Over the past generation, we have seen Sony increasingly embrace the PC gaming market more and more, bringing its back catalogue of games to the platform, as well as some select day-one releases. In an unsurprising move however, the PlayStation manufacturer has now reaffirmed the fact that consoles will remain the company’s core priority.
In an interview conducted by Nikkei, the CEO of the Platform Business Group at SIE – Hideaki Nishino – was asked about “the value of home consoles” in today’s day and age; with Nishino responding:
“I think that many mobile games have ads, and PCs are difficult to set up. With PS, you can play the content you purchased as soon as you turn it on. The products are clearly displayed in the stores where you buy software, so it’s an intuitive experience.”
Nishino continued, “We are trying to increase the overall game market by expanding content to PCs. There is no doubt that home consoles will be the core of our business, but by offering titles for devices other than home consoles, we will reach a wider range of customers.”
Sony’s relationship with the PC market has been somewhat inconsistent. While there have been big hits such as Helldivers 2, there have also been many titles which have underperformed.
According to a leaked document from February 2023, the most successful PlayStation game on PC at the time was Horizon Zero Dawn, selling 3.3 million copies in 2 and a half years. In contrast the same game on PlayStation 4 back in the day managed to shift over 10 million copies in almost exactly two years.
Unlike Microsoft and Xbox, it seems as though Sony remains more committed to the console platform, and will continue to prioritise it over others. That said, we will have to wait and see whether this strategy will evolve further over time.
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