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PlayStation PC Ports: Easy Money for Game Development

Former PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida recently shared some insights into Sony’s strategy of porting PlayStation-exclusive games to PC. He described it as a beneficial move for the company.

Why Port Games to PC?

Yoshida explained that bringing games to PC opens up several avenues for growth and investment:

Financial Benefits and Future Investments

Porting games to PC is significantly less expensive than creating a new title from scratch. The extra income allows PlayStation to reinvest in developing new games, and helps to increase the production costs of the games.

Recent Success and Future Plans

Sony started porting its exclusives to PC with Horizon Zero Dawn in 2020. More recently, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 made its way to PC, with The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered to follow.

Helldivers 2 proved to be a massive success, it became PlayStation’s fastest-selling game ever, largely due to its popularity on PC.

Yoshida also briefly touched upon Sony’s live service ambitions, mentioning that he played Naughty Dog’s canceled The Last of Us Online and found it enjoyable.

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