Sony Interactive Entertainment has abandoned plans to release current and future first-party single-player PlayStation games on PC, according to a Bloomberg report. Titles including last year's Ghost of Yotei and the upcoming Saros—a Returnal successor set for April 30—will stay exclusive to PS5, while multiplayer games like Marathon (launching tomorrow on PS5 and PC) and Marvel Tokon continue multi-platform. This reverses six years of ports since Horizon Zero Dawn.
The shift was detailed in a Bloomberg article by Jason Schreier, citing sources familiar with Sony's plans and building on his February podcast speculation. Single-player first-party titles' PC ports were scrapped in recent weeks amid concerns they undermine PS5 and successor console sales, erode brand value, and risk appearing on rival hardware like a rumored next-gen Xbox supporting PC games. Recent ports have underperformed, contributing just 2-5% to earnings despite past successes once dubbed 'printing money' by former executive Shuhei Yoshida. Players criticized delays, inconsistent timelines, and requirements like PlayStation account logins.
Multiplayer and online titles, including Bungie's Marathon reboot and Marvel Tokon, will launch on both PS5 and PC via Steam to leverage broad audiences. Sony-published third-party games such as Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (PC in 2026) and Kena: Scars of Kosmora proceed as planned.
Sony's PC strategy began in 2020 with Horizon Zero Dawn, followed by God of War, Ghost of Tsushima, The Last of Us Part I, God of War Ragnarök, Helldivers 2, and Marvel’s Spider-Man titles. President Hiroki Totoki emphasized multi-platform profits in 2024, but internal debates weigh risks against Microsoft's simultaneous Xbox-PC launches (e.g., Fable, Forza Horizon 6) and Nintendo's exclusivity. Sources note Sony's approach could evolve. A PlayStation spokesperson declined to comment.
