PS4 Exclusive Ghost of Tsushima Could Be Coming to PC as 'Only on PlayStation' Is Removed from Box

I would love a native PS5 version of Ghost. Taking the PS5 backwards compatability patch and pushing it even farther?
Sign me up!

Regarding the PC port; time for everyone to freak out about the game coming to PC. As if PC Game Pass doesn't do the same thing with Microsoft's exclusives but on day one.

Out of all the PS4 exclusives not called Bloodborne, I think Ghost is the one I'd love to play the most on PC.

Doesn’t really matter either way. PS5 version would be cool. PC version would be cool.

Yeah, if you're going for a cross-generation, multiplatform strategy for first-party releases like Sony at least partially is, trumpeting about how games don't appear anywhere else isn't a great strategy.

Pretty soon, the only games that PC won't get will be first-party Nintendo exclusives.

Too bad buying a new GPU for a decent price is next to impossible at the moment.

Ok, if exclusives are not exclusives anymore after about a year (and not 4) then, bye bye PlayStation

Hope they add cross play for legends mode.

@Grimwood I wouldn't go THAT far, but it is an interesting choice imo. The exclusives being exclusive is a major contributing factor to what made the PS4 dominate. The choices theyre making this gen just seem so weird to me. Like they're going out of their way to undo what made them so successful last gen.

I'd be amazed if this didn't go to PC. It's free money for Sony and im sure sales have more or less dried up on PS4 at this point. 1 year isnt very long mind. Seems like the gap is narrowing somewhat.

I'd rather news of a sequel than a port to PS5. As good as this game is, i've already 100% it, and just want more. Such a good game!

To be honest, I'm starting to truly dislike Playstation and this path they're taking... it's breaking my heart. (SW Episode III reference lol)
Anyway, Xbox could be my next gen console.
Jim's leadership isn't sitting right with me and I hope more people get vocal about it.

Chip shortages changed all plans and strategy..Sony clearly sees that it won't meet console demand any time soon..software sales aren't looking good either..pc could be another cash flow pipeline for Sony.

Knowing that PS Exclusives come to PC less than a year after release would seriously entice me and i am sure others to just upgrade their PCs and forego buying a PS5.

I see why Sony would do this but surely this will hurt hardware sales and boost software sales which cancel eachother out so no real benefit

GOW also had the "Only on Playstation" removed and still hasn't come to PC or PS5 so this doesn't automatically mean anything

Got a physical copy a few days ago and it's missing the "only" tagline. Annoys me slightly, for some reason. Doesn't have the Legends thing either, though.

If PlayStation “exclusives” are only exclusive for a year, then why should I bother getting a PS5? I’ll just put that money into a gaming rig.

@Divergent95 Xbox literally does the same thing with every one of their games that you're complaining about Playstation for yet Xbox is going to be your next console? Wouldn't you just go PC for that to make sense?

Also I love how removing a label on box art sends people into a fanboy frenzy. They said recently that 2 years seems right when it comes to ports and the game is a year old. This article means nothing. For people saying to just "upgrade your PC" good luck. A decent graphics card right now is double the price of a Ps5 or Series X. I bought a 3080 off a scalper in November for $900, now that card is going for 2 grand.

@Brydontk Exactly! PlayStation has always been built on the strength of it's exclusives, having exclusives you won't find better anywhere else. Now Sony are just putting them on PC also taking away too one of the biggest draws of owning a PlayStation.

Sigh... I really don't think it's good strategy, but alas.

I thought the person who originally started this yesterday updated his comment and said that the new box art did in fact have the "Only on Playstation" wording. I think this has already been debunked.

I think this is ok but they should prob keep a few franchise exclusive, like god of war, uncharted and little big planet maybe

@Divergent95 To Sony: "You're going down a path I can't follow!"

Sony: "Because of Xbox?"

To Sony: "Because of what you've done; what you plan to do."

Okay, I'll stop now.

On topic, if this is true, why Sony are so keen on throwing away the main reason to get a PS5, I have no clue.

