PlayStation is planning to release its future live-service games day and date on PS5 and PC, but the same cannot be said for its single-player and narrative-driven titles, which presumably include new Spider-Man, Horizon, and God of War games, according to new statements shared by Hermen Hulst, the soon-to-be-CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Studio Business Group. Hulst shared the news during Sony’s Business Segment Meeting 2024 for its Game and Network Services Segment, calling the decision to launch single-player games on PlayStation first a “strategic” one.
Hulst said:
- “…indeed, we are bringing our titles to the PC platform and we have, a dual approach here, on the live-service side.”
- “We are releasing our titles, simultaneously. So day and date on PlayStation 5 and PC, but with our tentpole titles, our single-player and narrative-driven titles that are, as you saw in the presentation, the backbone of what PlayStation Studios has delivered, in recent years and in our history, we take a more strategic approach, and we introduce our great franchises to new audiences.”
- “…we’re finding new audiences that are potentially going to be very interested in playing…sequels…on the PlayStation platform. We have high hopes that we’re actually able to bring new players into, into PlayStation at large, but into PlayStation platform specifically.”
The original word from Hulst:
Hermen Hulst, soon to be co-CEO of Sony's PlayStation business, addresses day 1 PC releases. Live service games will come day and date on PS5 and PC, but single player narrative games on PC are designed to then entice PC owners to play sequels on a PlayStation console pic.twitter.com/uAO0stlBS6
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Hulst added:
…the same goes for, the work that we do with extending our great properties onto other media such as television series and, and film, for example, as you have seen with The Last of Us on HBO or Gran Turismo, the film, that brings in new players into our franchises as well.