Following rumors earlier this year that Sony would stop releasing its "PlayStation 5" exclusives on PC, "PlayStation Studios" head Hermen Hulst reportedly told employees that "PlayStation's" narrative single-player games would remain exclusive to its own consoles.
Sources familiar with the company's plans told "Bloomberg" back in March that PS5 games were not selling well on PC, emphasizing that PC ports "risk damaging the console's brand and could negatively affect sales of the PS5 and its future games."
Now, according to Jason Schreier of "Bloomberg": Hermen Hulst, CEO of the "PlayStation" studio business, told employees at an all-hands meeting held Monday morning that the company's story-driven single-player games would henceforth be "PlayStation" exclusives, officially confirming the report published by "Bloomberg" earlier this year.
As a reminder, since 2020, Sony had begun releasing several of its major franchises on PC via "Steam," including "God of War" and "The Last of Us". Released for PC in 2024, "Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut" became the first "PlayStation" game to use various features through the PS interface, including trophies, PSN profiles, and friends lists. However, players strongly objected to the mandatory PSN connection required for the PC port of "Helldivers 2" in 2024, and Sony was subsequently forced to withdraw the requirement.