@mucc Well, Xbox has been doing the whole console/PC ecosystem for many, many years and they never pretended otherwise.
Playstation on the other hand... Yeah :

Unpopular opinion, but if Sony wanted to rake in some serious money, all they would have to do is create their own launcher on PC. I know PC players would hate this, but then Sony wouldn't have to split the profits with another company. If Sony did that, I wouldn't be surprised if we saw all of their flagship exclusives come to PC.

@MS7000 LOL! And exactly my friend!

PlayStation has completely alienated me as a long time fan of the brand, I see no reason to get a PS5 if this is the strategy moving forward. If 2 years is all it takes for games to get ported to PC then I'm just going to go all in on PC where I'll also get every Xbox game.

Their communication has been so poor, the least they could have done is reassure PlayStation owners that exclusives will remain at least for the duration of the whole generation but they couldn't even tell us that; says a lot about the confidence in their own products.

Seems to me Sony doesn't think a PS6 is on the cards so why not just sell their entire library to PC? I mean, it stands to reason knowing that streaming is going to be big in 3-5 years.
As others have said: once PS exclusives become timed exclusives (for a short time, that is) there's no point in buying a Playstation anymore. Once Naughty Dog games come to PC, I'm selling my PS5 and buying a PC.

Saw this coming a mile away. Ghost of Tsushima features a plethora of ads from other PlayStation franchises like Shadow of the Colossus, Ratchet & Clank, Bloodborne, Gran Turismo, and The Last of Us. I assume all these games are coming to PC sooner than later.

@mrtennis1990 That may have something to do with the disparate quality levels between those two games...

I have been very vocal about this in the past but I'm not sure I care anymore. I still think a situation like with HZD where PC players receive the best version and PS5 are still waiting for the game to be upgraded is far from ideal, but this seems to be an isolated case.

One day they'll release a game day one on both PS5/PC and if the latter is cheaper then may God have mercy on us all!

I think MS will be happy with more PS games being released on PC, less PS5s sold the better.

Sony it’s gonna regret this decisions in the long run since this benefits Microsoft more than Sony thinks

Edit Also people buys consoles for the exclusives (Look at Nintendo) if no one buys a PlayStation their online revenue it’s gonna go to the drain in the near future

I really don't care about a Playstation console anymore at this point, and I don't mind playing exclusives 2 or 3 years later provided they come to PC.

People are acting like this is gonna suddenly destroy Playstation. Playstation have out grown the need for exclusives, and can simply sell on brand alone now. Playstation is now the Apple of gaming, nothing more than a lifestyle brand.

Honestly? This might be the last console generation. The industry is largely moving towards digital and it makes sense that Sony is pushing their audience towards that direction. Think about it, PS5 digital edition solely exists to cut the retail middle man out of the picture. Digital Deluxe versions are now being prioritized over physical, not to mention some games only have digital releases. I definitely see a PlayStation launcher happening in future.

@GKO900. This won't hurt PlayStation at all, especially when companies are getting more profits off digital sales than they otherwise would with physical.

I couldn't play past first 1.5 hr in the game. Mainly how ugly the games visuals are. It just broke the immersion to me as soon as I finished the intro section and got my horse to ride in the field. The shiny plastic feel to it and the aesthetics just wasn't there and didn't do it to me. Bought it day one and it is the least played exclusive I have bought ever.

@gollumb82 No offence mate but you bought a Series X and all their games end up on PC. You going to sell that as well?

🤔

I’m to the point to where I hope Sony starts putting their games on PC day one. That would be the push I need to make the jump. The cost is not a concern to me.

I’m going to build a PC eventually as I’m waiting for Xbox to grow their library but if Sony jumps in that will speed up my move.

Yea so PC continues to win, Sony exclusives and Bethesda games, why should one get either console. Awful awful decisions on both PS and Xbox part no matter how you spin it. It's not about PC folks getting to play but it's the POINT of getting console first off. Xbox's spending $7B just to put Bethesda games on PC day one also but keep them away from PS is the silliest of all, I mean it'd even make sense if it was exclusive to Xbox entirely.

Playstation users: You have no console loyalty!
PC users: And you are a slave to it!

