"According to a report in Bloomberg, Sony's gaming division is moving away from porting PS5 games to PC, which reportedly includes cancelling plans for a PC port of Ghost of Yōtei. It's a big change from a few years ago, when Sony said it wanted half of its games available on PC and mobile by 2025."
"The Bloomberg report notes that the PlayStation ports didn't sell particularly well, which could be a reason for the shift. It also cautioned that plans could change in the future. Moving away from PC would mean PlayStation would be getting back to a more traditional form of publishing: using exclusives to lure people to their console."
"It's a strategy that has served Nintendo well, but over the last few years both Sony and Microsoft have been experimenting with a multiplatform approach. Xbox, in particular, has been aggressive, not only making the PC a pillar of its strategy but also releasing games on rival platforms from Sony and Nintendo."
Sony's gaming division is reversing its previous multiplatform strategy by moving away from porting PS5 games to PC. This represents a significant shift from 2021 when Sony aimed to have half its games available on PC and mobile by 2025. Major franchises like The Last of Us, Horizon, and God of War were ported to PC as part of that initiative. However, these ports underperformed commercially, prompting the strategic reversal. PlayStation is now returning to traditional console exclusivity to differentiate its brand, similar to Nintendo's successful approach. This contrasts with Xbox's aggressive multiplatform strategy, which has created confusion around the Xbox brand identity.
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