PlayStation games aren't selling well on PC, Sony reportedly shifting strategies

Following six years of porting its first-party games to PC, Sony is reportedly changing its strategies again.

Back in 2020, Sony decided to take a break from its console-exclusive strategy and bring its first-party PlayStation games over to PC. What began with Horizon Zero Dawn went on to release major exclusives like Spider-Man, God of War, and The Last of Us on PC, with Sony even going on to acquire a studio, Nixxes, that specializes in porting to the platform.

However, six years in, Sony doesn't seem to be satisfied with the initiative, at least according to a new report from Bloomberg's Jason Schreier.

Both live service games and single-player blockbusters from Sony have been multiplatform for a while, with the former even coming to Xbox consoles. However, single-player games are reportedly going back to being exclusives for the PlayStation console.

Per the report, which is citing unnamed individuals from Sony, the company had recently ditched its plans to bring its most recent first-party developed single-player games over to PC. This includes Sucker Punch Productions' Ghost of Yotei and Housemarque's Saros. This should mean that upcoming titles like Insomniac's Wolverine or Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet from Naughty Dog will skip PC versions too.

As for why the sudden change back to its older ways, the report states that Sony hasn't been happy with the sales numbers on PC lately, and that not everyone in the company is happy about the multiplatform business, thinking that it will damage the PlayStation brand.

Despite the original hype, PC ports of PlayStation titles tended to land a year or more after their console releases, and usually at full price. Some titles also suffered from major issues at launch, with months going by before fixes came in. There was also the controversy around Sony requiring PlayStation Network accounts for their PC versions.

The report goes on to say that upcoming multiplayer entries like Marathon or Marvel's Tokon will continue to follow the multiplatform route, probably to keep player numbers high.