After a series of apparent misses, PlayStation could stop releasing its major PS5 exclusives on PC. Windows Central’s Jez Corden, known for his inside information on Xbox, recently discussed hearing from a “very good source” about the same.
Regarding PlayStation tapping into the viral nature of Steam with its releases, Corden said on the recent Xbox Two Podcast that, “I actually heard the complete opposite today from a very good source, that PlayStation probably is pulling back from PC.” The recently datamined crossbuy and PlayStation/PC images were apparently from “outdated old builds” and are “never going to be used.”
“I don’t actively investigate what PlayStation’s doing. Because it’s not my beat. But sometimes I do get PlayStation information incidentally, sometimes, by researching Microsoft stuff for my actual beat. But it does seem like the games that PlayStation released on PC didn’t move the needle for them at all.” Corden theorizes that this is due to their late launches and that Sony may follow Nintendo’s approach of being more exclusive.
Of course, that logic would apply to its “tent-pole single-player games” such as Ghost of Yōtei rather than its “service games,” which Sony previously confirmed would launch day and date on PS5 and PC. The last major first-party title launched on Steam was The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered. Lost Soul Aside, Midnight Murder Club and Stellar Blade were developed by third-party studios.
Given the player counts for games like LEGO Horizon Adventures and Returnal, it wouldn’t be the most far-fetched approach. Even major exclusives like Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 failed to reach the peaks of its predecessor. With no major titles announced for the future, time will tell, so stay tuned.
