Rumor: List of PlayStation first-party games that are currently being ported to PC

[UnderwaterFunktown]

CGI-Quality said:

UnderwaterFunktown said:

You're kind of hinting at the point I would have right here, console and dedicated PC players (with gaming-grade PCs) are different groups with only some overlap, and even in that overlap many would probably still choose to get a console even if they could get all or almost all games on PC. I know I would, even if not at full price, but that's no different from what I do now.

I could also bring up the obvious example of Xbox which is doing just fine for itself despite releasing their "exclusives" for PC day 1 and just having less of them in general. I'm sure Game Pass deserves some credit for that, but that's available for PC too. A powerful console with solid games, a strong brand and a reasonable price compared to Gaming PCs is appealing enough in itself to sell a ton even if the games can also be gotten elsewhere. And again I'm not saying it would have no effect, just not a super pronounced one.

Xbox and PS can't be compared in this regard because Microsoft depends far less on it than Sony does PlayStation, hence why their strategies are so different to begin with. 

The effect would be substantial and that's why they have stuck to exclusive releases with a timeframe.

Well we're clearly not gonna reach an agreement here, so I'll just make one final argument. Yes Microsoft does depend less on exclusives. And are doing fine. I really don't see a world where if PS did day 1 PC releases, like Xbox does, they would somehow fall behind Xbox for doing that (or even go neck and neck with them in world without stock issues). Their exclusives are part of their appeal of course, but again tons of people would still want those on consoles even if PC was another option. I also believe globally there's at least as many people to whom PS is their console of choice for 3rd party games as there is with Xbox and that wouldn't change.

Last edited by UnderwaterFunktown - on 25 April 2022