Why Sony Doesn't Release Console Exclusives on PC at the Same Time
PC players have recently been enjoying a slew of PlayStation Studios releases on their gaming platform of choice. Games like God of War, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and the recently released Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered were all once exclusive to Sony's PlayStation consoles but have now been ported over to the PC. They're still PlayStation console exclusives, of course, but leveraging the PC audience with its titles is a smart move too. With this new direction Sony is taking, more people can play the great single-player experiences that PlayStation studios have produced.
But despite this more PC-oriented mindset, one thing that Sony does not address is that it takes its time releasing its titles on computers. People might attribute this to reasons such as the development time and console exclusivity, but there are several benefits Sony enjoys by «delaying» its titles. Some of these pros may be more obvious than others, while some seem to be driven purely by a business mindset.
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The most obvious reason the company delays its PC releases can be found in its name: it has to sell PlayStation consoles. This feeds into the market where exclusives increase the demand for consoles. By delaying its releases on PC, Sony ensures that anyone who wants to play its games first has to buy a PlayStation. Exclusives such as Bluepoint Games' remake of Demon's Souls, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, and the upcoming God of War Ragnarok have played a part in the number of PS5s that have been sold and how difficult it is to buy Sony's console nowadays.
By focusing its initial releases on the PlayStation first, PlayStation Studios can make full use of the consoles' gimmicks and features. In the
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