Real talk though PC looks like it might be the way to go if your looking for maximum access to games. You get Xbox games, Playstation games, and PC only games.
I prefer console gaming and probably always will, but I do dabble occasionally in PC (especially for the Trails series since 2 of them are only on PC if you want to play in English). Sure the upfront cost is higher than console, but if you get the best of both Sony and Xbox, dropping a grand or more on a beast gaming PC isn't so hard to swallow all of a sudden.

Mark my words Nintendo WILL make the jump to PC. It's only a matter of time now that Microsoft and Sony are both on board.

@gollumb82 Streaming will never likely be mainstream, and those that are for it are largely people who confuse latency in streaming due to broadband speed which are two very separate things.

when did this comment section turn into the emo kids that sit here and complain about everything?

@MS7000 how is sony throwing away reasons to buy a ps5 putting ps4 games on pc? if anything they are trying to get pc gamers to buy a ps5 to play all the sequels to those games.

@Col_McCafferty
I already did as I found I was only playing backwards compatible games from X1 and X360 era. No interesting exclusives in sight either, at least from my point of view (I'm a mainly single player guy who prefers good stories over meaningless multiplayer). I have a large Steam library to fall back on if I decide to go back to PC gaming. Exclusives are what keeps me coming back to Sony's consoles. With that gone, it really makes you think about where you want to play.

@twitchtvpat Do you honestly believe that? What's going to happen once Playstation games start popping up on Steam day in date?

Funny how I'm tending to see more and more dissent over this issue as Sony continues to go down this road. I remember last year when the HZD PC port was announced how so many of the comments were "who cares?! it's three years old." or "why are you so mad more people will get to play it?" Of course, many of those comments are still abundant, but I'm definitely noticing how more and more people are starting to not be okay with this.

In any case, if Sony is indeed putting GoT on PC after only a year, then it just merely confirms what I've been saying about what would happen if they start feeling comfortable doing something that offers ZERO benefit to their existing userbase. If a year is now acceptable for a first-party Sony exclusive to lose its exclusivity, how much of a stretch will it be for us to get to merely six months of exclusivity? How much of a stretch is it for that window to keep shrinking until Sony becomes MS and does date-and-date releases? I mean, we've already come SO FAR in just a year if Herman Hulst is saying that Sony's PC players are "important" to them despite the fact that they had no PC players at all just a year ago. This is escalating quickly.

@Yozora146_
I hope you're right. I've tried xCloud and it sucks due to latency despite my good internet connection (500MB/s). However, looking at how MS is now on the streaming bandwagon things may start to change. I will actually consider an xCloud stick for my tv in a year or so (if I don't switch to PC by then).

@gollumb82 Ah really? Didn't know that.

I guess for the price of both the Series X and PS5 (and a little bit more on top!) you could get a pretty good gaming rig.

I just think I prefer console gaming but I can understand why some are happy to go PC for their gaming needs

So, I think most people who take the time to comment here are missing one very salient point. We are geeks. That's why we're here. We have a higher level of interest in this hobby than the VAST majority of consumers. You know what the VAST majority of consumers are doing right now? Not worrying about Playstation games coming to PC.

Do you know why? Coz they don't play games on PC and they couldn't care less about exclusivity blah blah blah. So all this mock shock about exclusives is mostly for naught because your average consumer will do their gaming on a console and geeks will spend too much time moaning on comment boards.

@gollumb82 a few ps4 games on pc doesn't mean there are no exclusive games , you guys are crazy and reading too much into this.

When people are in the market to buy a product they often find a few good options and compare them. They figure out which product has the traits they want/need and pick that one. I bought a Dyson vac because I wanted a vac with good mobility, a waste bin that's easy to empty, and a vac that's easy to take apart. I bought my kitchen table because it was relatively cheap but sturdy and matched my decor. I bought an N64 because I wanted to play Mario 64, Mario kart, and GoldenEye. I bought a PS3 to play Metal Gear Solid 4.

If your product doesn't have anything unique to offer, there is limited incentive to buy it. One of the main reasons I've never bothered with Xbox is because it has nothing unique - I can just get their games on PC if I really wanted to.

PlayStation are compromising their multi-billion dollar business strategy to chase a few million dollars in publisher sales. It seems really short-sighted. It also ignores 40 years of console sales history, and also seems to ignore basic business logic.

