Consoles, the only advantage they have over PCs, are the exclusive games for each platform. Sony, for some time now, has changed its policy and has started releasing exclusive PS4 and PS5 games for PC. Although without giving much data, we know, more or less, how long it will take for a PS5 game to arrive in its PC version.
Marvel‘s Spider-Man for PC was released in mid-August, an exclusive game for Sony consoles. Little by little, more games will arrive that until now were only for the company’s consoles. This change in trend comes to satisfy the demands of users, although sometimes this conversion leaves something to be desired.
Sony will launch its exclusives for PC, but without hurry
There is no minimum or maximum period of time for a PS5 game to come to PC. But, Hermen Hulst, Head of PlayStation Studios in an interview has given some data. Games as a service from PlayStation Studios and exclusive ones are distinguished here. The first could arrive simultaneously on PS5 and PC , but the exclusive ones, no.
Hulst has dropped that “I think in the future we will see at least a year between the release of our games on the PlayStation console and then on PC. ” It may not convince you, but it is already more than we had until now. date.
He has also commented that “with the possible exception of live service games. These are a little bit different in nature because you want to have a strong community, strong engagement right away, right when you go to market.”
We know, for now, that UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection will arrive on October 19 for PC. Shortly after we will have the Sackboy: A Big Adventure , which will arrive on October 27. In addition, the release of Spider-Man Miles Morales is planned, but without a date , we only know that it will be released this fall.
Games are maintained as a service
The video game industry is moving towards multiplayer games, but Sony wants to continue developing games as a service . Quite simply, this is the name given to games with a single- player plot . This debunks some rumors that PlayStation Studios was going to end this type of game.
Hulst noted that “some of the biggest games in this category are also our most profitable games.” It has especially highlighted games like The Last of Us and God of War , two great single-player game sagas.
Note that they have recently acquired studios such as Bungie or Haven Studios, also reaching an agreement with Firewalk. Something that indicates that at the moment there are no close plans to abandon games as a service. It is unknown, at the moment, what they are working on, since PlayStation usually hide everything they can from game development.
This is always a positive, as to date we see companies going into multiplayer games with microtransactions. Games of this type allow you to generate much more income thanks to the purchase of skins and other elements within the game.