Exactly
This opinion can only come from those who live, breathe and worship Sony exclusives, and can't understand there's an army of people who are happily nonchalent about them - they'll play them if they're available on PC, and they won't if they aren't, and either is absolutely fine.
For now.
At some point, they'll move to a faster and closer to day and date model.
This opinion can only come from those who live, breathe and worship Sony exclusives, and can't understand there's an army of people who are happily nonchalent about them - they'll play them if they're available on PC, and they won't if they aren't, and either is absolutely fine.
The world doesn't revolve around Sony exclusives, people.
Jesus christ, if that was their reasoning they'd release their games exclusively on a client of their own that integrates with PSN and make them cross-buy with PS4/PS5. Stop spreading fanfiction. They want to make more money from their games, the end
This seems to have struck a nerve. I'm just looking at their business so far, it's about owning and controlling their ecosystem, they want more people in it.
Horizon's sequel is also releasing on PS4 though and the people Sony is targeting did not buy it for the first game.
People getting PS5 consoles only for exclusives are pretty much worthless for Sony.
People getting PS5 consoles only for exclusives are pretty much worthless for Sony.
Sony makes ton of revenue from PSN, PS+ and digital sales; if there's a PC Gamer sticking to PC with the multiplatform games and plays on PS5 only the exclusives, this is not a huge win for Sony.
Sony wants people to buy PS5 consoles, buy their exclusives and spend money on their store, subscribe to PS+ etc....., them porting to PC is because they know there's a big audience sticking to their platform and no matter how many exclusives they have, not a lot of them are going to abandon the PC ecosystem and jump on console.
I think Sony realize they don't stand to gain much by selling hardware to consumers who only occasionally buys some of the exclusives.
people with the rigs to even play Sony games on PC aren't gonna jump ship to PS5 because they liked Days Gone and Horizon
I disagree, but I'm no analyst. However, if that was the case, they would release more recent games, and Nintendo would follow. I guess you'll tell me Nintendo is leaving money at the table or that they are going to release Zelda on PC, soon. I just don't see it.
I still haven't played HZD because I don't want to feel left out when HFW is released.I would be really interested in knowing how many PC players who enjoyed HZD on PC, have plans to buy a PS5 for the sequel.
This is true. I have a PS5 that is collecting dust because I bought it just for Demon souls, and possibly god of war whenever it releases.At the moment we kind of have negative worth, as we hinder those real fans and consumers from getting PS5s.
It's mostly to get people to buy PS5s for the sequels, though. But money from PC sales, too.
It's such a weird point of view though.True, I should've said "they want you to buy a PlayStation". As long as you're buying from their store and using their services.
If they make their own store on PC, I will accept they look at PC as more than just a gateway. And this may happen, I don't know. I'm just saying what it looks like now.
I disagree, but I'm no analyst. However, if that was the case, they would release more recent games, and Nintendo would follow. I guess you'll tell me Nintendo is leaving money at the table or that they are going to release Zelda on PC, soon. I just don't see it.
They may think that, it wouldn't be the first time someone made that same mistake.If PC gamers didn't buy a Playstation back when PC ports of Sony games weren't a thing, I very strongly doubt that they'll buy a Playstation now that those games will be coming to PC. I don't see the logical train of thought leading from "Horizon is a great game and it won't come to PC but I won't buy a PlayStation for it" to "Horizon is great and it came to PC so I should buy a Playstation for the sequel".
As others have said, people who want a PC will buy a PC and people who want a console will buy a console. By porting games to PC Sony is making money from people like me who simply don't want a console.
This is true. I have a PS5 that is collecting dust because I bought it just for Demon souls, and possibly god of war whenever it releases.
I play everything else on pc.
They may think that, it wouldn't be the first time someone made that same mistake.
In fact this strategy is pretty similar to what MS had in place until they've started launching their games on both Xbox and Windows on the same day. And once they did nothing really happened to Xbox - no less sales, nothing.
PC gamers won't buy a console if they didn't buy one yet. They will buy a game on PC though provided it's a good quality port of a good game for a proper price.
I think this move will make less people buy a PS5. Why would a mainly PC guy buy a PS5 when first party games come to PC anyway? In the past I've bought PS consoles because I knew first party games would never come to PC but now that's no longer necessary.It's mostly to get people to buy PS5s for the sequels, though. But money from PC sales, too.
If PC gamers didn't buy a Playstation back when PC ports of Sony games weren't a thing, I very strongly doubt that they'll buy a Playstation now that those games will be coming to PC. I don't see the logical train of thought leading from "Horizon is a great game and it won't come to PC but I won't buy a PlayStation for it" to "Horizon is great and it came to PC so I should buy a Playstation for the sequel".