Sales of their own games is a drop in the bucket compared to the 30% take they have in every other product sold through their system. The console business is about getting people to buy your console, and then you get free paydays with all of the other sales. Xbox has never focused on this and they've also never been first place in any console generation.

@twitchtvpat Tsushima has barely been out a year. Sony closing the gaps in releasing "exclusives" on console, and then on PC does not bode well for any supposed PS5 "exclusives" (not that there are many in the first place with Sony turning around and making most of their upcoming releases also on PS4). It feels like they are trying to get games day and date on both PC and console. If that happens, what is the point of owning a PS5?

@gollumb82 yeah I tried PS Now and the latency is just really off putting, along with random quality drops for me. Google stadia hasn't really done much for the streaming model market either.

For anyone who doesn't know though, latency is caused due to the time it takes for data to be sent from one location to another (often called ping) "faster" Internet just refers to a larger bandwidth so more data is being sent but it travels at the same speed. So for an easy to understand example let's say 1 data packet travels at 60mph and it has to travel 60 miles to get to the server, your latency (or ping) is going to be 2 hours as the data has to come back if your playing a game.

@The_New_Butler Whenever someone on the internet says Nintendo won't do something, they eventually do that thing.

At this point there really is no point getting a console. It’s getting much harder to justify not getting a gaming PC, on which I can also play Microsoft exclusives, and PC exclusives.

@twitchtvpat
You may be right for the moment but if GoT is indeed announced for PC in a month or two the gap between the PS4 and PC release will be too small for me to justify sticking with PS. Just so you know, I still haven't played GoT yet due to backlog (and only finished Days Gone in February) so I don't mind waiting a bit. PC then gives you the full Xbox and (some for now) PS games, full gamepad support for both console, the option of plugging it into your tv and playing it at the highest quality possible (granted, you need to have a beefy PC). Also, I've been waiting for some PC games to play them on PS but can't because they're either badly optimised (Assetto Corsa Competizione) or aren't coming at all (Insurgency Sandstorm- best multiplayer experience I've had). Don't get me wrong, I'd prefer to stay with PS for mamy reasons so I'll just wait and see.

@MS7000 and you base this off of what a rumor based on a sticker removed and nothing more. god of war had the sticker removed a while ago , and still no announcement for a pc version yet. for all we know this could be years away if its even true. my point is people are freaking out over a sticker removal on a ps4 game.

@The_New_Butler as long as mario and zelda remain popular nintendo isn't going any where

@twitchtvpat I urge you to take another look at my comment. You'll notice that it says "if this is true", before I say my piece. I would argue you're the one jumping the gun here.

@gollumb82 like i said i wouldn't worry too much about it yet. god of war had the sticker removed in march and still nothing has been announced yet. so if anything they would announce god of war before ghosts.

@The_New_Butler i was just backing up your point and agreeing with you

@MS7000 i must have missed that part and i apologize it seems we are all freaking out over nothing and jumping the gun on everything

Oh my the gap sure is shrinking between the Playstation and PC release like I knew it would, like I said various times before if you want to know what Sony will look like in a couple of years just take a peak at Microsoft (minus all the money).

Same day releases will happen, there's nothing that will change that. My follow up question is if you have let's say Horizon 2 on PS5 and PC, why would you paid more money for the inferior version? I promise you the PS5 won't be able to do native 4K 60fps with full Ray-tracing at the same time.

I have to hand it to Microsoft, they're single handedly responsible for baiting Sony into putting games on PC. If MS kept their exclusives on Xbox I'm certain they would have fared better in the console competition and wouldn't have become the embarrassment that Xbox One was. If games like Forza Horizon, Ori and Gears remained only playable on Xbox I certainly would have bought the console for those games and am sure many others would have too. But as soon as they went day one PC/Xbox their consoles became completely redundant.

