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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 Forbes-Calvin is a freelance writer and photographer, mostly operating within the games industry. Over his career, he has written for the likes of MCV, Eurogamer, GamesIndustry.biz, The Observer, VGC and Esquire. That's on top of writing books for Dark Horse on RuneScape, Assassin's Creed, Dead Island 2 and more.