"One is a shared "PS5/PC" icon and the other reads "Cross-Buy." They add that the new symbols use official Sony fonts and aren't found on PS4. While these new icons aren't yet proof of anything, they suggest Sony is exploring new features that would expand the PlayStation ecosystem beyond a single console, much like Microsoft has been doing with its "Play Anywhere" initiative and recent movement into PC gaming handhelds with the full-screen Windows gaming experience for the ROG Xbox Ally X."
"One thing we do know is that Sony has been exploring how to expand its reach into PC gaming for years by bringing its biggest blockbusters to Steam and the Epic Games Store. That effort began with Horizon Zero Dawn in 2021 and has seen major PS5 exclusives like Spider-Man 2 arrive on PC in as little as 15 months after the console version released. At that pace,"
New symbols labeled "PS5/PC" and "Cross-Buy" have appeared in the PlayStation Store backend for PS5, discovered by dataminer Amethxst and corroborated by others. The symbols reportedly use official Sony fonts and are not present on PS4, suggesting platform-specific testing. The icons do not confirm any feature launches but point to exploration of cross-platform functionality similar to Microsoft's Play Anywhere approach. Sony has previously expanded into PC gaming by porting major exclusives to Steam and Epic, starting with Horizon Zero Dawn in 2021 and moving major PS5 titles to PC within roughly a year and a half.
Read at Kotaku
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