Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is shifting strategy to again release its blockbuster games developed by its own studios as PlayStation (PS) exclusives.
According to a report on the 4th (local time) by Bloomberg citing an anonymous Sony insider, SIE has decided not to release its major single-player games based on PlayStation 5 on the PC platform going forward.
Accordingly, Ghost of Yotei, released on PS5 last year, and Saros (SAROS), scheduled for release in April, are expected to remain PS5-exclusive titles.
An exclusives strategy is a business approach in which a console maker ensures certain popular games run only on its own devices to boost platform share.
Around 2020, Sony eased its previous exclusives strategy by expanding the release of flagship titles from its own and affiliated studios, such as The Last of Us and God of War, to PC platforms including Steam.
However, the strategy was reportedly revised after internal concerns were raised that simultaneous or subsequent PC releases could negatively affect sales of consoles such as the PS5.
In addition, with speculation that competitor Microsoft (MS) will equip the next-generation Xbox with the Windows operating system to strengthen PC game compatibility, caution reportedly also grew over the possibility that Sony's flagship titles could run in a competing console environment.
That said, online multiplayer-focused titles such as Marathon and Marvel Tokon will maintain a multi-platform release policy including PC. Death Stranding 2, developed by an external studio and published by SIE, is also proceeding with its PC version release as planned.