Sony ends PC releases for single player PlayStation exclusives

A new Bloomberg report confirms that Sony will no longer release its major single player PlayStation exclusives on PC, making future titles fully locked to PlayStation consoles. Only multiplayer and live service games like Helldivers 2 will continue to launch on PC, as they benefit from wider reach. Sony’s shift is reportedly driven by weak PC port sales, concerns that Steam releases dilute the PlayStation brand, and fears that Microsoft’s upcoming hybrid Xbox hardware could make PlayStation games playable on competing systems. The move puts pressure on Xbox, which has been moving toward a fully multiplatform strategy and may now need to reconsider exclusivity to keep its hardware relevant.

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