Now MS has every advantage on PC, they have the default controller that works natively on all modern games and they have their own Windows platform to push Game Pass and take 100% revenue from. Meanwhile Sony has to split their sales revenue with Valve and Epic while conforming to Xbox controller standards so their games work on PC. MS has effectively benefitted the most from Sony's PC ports as it draws people away from PlayStation and gives MS a base to peddle Game Pass to. Sony only makes money from one time sales on PC and nothing from 3rd parties. Now Sony will be losing out a lot unless they start to implement microtransactions just like all the other major 3rd parties do on PC and their game design and philosophy will be changed irrecoverably going forward.

Also if you have the money, can get the parts and haven't invested in a next gen consule I don't see why you wouldn't go for a PC at the moment.

You get to play everything from Xbox with the games at their best, you'll eventually will get to play everything from Playstation with best settings and then there's the PC exclusive stuff that never even makes it to consoles.

It seems the PC is the jack of all trades and master of all. It's really sad what's happening to Playstation, Is losing it's identify and is trying to transition itself as a service like what Microsoft is trying to do.

@twitchtvpat
You're right. I've calmed down now that I've checked how much I'd have to pay for a good gaming PC (3x as much as a PS5 ). Guess I'll just enjoy my Playstation 5 for a few more years at least 😉

@gollumb82 my pc rig i just recently purchased cost me over 2k , and that is only with a 3060 gpu. if you are looking at a 3080 or a 3090 could be 2.5k - 3k , depending how big of a hard drive you want too , m2 memory can get expensive.

This is fantastic news! GoT on Xbox!

I LOVE seeing fanboys cry about this, while ps5 is setting sales records xD

Doesn't bother me in the slightest. Some games I'd prefer to play on my PC, on a 24 inch screen. Some on a console with surround sound and a 65 inch screen. Just means I get more choice on which platform to buy it for.

When the PS was a custom bit of hardware it made sense for the games to be platform specific, no real choice. Now? Relatively easy port to anything with an x86 architecture, so why not?

If PSVR2 wasn't on the horizon I'd be thinking this gen Playstation might be my last. Far cheaper than buying a suitable PC and PC VR system and not offered by XBox.

I don't enjoy games that are playable on platforms other than the one I own.

@twitchtvpat
Congrats man! It's a beast of a PC you've got. The most I could afford would net me an RTX 2060 and that's not worth the hassle. It seems I'd be better off buying a Series X when the exclusives start rolling in.

@SJBUK i enjoyed the ps4 vr , and if all the rumors are true ps5 vr is going to be something amazing i can't wait.

The less money I have to waste on a pointless console to play games that interest me the better

@The_New_Butler Demise? Yeesh. No, I still stand by what I said, Nintendo won't ignore Sony's and Microsoft push to PC. It's only a matter of time.

@Shepherd_Tallon You say it will do no harm to console gaming yet I’ve bought every Sony console since it has existed and with their move to PC I’m looking to make the jump. So, there will be at least 2-3 console sales lost as I usually buy multiple for my family and I can’t be the only person thinking this way.

All modern PlayStation box art got rid of that. Even third party exclusives don't have the "Only on PlayStation" thing anymore, as do recent releases like Returnal, Ratchet, Demon's Souls, Sackboy and Spider-Man. It seems like that kind of branding is dead within the company now

This isn't necessarily indicative that a PC version is on the way immediately although that would be cool

@The_New_Butler The thing with Nintendo is that they're probably the one super traditional console maker left in that console and game making is their only facet of business, and they pretty much have nothing else they could generate nearly as much of a revenue on

I don't see them doing something as drastic as putting Mario Odyssey or Zelda on Steam because unlike Sony and Microsoft they have literally nothing else to fall back on

@Shepherd_Tallon
Like I said, from where I'm standing, the dissent doesn't really seem like a minority anymore. At least not as much as it was. Surprise surprise, though, how even in this comment section, many are saying they would gladly drop PlayStation consoles if their games keep coming to PC--people who are literally happy about the prospect of not needing to own a PS system anymore. I find it rather funny how people who are put off by the dissent neglect to acknowledge things like that--the fact that some people are happy about it because they WANT to have a reason to not buy into the PlayStation ecosystem. And Sony is giving it to them.

