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The report comes from Jason Schreier at Bloomberg (Paywall) noting that it will mark a return to full exclusives, but we'll still see various online games be multi-platform. PlayStation have so far refused to comment on it directly.
Pictured - Ghost of Yotei
Schreier mentions that things could still change (as they do in the games industry) but plans for the likes of Ghost of Yotei and other internally developed games to come to PC have been cancelled. We do at least already have Death Stranding 2 confirmed and releasing soon though.
There's a few likely reasons but the biggest being that Sony no doubt want people to keep buying their consoles, so they then directly get their cut from sales in their own store. It's all about that control, their protection of their own brand without watering it down with PC releases.
When you add into it that there were reports that the next-gen Xbox would be more like Windows, with other stores being available (like Steam) - it's highly likely that Sony didn't want to have all their games end up on that as well further watering down their own brand. And, with the rise of SteamOS and the upcoming Steam Machine having access to it all too - I can imagine that at least entered the minds of those at the top as well for more future potential competition.
A shame really. I've very much enjoyed not being forced to have a particular console just to play some specific games.
If this is all true it means we're going back to the era of console wars it seems - in some way at least.
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This feels like such a bigbrain csuite executive decision that has no basis in reality.
I fear for the fate of Nixxes ... seriously one of the best development studio ever. Their optimizations on the various ports were literally some of the best from a technical standpoint ... ever.
I really had a great time in Horizon Zero Dawn (not so much forbidden west) and spent the crazy high premium costs to buy those games. Oh well, I suppose they don't want that income. There's an approximate 0% chance I'll go "ohhhhhh lordy me I suppose I will just have to go get a playstation 6".
I fear for the fate of Nixxes ... seriously one of the best development studio ever. Their optimizations on the various ports were literally some of the best from a technical standpoint ... ever.
I really had a great time in Horizon Zero Dawn (not so much forbidden west) and spent the crazy high premium costs to buy those games. Oh well, I suppose they don't want that income. There's an approximate 0% chance I'll go "ohhhhhh lordy me I suppose I will just have to go get a playstation 6".
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something to note: Schreier posts Adwall-free links on his Bluesky profile. Heres the article link for this one:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-04/sony-pulls-back-from-playstation-games-on-pc?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MjYzMTM4OSwiZXhwIjoxNzczMjM2MTg5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQkRNVTVLR1pBS0owMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.iJ25MhKjr88ECoSb_2cT3JX9MqYduN3JmMm63yusBVE
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-04/sony-pulls-back-from-playstation-games-on-pc?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MjYzMTM4OSwiZXhwIjoxNzczMjM2MTg5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQkRNVTVLR1pBS0owMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.iJ25MhKjr88ECoSb_2cT3JX9MqYduN3JmMm63yusBVE
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Ah, great, more depressing news is just what I needed. I'm so exhausted by this reality. Every day it's more bad news. I'm just so tired.
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Really? I thought they were selling their consoles at lose and making up with side stuff, like games and accessories.
How many people owning a gaming PC would actually buy a playstation for a specific exclusive game, and would that cover the buyers they would get on the PC port? Prolly depends how much it costs to do the port.
Anyway they'll definitely lose me as a buyer, and I did buy many of their titles.
How many people owning a gaming PC would actually buy a playstation for a specific exclusive game, and would that cover the buyers they would get on the PC port? Prolly depends how much it costs to do the port.
Anyway they'll definitely lose me as a buyer, and I did buy many of their titles.
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Totally makes sense for Sony from a business perspective - not gonna buy a Playstation, though.
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The only Sony-exclusive games I wanted to play in recent history were Gran Turismo and Bloodborne and they never ported those anyway. So I guess not much of value is lost for me.
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Quoting: toorReally? I thought they were selling their consoles at lose and making up with side stuff, like games and accessories.Yes, but that does require you buying games at console prices, not Steam prices.
