Sales of Sony's adaptations for personal computers have fallen short of expectations, prompting the company to cease bringing its titles to that platform, as detailed in a Bloomberg analysis. Executives fear that offering these games on PC might undermine sales of the PlayStation 5 console and its associated software. Exceptions could apply to titles featuring multiplayer online elements, which might still launch on PC.
Sony keeps track of its various releases available on PC, where players can purchase them through platforms such as Steam and the Epic Games Store. Among these are the refreshed God of War, Days Gone, Horizon Forbidden West, and entries in the Spider-Man franchise. This new direction seems set to divide a franchise, as the original Ghost of Tsushima arrives on PC while its follow-up, Ghost of Yotei, stays exclusive to PlayStation.
According to reports from GamesIndustry.biz, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and Kena: Bridge of Spirits remain on track for PC versions, positioning them as potentially the concluding Sony offerings for that market.
This represents a significant pivot for the firm. Only recently, discussions surfaced about enabling customers to acquire a title once and access versions on both PS5 and PC. It appears Sony's ambition to distribute its content widely has concluded, shortly after the PlayStation Plus subscription began supporting gameplay of console titles on personal computers.