But sure, totally changes nothing. And PS owners should totally be happy about being directly misled and lied to by Sony and the fact others are going to be playing the superior versions of Sony's games that won't be available to people who actually bought and play on Sony's consoles. Why oh why would anyone have a problem with that?

@The_New_Butler Sony has stuff like their other technology and film divisions and Microsoft has literally everything regarding their PC market like Windows and Surface, of which that audience is probably considerably larger than the people who squarely buy their Xbox products

Nintendo literally only has games and game consoles. They're starting to expand into other multimedia ventures like the Universal theme park and licensing out their IPs to film studios like with that upcoming Mario movie, but any other ventures to bring their game experiences to other platforms like their mobile efforts were extremely short lived and not very well received for the most part

I do agree Sony's strategy is still not ambitious to the extent of what Microsoft is doing, but they've at least broadened their horizons. Nintendo is still very old-fashioned. Some would argue it's a pretty strict mindset about valuing that people only play on their consoles if they want to play their games or games featuring their franchises. That's why we get stuff like them DMCA'ing people making fan games or uploading their music to YT

@Shepherd_Tallon "This will do about as much harm to console gaming as mobile gaming did."
Well, the gaming mobile actually did a lot of harm, not only to console gaming but a gaming as a whole. They basically normalised microtransactions, same way early access titles normalised releasing unfinished games and patching them up later.

@Shepherd_Tallon Yeah people act like this is a huge deal but I doubt casual gamers who likely only game on consoles to begin with are going to even remotely care because they just don't care about investing in a good PC anyway

all the overreacting from some is OTT Sony & PlayStation are doing better than ever when stock fully returns they will leave MS in the dust again they are already outselling Xboxs 2 consoles 2.1.

@OmegaStriver Good point, I wonder how many people are jumping off the PS5 bandwagon now that Sony's games a rapidly hitting Steam?

@Shepherd_Tallon same here I will still enjoy playing my Playstation PC gaming has never interested me & I have a PC more than capable of doing it.
I was a pitchfork guy about this a while ago! but Im starting to not care if I'm honest it won't affect how I play games. not like they are putting them on PC day one as well.

@Shepherd_Tallon
You're definitely right about people being entitled to be angry. As far as I'm concerned, every single PlayStation owner who is angry about this has a right to be. And it still needs to be pushed back against that the only party who remains angry are Sony fanboys who are sad about seeing their precious exclusivity go bye-bye. This is all about Sony being actively encouraged to act in a way that offers zero benefit to their existing customers: misleading them with exclusivity, then making the best versions not available to those who possibly bought their consoles for them.

Also, no this is definitely not a life or death thing for Sony. Not in the slightest. And you know what, if Sony were really so strapped for cash that they needed to make some extra dough, one cost-saving measure I would recommend is for them to just stop money-hatting timed third-party exclusives. That's something they could easily stop doing. But no, instead...er...they want to make sure their console has exclusive content worth buying hardware for....while at the same time giving their exclusive content away...?

Yeah, that's totally not a ridiculous paradox or anything, but Jim Ryan gonna Jim Ryan.

@twitchtvpat Ehh, it's fine. I've misread stuff before, so it's easily done.

Jumping on your couch and pressing 1 button on a controller (for years at a time) and you in a game... is not how PC gaming works.

Console Exclusives has never been the reason PC cant kill consoles. That had always been more about Console Wars.

