Representative of an analytical company Wedbush Securities Michael Packer believes that publishing Microsoft on consoles and personal computers influenced the strategy Sony and transfer decision Horizon: Zero Dawn on the PC in particular. He reported this in a comment to the publication. Gamingbolt.
According to Pakter, Sony hopes that the PlayStation audience will continue to buy its consoles and games from internal studios, but at the same time, it sees that there is a market for its software outside of consoles.
“Yes, I think that Microsoft’s strategy prompted Sony to follow suit,” the analyst said.
On paper, however, the strategies of the two companies are currently diverging: Microsoft is releasing all its console games on PC and Xbox One right away, while Sony says transferring Horizon: Zero Dawn does not mean at all that all of its studio projects will appear on PC. In addition, Sony emphasizes that it does not plan to release its own internal games on the PlayStation and PC at the same time.
However, over the past year, Sony has taken several steps indicating certain changes in strategy.
- In 2023, Sony launches MLB: The Show series from his internal studio in San Diego, not only on the PlayStation, but also on other platforms, including from Microsoft and Nintendo. The franchise has been PlayStation exclusive for over 20 years. There is an opinion that MLB license holders were interested in transferring it to multi-platform rails and could refuse to renew the contract with Sony, but the company agreed to develop and publish new games on all devices, as a result of which cooperation will continue. It is curious, however, that two years ago, the developers of MLB: The Show claimedthat the series will forever remain an exclusive PlayStation.
- Developers Dreams, the latest PS4-exclusive, would like to see your game on pc. Creative director Media Molecule Mark Healy said the following about a potential computer port in an interview Vgc: “I think it would be cool. […] Obviously, Sony has an opinion on this, and I don’t know what it will lead to in the future, but, in my opinion, it would be great if this happened. In my opinion, Sony has recently become more open to releasing its content on PC, right? “
Some PlayStation fans criticized Sony for porting Horizon to the PC, accusing the new management of “brand destruction”. The platform holder does not respond to this.
In the fall of 2023, Sony plans to release a console Playstation 5. The timing of her presentation is unknown.
Read also: “What’s wrong with you?”: Producer Horizon: Zero Dawn reacted to the discontent of PlayStation fans by transferring the game to PC.
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