-player games to PC.
Change of Direction
According to the well-known journalist and insider Jez Corden, Sony might reduce its commitment in the near future to porting its games to PC—especially large single-player titles—contrary to some earlier reports.
Interestingly, it was Corden himself, just hours ago, who suggested that Sony might aim at releasing its single-player games simultaneously on PC and PlayStation 5. So we don’t really know how to interpret these conflicting statements.
Insider Details & Context
Corden explained during his podcast with Rand al Thor: “I was talking about PlayStation maybe bringing its single-player games available at day one on PC, then I got sidetracked by PlayStation social aspects,” he said. “The reason Steam became popular is because, at least I believe, it’s easier to become viral there. And logically one would think PlayStation would want to exploit that opportunity, right?”
However, he added: “Today I heard the opposite from a very good source… that PlayStation is probably pulling backing from PC and also that the cross-buy buttons and PlayStation/PC icons come from outdated versions and will never be used.”
He further noted: “I don’t actively investigate what PlayStation is doing, because it’s not my area, but sometimes I get PlayStation information incidentally while doing research for Microsoft in my real field of expertise,” he said. “However, it seems that the games PlayStation released on PC didn’t have much effect for them. Partly because they were launched so late, but perhaps they used that as proof that they should not go further and should remain more like Nintendo in their approach, and keep most things exclusive, except for live-services.”
In short, according to Corden, major titles—like Ghost of Yotei and other big PlayStation exclusives—will probably stay on PlayStation only, and if they do arrive on PC, it could be many years later, long after their console release.
In other news, former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé believes that the console war is over, at least in the traditional sense we once knew.
