PlayStation Estimates Nearly 2X Revenue from PC Games Next FY

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Today, during Sony's 2023 Business Meeting, we learned a lot about the plans of the PlayStation division. Even though PlayStation Studios head Hermen Hulst recently cast some doubt that every single first-party game would make it to PC, and SIE boss Jim Ryan said PC fans are content with waiting two to three years before getting the exclusives, it is very clear from the report that PC expansion is still a key factor in Sony's plans.

As we can see below, internal forecasts estimate a significant growth of PC and mobile game releases in the PlayStation first-party portfolio. In the next fiscal year, roughly 40% of the games made by Sony's internal studios will be released on PC, with 5% each on mobile and PlayStation 4 and the remaining 50% on PlayStation 5. The PC game ratio will be maintained going forward to fiscal year 2025, when the PS4 platform will be abandoned and the mobile game ratio will increase to roughly 10%.

Sony also has big growth in mind for PlayStation game revenue on PC. While it only earned around $35 million in fiscal year 20 with the first PC release (Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition), the increased ports delivered 133% CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate), with $80 million earned in fiscal year 2021, $250 million in fiscal year 2022 (when Sony acquired Bungie, so the figure includes Destiny 2 PC revenue), and most interestingly, $450 million planned for fiscal year 2023.

Given that Bungie isn't planning to launch its next game in FY 2023, Sony could only achieve such growth with a major game that launched simultaneously on console and PC. The prime candidate for that is The Last of Us multiplayer game, which should be about to be unveiled by Naughty Dog at long last.

Sony also revealed sales of key PC