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Sony will no longer bring its first-party games to PCs, marking a major shift

After years of porting hits like God of War and The Last of Us to PC, Sony is reportedly planning to return to its old ways.

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Sony’s first-party PlayStation games were once strictly tied to its consoles. That changed in 2020, when the company began bringing major titles to PC, starting with Horizon Zero Dawn. PC gamers welcomed the chance to play hits like God of War Ragnarok, The Last of Us, and Ghost of Tsushima without investing in a PlayStation. While it was widely believed that Sony would continue this strategy to bring its games to a wider audience, the company is reportedly reconsidering that approach.

According to Bloomberg, sources familiar with Sony’s plans say that the company will no longer release its major single-player PlayStation 5 games on PC. Upcoming titles that were expected to land on Windows, including Ghost of Yotei and Saros, may remain PlayStation 5 exclusives. Both games had been scheduled for PC ports before Sony had a change of heart.

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There will reportedly be some exceptions. Bloomberg notes that online games such as Marathon and Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls will still be ported to PC. In addition, games from external developers published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, including Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding 2 and Kena: Scars of Kosmora, are still planned for PC release in 2026.

Why Sony may have pulled back from PC ports

The decision appears to have been triggered by a combination of weak sales of recent PC ports and concerns among some within Sony that releasing its biggest games on PC could hurt the PlayStation brand and console sales. While it’s unclear how this will affect the teams behind the PC ports, PC gamers can expect fewer opportunities to play PlayStation’s biggest titles on their rigs.

Sony has yet to release an official statement, but if the reports are accurate, this marks a major reversal for the company’s PC strategy over the last six years. PC gamers who have come to expect popular PlayStation titles landing on Steam after their console launches are likely to be disappointed.

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