Rumours, rumours everywhere. We're warming up to the next generation of gaming hardware, and in this period, you usually see some pretty crazy things being shared around. One of the latest rumours doing the circuit online concerns PlayStation 4 exclusive God of War. Some believe that the Santa Monica Studio masterpiece is destined for a PC release, as with Guerrilla's Horizon: Zero Dawn. So, why is this gaining traction? It boils down to three words -- or rather, a lack of them.
The phrase "Only on PlayStation" has generally appeared on PS4 boxes and game pages throughout this generation, obviously used to denote a PS4 exclusive. Its usage has been a little spotty, and this extends to PlayStation's own official webpages for its first party titles. Case in point: the God of War page, which is currently absent of that all-important wording. It's this that's spurring on the rumour that the game will be making the leap to PC.
The trouble is, if you visit this official God of War website, it says "Only on PlayStation" clear as day. This isn't the only discrepancy you can find; Dreams, MLB The Show 20, WipEout Omega Collection, Astro Bot Rescue Mission, and Gravity Rush 2 -- all PS4 exclusives -- also don't have the descriptor on their respective pages.
We don't think the lack of this phrase should be taken as any kind of evidence for anything. It's pretty clear that it means very little, given how inconsistent it is across PlayStation's official websites and channels. Of course, now Horizon: Zero Dawn is being ported to PC, there is precedent for other exclusives to join it, but we don't think you should put any stock in this particular "proof".
[source dualshockers.com]
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Sony letting old and flagship games go on pc to entice more ps5 sales is my theory. No reason to panic. The sequels will be exclusive.
These labels have been a mess for years.
Like you can see here this Label was always missing and wasnt "removed" lol. It was always only on the Special GoW Site (In USA at least, Germany had it also on the normal Page)
https://web.archive.org/web/20191010010645/https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/god-of-war-ps4/
Another thing worth mentioning is that the European website did removed all the "Only on PlayStation" logo recently only to replace them with a new "PlayStation Exclusive" title and yes GOW is still listed as "PlayStation Exclusive"
Money talks people. Money talks
I visit PC Gamer from time to time and in a related article there is a Twitter quote from Cory Barlog saying he would love to see GOW on PC but it's not his decision. It is a possibility then, even if a small one. I still don't care if exclusives go to PC, either way. I love the comfort of using a console and I happen to love HDR in games and PC still lags behind in that department, or it is messy to say the least. Latest example: Doom Eternal (broken HDR).
If true I will just switch to PC to play games from PS & Xbox under one system.
And then possibly buy a Switch for the portable experience.
I’d love to play it on PC, it’s a great game and sometimes I just want to play games on my laptop.
@gollumb82 Same here, regardless on ps games going to PC. I still buy a PS5, at least I'm guaranteed to be able to play all third party games and any first party games for the next 7 to 8 years or so.
If it happens with GOW too then they are seriously devaluing their beloved exclusives. A lot more people will not buy a PS5 and just wait for the arrival of the games on pc
@nessisonett
Don't forget you can now remote play to windows 10 and any Android phone too if you have one (or iPhone if preferred).
In these days of self isolation, it's a boon if the family are watching films and game thumbs are twitching.
Eh I don't care anymore, I think sony will port all of their old ps4 exclusives to pc, the one that already discounted to $20 or $10.
Even if all of Sony's exclusives turn into console exclusives … does it really matter? For me, it doesn't. You can still play those games on the PS ecosystem, you can still get an amazing piece of hardware for 400 bucks, you can still get amazing deals on PSN.
Jesus! Some manchildren act as if it's the end of the world!
@Futureshark Yeah I actually played the first 3 God of War games through Now on my laptop. The streaming’s not bad at all but nothing beats native, especially with the potential for mods and unlimited frame rate.
OH HELL NO! GOD OF WAR HAS BEEN ON PLAYSTATION SINCE THE BEGINNING! Kratos is one of the faces of PlayStation and is definitely the most recognizable alongside Crash. Sony, please don’t do Kratos like this.
I think this was debunked but I wouldn't be surprised if that happens later on.
It was debunked. It never had “Only on PlayStation” logo on the page. Even back in 2018 when it launched.
@AFCC I'm one of them. This will be the first Playstation console I hold off on at launch because of this PC porting. I'll just wait a few years and play their exclusives on my superior PC.
@AFCC
Thinking that myself now. If they intend to do this with all their games more frequent then there's be no point in buying a PS5 when for likely a little more money I could build a PC.
It is literally the reason I don't need an Xbox ever again. I'll take the same stance with PlayStation if this is the future.
Exclusives are and have always been the biggest appeal to choosing a platform. It was the deciding factor since the begining.
I wouldn't have bought a Switch if Zelda was on PC. It's just fact. Sony need to remember this.
If they absolutely had to, use PSNow to promote the PS5 but DO NOT introduce full ports, it literally devalues PlayStation.