@Shepherd_Tallon You are jumping from point to point, without much cohesion, so it's hard to follow.
First of all, even back in the day, those who truly "believed" that mobile was going to overtake the gaming mainstream were mostly the people who wanted that industry to thrive (publishers, suits, etc.) or analysts (who don't often have a good track record). Regardless, it's always up to the people whether or not something passes and even then, even casual groups didn't believe that mobile gaming would overtake console/PC gaming, wspecially when PC was rising even more at the time.
Second of all, i never said MX were never coming, they were in one form or another, but mobile gaming was the first step to normalise it on all platforms, while others later took it too far.
Third, i don't know why you are including me in the "angry" crowd, since i don't think i expressed any form of anger in my comments. Regardless, i do sympathise with people on some level, not necessarily those who want something to themselves only, but rather those who are feeling misled and aren't able to make an informed opinion on their purchases.
Not everyone has the money to afford more than 1 gaming console every gen. (sometimes, they even have to choose between a console and a PC as well), so they simply want to make the best purchasing desicion for themselves. Sony however has purposefully misled, or rather witheld information about exclusives games, which ARE important to people (whether they are "hardcore" or "casual" is completely irrelevant). At the very least, they are not upfront about that situation, and that is something that any logical person cannot deny.
Personally, i never cared about forums, especially PC forums were people cry about "gatekeeping" in regards to exclusives, where in fact, PC gamers are the only ones actually benefitting from that. This isn't a bad thing, so if people want from Sony upfront information in order to potentially make the jump, how come they are unnecessarily "angry" or "entitled" when they don't get that? Expanding and diversifying comes with consequences, it's not just "more money". Sony shouldn't expect people to just flock on its systems when better options are out there for people.
All in all, i don't think you should assume that this "anger" only comes from from vocal, illogical and angry minorities who don't matter, because that sounds really pretentious, deflective, short sighted and potentially out-right wrong. If we are to listen to opinions, we listen to everyones opinions equally, not just those who we tend to agree with more, regardless if it's a minority or a majority. I'd like to think that that's not how you think, however your writing came off as something like that.
Lastly, i would like to just say that, if this situation doesn't actually bother you personally like you claim, then why are you defending a multibillion dollar company's choice? Why do you care that some people are overly-angry (as you put it) about this? You can just ignore it and move on (not saying you should't express your opinion, of course you should. However, if you don't have skin in the game like you claim, then why bother?).

I don't know. Its really early to speculate and rage of fake outrage just like the supposed Demon Soul Demake to PS4 article that was complete BS..(but didn't get updated, right?)
I mean GoT might release to PC at some point but maybe Rage then?
I get it's good for traffic and comments though.
Not too fond of rumours and speculation.

I bet majority of PS owners wouldn't even care about this. Who cares if more people can play the game that you already enjoyed on another platform? Why the f--k would it matter to you? If it affects Sony in a positive or negative way. Why the f--ck would you care? It's not your money anyway lol.

I’m still not gaming on a computer

@AchievingGamer You're clearly mistaken. I don't know how many times I've been in "debate" over this console exclusivity bs. I'm quite happy that I can play GoT again on PC without the hardware limitations of the PS4/PS5.

There are several groups of players. This includes pc only players, combo pcconsole payers and console only players. It doesn't matter to me whether an Xbox, PS, or Nintendo games are on PC because I will always play the console version.

@Deadlyblack from what I heard, GOT can be played 60fps @4K on ps5

Regardless of whatever Hulst says, day and date PC releases will happen eventually and Sony don't care what you think or do. They make little to no money from hardware sales and all the money from software. Makes perfect sense to expand their software revenue stream to PC. Good luck to them.

PC is my main platform , but id still rather play my PS games on a playstation , HZD looks and plays beautiful on my PC but it just feels like i should be playing it on my playstation.

@Richnj Agreed. They're absolutely awful unless they're made for the box I decided to purchase.

@Grimwood I think Playstation is doing this so that when the sequels come out, the PC users that loved those games would get a PS5 just to play the sequels.

I love how people on here are crying about this and think there's no reason to own a PS console any more not realizing the vast majority of PS owners have no interest in PC gaming meaning this doesn't effect them in the slightest.