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It's kind of looking like MS and Sony both saw the RAMpocalypse, crunched some numbers and perhaps decided that it's possible to squeeze out another console generation after all - at an inflated, but still relatively lower vs the PC enthusiast market price. So, they're hitting their respective brakes hard and pivoting. Maybe? The timing is at least curious for both the regime change at MS and the Sony pivot.
To me this means I won't be playing any new Sony games. Nintendo you ain't, Sony. Most of the time these days even Nintendo ain't Nintendo.
To me this means I won't be playing any new Sony games. Nintendo you ain't, Sony. Most of the time these days even Nintendo ain't Nintendo.
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couldnt they at least port gravity daze/gravity rush 1 and 2 rush to pc before they make this stupid decision?
:v
:v
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Mohandevir 1 hour ago
I've never bought a game on Playstation, for myself. It's not going to change. Sony doesn't want my money? So be it. It's been fun while it lasted.
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Last edited by Mohandevir on 4 Mar 2026 at 4:35 pm UTC
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So... not enough subscribe to PSN, do not fancy half/close to/over decade old game for full price just because it now have high graphics settings and/or rejecting some other stuff easily fed to console base...
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Shame. I'm very open in buying games, but there's no chance I ever dip myself into a locked console again. Well, it was nice while it lasted.
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i wonder if the steam machines/ xbox made they change their minds, or if their plan was to make pc gamers get to know their games so they knew what they were losing then the sequels were no longer avaliable.
but sony is stupid, all they need to do is their own version of an steam machine, and a good client for pc, instead they chose to make less money.
but sony is stupid, all they need to do is their own version of an steam machine, and a good client for pc, instead they chose to make less money.
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I buy games and I buy hardware, but I don't buy operating systems or closed hardware, and I'm certainly not going to buy in to a closed ecosystem.
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It's bad news for PC people, but I suppose it makes sense from a business perspective. We all have seen how well XBox is, and a big part of its current state is because of their "strategy of having 0 exclusive titles. Why would I buy an XBox if on other platform I can play all those games and more? The answer previously was GamePass, but now that it's been enshittified, the platform has nothing.
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More than anything, it's an admission of a fundamental lack of self-confidence on Sony's part. If you're turning out bangers then PC ports are free money, and advertising for the next game. And that's the view expressed by Sony at the time. When they still had games studios.
Since then, they've squandered all their money chasing a live service plan that would have failed even if had succeeded (which it didn't - it was just failure all the way through). The primary selling point of PlayStation - "the easiest way to play the best games" - isn't something they're capable of any more. They can't do "the best games" reliably, and nor can they manage "the easiest way." Even if the Steam Machine never actually happens because of the AI-induced component market destruction, just the prospect of what that would be is enough for people to say "no subscription? Free backwards compatibility forever? That's what I want: not PlayStation." And Sony can't meet that head-on with "here are the amazing games you'll get first on PlayStation" because they closed their studios. So all that's left is to lock up their trickle and try to lock in their existing customers, and wait for the end.
It's quite sad, really.
Since then, they've squandered all their money chasing a live service plan that would have failed even if had succeeded (which it didn't - it was just failure all the way through). The primary selling point of PlayStation - "the easiest way to play the best games" - isn't something they're capable of any more. They can't do "the best games" reliably, and nor can they manage "the easiest way." Even if the Steam Machine never actually happens because of the AI-induced component market destruction, just the prospect of what that would be is enough for people to say "no subscription? Free backwards compatibility forever? That's what I want: not PlayStation." And Sony can't meet that head-on with "here are the amazing games you'll get first on PlayStation" because they closed their studios. So all that's left is to lock up their trickle and try to lock in their existing customers, and wait for the end.
It's quite sad, really.
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Tech has advanced enough to no longer justify making dedicated game boxes with locked down software that become e-waste. From a price perspective the games will cost more, not to mention the lack of access to the many marketplaces that include plenty of free ones, fan creations, or ones without DRM.
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blindcoder less than a minute ago
So sad that the only good games are Sony Playstation exclusives, with literally no other games existing that are worth playing.
So sad.
<cries in backlog on GOG and Steam>
So sad.
<cries in backlog on GOG and Steam>
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