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PlayStation taking "measured" approach to bringing games to PC

PlayStation taking "measured" approach to bringing games to PC

Console giant PlayStation is taking a "thoughtful" and "measured" approach to bringing its titles to PC. 

Speaking at a Sony business segment meeting – as reported by VGC – studios boss Herman Hulst said that it was still interested in bringing its first-party line-up to the PC market, but said the idea is to do so in a "deliberate" manner. 

"We’re continuously exploring new ways for players to interact with their franchises," he said.

“It’s important to realise that we’re really thoughtful about bringing our franchises off console to reach new audiences and that we’re taking a very measured, very deliberate approach in doing that. Particularly on the single-player side, our tentpole titles, they’re such a differentiator.”

He continued: “The point of differentiation, I should say, for the PlayStation console, is that they will showcase the performance and the quality of the hardware. So we want to ensure that players get the best experience from these titles. We’re very thoughtful about how and if and how we bring these titles to other platforms.”

Sony has brought a number of its first-party stable to PC, including the God of War and The Last of Us series, as well as Horizon and Days Gone.  


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Alex Calvin is a freelance journalist who writes about the business of games. He started out at UK trade paper MCV in 2013 and left as deputy editor over three years later. In June 2017, he joined Steel Media as the editor for new site PCGamesInsider.biz. In October 2019 he left this full-time position at the company but still contributes to the site on a daily basis. He has also written for GamesIndustry.biz, VGC, Games London, The Observer/Guardian and Esquire UK.