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
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) May 29, 2024
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.
Discussion (6 replies)
Join Discussion →One way of showing that single-player games under perform is by throwing hurdles in their path to success.
What's a narrative-driven title?
I could put in some political joke here about it, but I'll leave that out for now. But seriously, no idea what a narrative-driven title is.
Would that be titles with more video than game? Or action games on tight rails where as long as the player overcomes the puzzle in front of them (either a boss mob or manipulating the environment to solve an actual puzzle), they can continue, but the journey and the end are predetermined and unchanging from one play through to the next? Or what is colloquially known as a "walking simulator"?
Should take a look at this morning's post. Yet another example of more hurdles for single-player games on PC.
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A game they don't drown with MTX's with a strong story, so something like the last of us, Horizon, Uncharted or God of war.
Microsoft doesn't force use of Microsoft/Xbox accounts for their games (unless you're playing online, which uses the Xbox Live servers and matchmaking service), but on the other hand, Sony is willing to put games on GOG. So both of these morons have a lot of room for improvement.