Sony began its multiplatform initiative back in 2020, bringing Horizon Zero Dawn to PC and kicking off an entire porting avalanche. However, a report from March revealed that Sony is adjusting its PC release strategy, perhaps ditching single-player releases on the platform altogether. Now, some changes have been spotted on the PlayStation website that might be hinting at this being true.
The subtle changes were first spotted by Zuby_Tech on X. The page in question shows every first-party studio working under the PlayStation brand as cards, with each one having a small description. The Valkyrie Entertainment and XDEV descriptions are the ones raising some eyebrows.
Earlier, the Valkyrie description said, "A well respected studio known for producing high quality work on a range of platforms from console to PC."
This has been changed to "Providing top-tier co-development expertise to several of PlayStation Studios’ most iconic and award-winning franchises, including ASTRO BOT, Helldivers 2 and God of War." The new description has dropped the mention of PC as a platform completely.
Next, XDEV"s description has changed from "Collaborating with ambitious external studios across the globe" to "Partnering with talented independent studios to publish exciting, exclusive titles for PlayStation players worldwide." While there wasn"t a mention of PC earlier, the new wording focuses on exclusives for the Sony console. Here"s an archive link to see the original text from just a few days ago.
Sony has yet to make any announcements about PlayStation release strategy changes. The Bloomberg report from last month said the company is making less money from PC ports than before and that it wants to protect its brand.
Another change that has been made to this studio"s page is the removal of two first-party developers. These are Bluepoint Games and Dark Outlaw Games, two studios that Sony shut down earlier this year. The company is yet to make a public announcement about this closure and layoff waves, even though the website has been updated to remove them as internal PlayStation studios.