Hermen Hulst told staff that narrative single-player games will now be PlayStation exclusive. The change implies Sony will continue publishing multiplayer-focused and live-service style games on PC, aiming to reach large audiences. The likely driver is declining PC port sales, making the brand trade-off seem unjustified. Another factor is that PC sales of older titles can still generate additional revenue with relatively low risk. Sony previously did not release major single-player exclusives on PC at the same time as PlayStation, leaving uncertainty about potential performance. Separately, the price of PlayStation Plus Essential has been raised.
"Hermen Hulst told staff in a town hall Monday morning that the company's narrative single-player games will now be PlayStation exclusive."
"Notice that single-player games were once again specified, indicating that Sony still intends on publishing multiplayer-focused and live-service style games -like the upcoming Horizon Hunters Gathering - on PC so that I can bring in as big a crowd as possible."
"While it hasn't been said outright, the most likely reasoning is that Sony's PC ports have been slowly declining in terms of sales, thus Sony has probably decided that the damage to the PlayStation brand isn't worth the trade-off."
"On the other hand, as people have rightly pointed out, 1 or 2 million copies on PC is a relatively easy way to get some extra cash from games that have been out for a while."
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