It isn't just that. There hasn't been console market growth in generations. Porting to more platforms is the easiest way to add revenue for a publisher. PC just happens to be one that isn't a direct console competitor.
Sony PlayStation cross-platform game strategy
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Johnny Awesome
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As long as they don't hurt PS sales much, which I don't think they are.
Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition comes to PC on March 21
PC features and pre-purchase details revealed.
blog.playstation.com
Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition comes to PC on March 21
PC features and pre-purchase details revealed.
Great to see Direct Storage support there. Outside of that though there was nothing specific beyond standard PC fare. Hopefully the actual game will be a bit more interesting in its settings scaling options.
Flappy Pannus
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Another game to potentially benchmark with DS - hopefully Nvidia fares a bit better with here with DS than it did with R&C, albeit we don't know if this will actually be using GPU decompression anyways. If it does, hope there's a CPU/GPU toggle if it impacts GPU performance.
Just take your time please, Nixxes!
For the mean time, using their current model
Johnny Awesome
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Maybe. I'm not sure that Sony would lose many $500 PS5 owners to $1500 PC [relax PCMR people] purchases if they decided to publish Day 1 on PC. I think this idea that people are choosing between console and PC because of software selection is largely a myth.
No doubt, but but that's not the choice faced by consumers.
The choice for a broadly equivalent experience is between the $450 PS5 digital and something like this RTX3060 powered pre-built gaming PC for $670:
I do agree with the general conclusion though that Sony gamers are unlikely to switch to PC gaming in droves if Sony starts to release its exclusives day and date on the PC because PC and console gaming are quite different experiences.
agreed. it's very highly doubtful that this is going to affect console sales, since people who want a console are going to buy a console, and who want to buy a PC is going to get a PC without considering console exclusives. It's more money for Sony
DavidGraham
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Until Dawn is officially coming to PC in 2024.
store.steampowered.com
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Until Dawn™ on Steam
Rebuilt and enhanced for PC – Until Dawn invites you to relive the nightmare, and immerse yourself in a gripping slasher horror where every decision can make the difference between life and death.
Until Dawn is officially coming to PC in 2024
Sony has officially announced that a remastered version of Until Dawn will be released on PC in 2024.
www.dsogaming.com
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DavidGraham
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Sony appears to be chasing a far more aggressive schedule of releasing first party titles on PC.
And the reason is to generate make money. In fact, the new CEO is very critical of the old ways of doing things, profit wise.
wccftech.com
And the reason is to generate make money. In fact, the new CEO is very critical of the old ways of doing things, profit wise.
PlayStation Wants to Improve Operating Profit with a More Aggressive PC First-Party Games Release Plan
New SIE Chairman Hiroki Totoki seems interested in a more aggressive PC release plan of PlayStation games to improve margins.
wccftech.com
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Short term thinking may have long term impactSony appears to be chasing a far more aggressive schedule of releasing first party titles on PC.
And the reason is to generate make money. In fact, the new CEO is very critical of the old ways of doing things, profit wise.
PlayStation Wants to Improve Operating Profit with a More Aggressive PC First-Party Games Release Plan
New SIE Chairman Hiroki Totoki seems interested in a more aggressive PC release plan of PlayStation games to improve margins.
cheapchips
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Good. I'll get to play them at a discount a couple of years later instead of four.
Good. I'll get to play them at a discount a couple of years later instead of four.
Not sure I follow here. The current standard seems to be around 2 years or less. A more aggressive schedule would mean less than that.
cheapchips
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It takes a couple of years for them to really come down in price. It's nice to play some of these titles, but they're not day one purchases, for me at least.
DavidGraham
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PSVR2 is coming to PC.
Legit shocked by this, and I dont think they'd have done it if sales hadn't been falling off heavily.
Still not entirely sure what they mean by 'PC support', but hopefully it means what it sounds like and gets proper SteamVR integration. I dont expect much of anything will take advantage of its foveated rendering or HDR capabilities, but still, it should be a competitive headset option even on the basics.
Still not entirely sure what they mean by 'PC support', but hopefully it means what it sounds like and gets proper SteamVR integration. I dont expect much of anything will take advantage of its foveated rendering or HDR capabilities, but still, it should be a competitive headset option even on the basics.
Ghost of Tsushima may be getting announced tomorrow....
www.dsogaming.com
Ghost of Tsushima rumored to be announced tomorrow for PC
From the looks of it, we may finally get a PC announcement for the PS5-exclusive Ghost of Tsushima tomorrow, March 6th.
www.dsogaming.com
DavidGraham
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The PC release is now official, on May 16th. Supporting DLSS3, DLAA, FSR3 and XeSS.
Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT on Steam
A storm is coming. Venture into the complete Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT on PC; forge your own path through this open-world action adventure and uncover its hidden wonders. Brought to you by Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software and PlayStation Studios.