As others have said, people who want a PC will buy a PC and people who want a console will buy a console. By porting games to PC Sony is making money from people like me who simply don't want a console.
Who is spending $500 on a machine to play one game when they can use that $500 towards making their PC a better machine than current gen consoles one day. Flood gates are opening and that game...whatever it is...will be on pc one day.It's mostly to get people to buy PS5s for the sequels, though. But money from PC sales, too.
Damn, I never thought about it like that but this is true. I bought my PS5 and played Demon's Souls and pretty much nothing else. I don't sub to PS+ or anything so they aren't getting any additional revenue from me. I think technically Sony hasn't even made money from me owning a console yet since the PS5 sells at a loss.At the moment we kind of have negative worth, as we hinder those real fans and consumers from getting PS5s.
Who is spending $500 on a machine to play one game when they can use that $500 towards making their PC a better machine than current gen consoles one day. Flood gates are opening and that game...whatever it is...will be on pc one day.
Weird how logic works around here, surely putting PlayStation games on PC reduces (even marginally) the amount of people that buy PlayStations.
The games are no longer exclusive so people will get them on the platform where they play best. A lot of people think that's PC.
Sony made their calculations and found out that, contrary to what everyone in this forum and elsewhere thinks, exclusive first-party game are not the main reason why people buy Playstation and involve themselves into their ecosystem. When you look at the top-selling games on PS you find the usual suspects Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto and FIFA which are multiplatform. First-party games account for only 20% of software sales, and that rate has been consistent for Sony since the PS2.
These people would have bought a PlayStation already. The exclusive content draw works for you not for them.Someone who wants to play a Horizon sequel this year instead of waiting 3-4 years? Exactly my point. This is why I doubt Sony will bring newer games to PC, until they have a store or offer their services there, too (like Microsoft, for example). They could do it, and maybe they will - maybe this is just a trial run for that. I don't know. But I think this is, in its current state, a gateway to Sony platforms or, at least, PlayStation Now.
For PlayStations, there is the draw of exclusive content, convenience, services. You still get to play games you want + games you can't play anywhere else. "Better machine" is relative outside Era, where people prefer the experience to specs.
I agree that's weird logic working there, but if this means making Playstation fans agree with PC players that Sony should port more of their library to PC, then we can just roll with it.
Day's Gone is pretty recentHaha, fan fiction, good one.
Anyway, if what you're saying was true, they would be releasing their current, or at least recent games on PC. Look, I don't care one way or the other. I'm telling you what it looks like currently.
These people would have bought a PlayStation already. The exclusive content draw works for you not for them.
When we're used to games coming to the platform a year later or more for no reason, 2 years is recent 😆It's 2 years old at this point and is not one of the "big brand titles" (even though it's quite a good game and did well, it's not a system seller). Look, I'm not saying that it's impossible, but I doubt we'll see a PS5 Sony game on PC anytime soon. My guess is that we'll see God of War next, and it will be sometime before GoW 2 launch, which will be indicative but people here will again ignore this fact. And we'll have this discussion again.
Maybe I'm misinterpreting your post but as for the second train of thought well that's my situation as both a PC gamer and a PS5 owner. Fomo is a real thing and I highly doubt Sony will be delivering any big exclusives to PC on day one, likely at least 1-2 years after release. I'm highly skeptical we'll ever see something like their crown jewel IP, TLOU, on PC ever as well. I will admit a general concern over the diversity of exclusives outside of the cinematic third person games now since Japan Studio is effectively dissolved, but that's another discussion.
I realize however that I'm probably more in the minority demographic as a PC + PS5 user and not really a factor for Sony's general sales goals. I got a PS5 knowing I'll have access to the first party stuff day one, plus not having to fuss over getting a balanced performance profile on PC, particularly as the generation progresses and more full PS5 exclusives take more advantage of the PS5 hw, especially that SSD with those insane I/O speeds. I'm not sure my dinky external Samsung SSD I use on my PC will cut it any longer by that point.
Because Sony can't afford to or they -think- they can't afford to. In reality I think they will see they could have afforded to do it all along.They didn't have a chance to play these games before. Now that they can, they may get hooked.
Of course, the truth is more nuanced than all that. I'm just saying there's a reason why Sony didn't bring, say, The Last of Us Part II to PC, and why we, likely, won't see Ragnarok on PC anytime soon.
The games are advertisements for the upcoming exclusives that might make a few people buy a Playstation.