@slampog
Are you sure? Is there any actual proof? I'd genuinely like to know because as much as people think it's anti consumer exclusives are a very big deal to the appeal of a platform to me.
@TheNewButler I love how you guys always give the highest price point to better make your case.
You can get a mid range gaming PC that will pump out graphics just as good as a PS4 (and possibly more) with 1080p and 30-60fps for under $400!!
No one and I really mean it no primary PC gamer will buy a PS5 just to play those games, they will wait it out like champs like everything else.
Go yourself to the Steam forum's and ask the community how many will buy a PS5 just for Horizon 2, then come back here after you've been laughed out of the site.
Given whats happening in the world a playstation exclusive releasing on PC just doesnt matter and people upset about it need to get some perspective.
I really hope that, if the human race learns anything from this, its that stuff like console wars just isnt important. Im also hoping that people wake up to the fact that our key workers arnt the grossly over paid - but the nor.al working man and woman on the street who is putting food on the table, & the medics and emergency services keeping people alive.
Perspective!
Oh, Sony...
It doesn't affect me one bit, but it's definitely a move that could backfire.
From a business perspective, it's smart where there's a lot of new potential customers will get the PS5 especially to those titles who has an inevitable sequels.
Those labels have been a mess for years.
But that aside, i do think GoW will come to PC.
The HZD will not be a unique or rare case like Hulst want us to believe. They want to do what MS is doing.
Sony is digging it's own grave.
@Cutmastavictory
A terrible strategy that will backfire.
@louieverr
PC gamers aren't going to suddenly buy a PS5, what's more likely to happen is they'll just wait for inevitable sequels on their platform of choice. The PC version of HZD 2, for example, may not get a day and date release with PS5 but it will get one. There's a greater chance this pushes people away from the console than anything else. This stuff, along with MLB The Show expanding to Xbox and possibly even Nintendo makes the PS5 pointless. Jim Ryan, Hermen Hulst and this new guy at Sony who replaced Kaz Hirai are killing their console business.
not speculating until Sony say it.
People who say that PC players will get a taste and then buy a PS5 for the sequels are dumb. Sony will be even dumber if they actually believe that will work. You may say that 3 years is too much to wait but i wholeheartedly disagree, since i bought a ps4 in November 2018 and wouldn't mind paying full price for it's first party line-up. Even if you bought it at launch, so many quality games come out every year, that you can build a backlog fairly quickly. Waiting 3 or even 4 years is nothing anymore, even more so in the massive library that a PC holds. Nintendo's games are still exclusive after all these years and their value is still high, hence why they get the most emulation. Gamers coming together and building bridges is an excuse so companies milk more money from different consumers at different times. Only PC users truly benefit from it. If you aren't bothered by paying full AAA price for a product that will get an even better version in the future, you do you, but don't act like it has little to no impact at all.
@Gamer83 i full agree. I will go exclusively Nintendo (+ pc) if Sony goes the MS route!
Pretty sure this has been debunked already. The website removed the “only on Playstation” only to replace it with “Playstation exclusives” and God of War was in that category.
@GADG3Tx87 Go to web archive website and paste the address of the actual page, rewind it to 2018 September for example and you'll see that it never had it to begin with.
@Sanquine
I'll do the same. I think in the not too distant future, 10-15 years from now, we're all going to be on streaming anyway so this kind of stuff won't matter then. But for now, it seems PC+Nintendo is the way to go.
Looks like the PC Master Race will win in the end :-/ i.e they will have all the Xbox Exclusives and all the PlayStation Exclusives to play. Saying that i can't see this coming to PC after the negative feedback SONY got for Horizon Zero Dawn going to PC. It just makes people think do I really need a Console in the first place.
God of War is likely coming to PC. If you go to Spiderman page you will see the only on playstation there, you can see it also on uncharted and ghost of tsushima. HzD and Detroit, both already confirmed for PC don't have the only on seal anymore. About the other page that still has the only on, likely isn't used anymore. HzD page on Playstation Brazil still says only on playstation, so I think PS US is the way to go for this kind of information.
If this continues to be the norm, Why would I get a PS5 when i can just wait a few years, get a gaming PC and play PS5 exclusives on it eventually?
I might not play it on release date but with Sony's narrative driven storyline games, that doesn't matter.
I prefer God of War to stick with Sony only but I dont mind it coming to PC. Since PC is much cheaper and much longer than Consoles.
The thought of building a bad ass pc that plays both console exclusives on a tv in 4k hdr on ultra is tempting. Between this and the garbled backwards compatibility message, I'll be delaying buying a new console for at least 12/18 months to figure out which is best or pc is way to go
@GADG3Tx87 yeah I don'k know what they want with those ports, the thing that made the PS4 win was ONLY the exclusives. The console itself isn't even more powerful than the others, I don't get it.
@Ken_Kaniff yaaap just like I predicted this will be bad for Sony.
coming to PC August 2020, will have exclusive features.
LOL it's so funny reading these old articles now. People really think they have inside knowledge because they read a random twitter thread or a "secret insider" forum post
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