@Shepherd_Tallon I don't know you, and i wasn't attacking you or your character, i simply stated that the way you referred to the whole "affair" seemed really one-sided and honestly pretty close minded. There was nothing passive-aggressive about that, and i am not going to scour past comments like an armchair detective since i am not interested in your past comments. I am only responding to the current one.
In regards to the matter at hand, whether something matters or not, is up to the individual and not anyone else to dictate. Keeping a cool head and realising it's all fine and games is one thing, but that doesn't mean that people should just accept things because they are "just games that don't matter". That doesn't mean that we should resort to extreme things either, or that it will necessarily change stuff, but IT CAN, potentially. Companies do listen on occassion and that's a good thing, but it won't happen if people never express their concerns. It doesn't always happen in a constructive way, but it's not like these companies have actual enstablished services where people can voice their opinions clearly (and know they've been at least heard) either. It's not a great solution, far from it, but it's better than nothing.
Exclusivity, hyperboly and the state of Playstation aside, there are real, serious issues i mentioned, like giving proper information so that people who can't afford to spend a stupid amount of money on games by double/triple etc. dipping and buying a bunch consoles, are able to make a sound investment. So knowing before-hand if exclusives are going to be actual exclusives and not a marketing buzzword that means less than it used to, is something that should be properly addressed. Again, if you don't like the use of the word "misled" then "purposefully withholding information" is much more accurate. It's not about a company giving in to entitled gamers, it's about being up-front with its customers. If they are afraid of losing customers that way, well that's business. If they are really a vocal minority though, then they really shouldn't worry about that.
Just saying "games are coming to PC" is vague, it doesn't properly explain which ones and when and if it can affect a purchase then yes, i think things like these should be addressed.

PC, Xbox, N64, I don't care where Sony's games end up, as long as they keep making them. One of the very few making the single player adventures I enjoy the most. They're even bringing out more platformers than Nintendo these days.
What worries me is 3rd party output. 3 gens of GTA5 with no sign of a 6, classic franchises turned into online or service games, and just the same yearly garbage year in year out.
PC players need something, it's not like Star Citizen is ever coming out.

@twitchtvpat @gollumb82 This is exactly why I got out of PC gaming. Sure you are more likely to get the best experience on a PC, but the cost of getting that experience is significantly more expensive.

Play the best console version on a Series X or PS5: $500.
Play the absolute best version all together: thousands of $$.

I just couldn't do it anymore.

I'm glad I went Switch/PC this gen.

@Ralizah You may be pleased to know that the GPU prices are coming down a bit.

As for the main news, I'm ready to take it either way. My Steam backlog is still huge.

As someone who primarily plays on PC, my PS5 purchase is looking less and less justifiable...

Well, after being with Sony for over 15 years, I'm sad to say. I'm done with Sony! I'm going xbox!
They seem to have the right attitude towards games.. I can't even get a ps5, but can get an xbox tomorrow! Its been fun sony!

@KirbysAdventure after being with Sony for 15 years... Im done with them! Xbox far more appealing right now!

@KirbysAdventure why are PS5 Exclusive games on PC?

some of you doing the I'm going & glad I did this think you sound believable! it is 🌽y!! PS5 has just begun & people doing the I'm leaving 🤣🤣 not even a fact-based story for a start 🤦‍♀️

I'm amazed at all the "I'll just spend £2k on a PC instead of getting a £500 PC5 then" a lot of seemingly very childish reactions. I do not get why folks are so triggered by other people getting things. PS5 hardware lose money on every sale. Sony needs to make returns on its investment into games. If PC sales help Sony make better games we all win.

GOOD. Can somebody entice Nintendo to do the same now?? Epic?

@GamingFan4Lyf i hear you on that, if you want to get something that will last a while you have to spend the money , yeah you can go cheaper , but the cheaper you go on a pc , it will be outdated sooner. and upgrading your pc in order to get the most out of it , costs more then a console itself. once you get a console you don't have to worry about being able to playing a game or not till the next console comes out.

@TooBarFoo i don't think they realize how expensive a gaming pc is , they probably see a cheap pc and think its good.

@Play yeah no

Unlike Xbox and PlayStation, iirc Nintendo doesn’t sell their consoles specifically the switch at a loss.

Nintendo profits more from their hardware than their games. Well I think they profit from both hardware and games but more on hardware.

Putting games on PC will hurt Nintendo the most because they don’t sell consoles at a loss. Well the switch doesn’t but Idk about other consoles.

And also a fact check

Nintendo hates piracy and modding.

@reek in my opinion

Putting games on PC will only hurt Nintendo not benefit them.

Sure, more people will get to play it. But Nintendo makes profit from their hardware sales unlike Xbox and PlayStation. Also Nintendo games are centered around the hardware.

And they also hate fan games, piracy, and modding which is what many PC gamers love to do

@anoyonmus I know but in a perfect world, there wouldn't be exclusives since it's an anti-consumer choice.