Sony confirms end to PC releases for major PlayStation single-player games

Sony has decided to stop releasing its biggest PlayStation 5 single-player narrative games on PC, PlayStation Studios CEO Hermen Hulst told staff during a May 18 town hall. The shift, first reported in March, begins with titles such as Ghost of Yōtei and Saros.

Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier reported the news after the May 18 town hall. Hulst informed employees that first-party single-player narrative games will remain PlayStation exclusives going forward. This approach confirms earlier reporting from March about the company's plans for upcoming releases and reverses a six-year practice of bringing major single-player titles to PC that began with Horizon Zero Dawn in 2020.

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Sony to end physical PlayStation game disc production in 2028

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Sony announced it will stop manufacturing physical discs for all new PlayStation games starting January 2028. New titles will be available only in digital formats through the PlayStation Store and retailers. The move has sparked widespread online criticism from fans.

Sony has decided to keep its narrative single-player games exclusive to the PlayStation 5 and stop releasing them on PC. The move follows an internal confirmation by a top executive. It reverses an earlier strategy of bringing more titles to other platforms.

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Former PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida defended Sony's approach of delayed PC releases for major titles, expressing doubt about day-and-date launches and stating no evidence of a strategy change—comments coming after a Bloomberg report on halted single-player ports.

Microsoft is reportedly in talks to close several Xbox game studios as part of a broader restructuring. Negotiations involve studios behind well-known titles including Psychonauts, South of Midnight, and Hellblade.

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Sales estimates from Alinea Analytics indicate that 13 Xbox titles have surpassed 100,000 copies each on PlayStation 5. Forza Horizon 5 leads with 5.8 million units sold on the platform. The games have collectively generated $667 million in gross revenue for Microsoft.

Sony executives detailed new uses for generative AI during the company's earnings call on May 8. PlayStation CEO Hideaki Nishino described tools that speed up animation and personalization on the platform. The remarks came alongside forecasts of lower PS5 sales due to memory shortages.

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