curl-6 on 08 June 2024
I think in the future we'll probably see a tiered system where the headline blockbusters remain exclusives (at least in the short term) while "smaller" first party titles like this are released on other platforms to reach a wider audience, basically an acceleration of what's already happening with the likes of Grounded, Pentiment, MLB, this, Hifi Rush, Sea of Thieves, etc.
In short, games will be handled on a case by case basis; for something like this, for example, which aims to introduce one of Sony's core IP to kids in order to grow their audience, it makes sense to take advantage of Switch's massive install base; it's unlikely many people would buy a PS5 to play LEGO Horizon, so it doesn't really hurt them at all.
