Playstation pulled away from releasing all future single-player releases for the PC except for multiplayer-centric games but it seems they’re kind of doubling down on their direction of making consoles as completely necessary for playing videogames, which can be a bit divisive. In a recent interview, Hideaki Nishino, the CEO of PlayStation, has stated that consoles are essential for playing games:
“My belief that a game console is necessary for playing games remains unchanged. I think we can create something interesting by utilizing technologies that can be used in various forms and locations to develop new game console experiences.
For example, while PlayStation is strongly associated with playing on a TV in the living room, we developed the PlayStation Portal to enable comfortable gameplay in other locations as well. We want to constantly take on new challenges so that we can provide gaming experiences that fit diverse lifestyles.”
He also said that they will consider releasing Playstation titles on the PC at the future, if it leads to a widening of the overall experience:
“If releasing a title on PC would maximize the gaming experience, we’ll continue to consider that option. Our current main policy is that, for single-player games developed in-house, we will further refine the value of the gaming experience that PlayStation can offer.
At the same time, we believe it is important for live-service games to reach a wider audience through online multiplayer, so we continue to view releases on both PS5 and PC as the standard.”
There are indeed several merits to console as opposed to a PC, for example you don’t have to upgrade any of your hardware and are pretty much good to go for the entirety of it’s lifecycle. But it’s also true that at this point in time, there’s not a lot of value in buying either the Playstation 5s or the Xbox systems as you can get a much better gaming PC at around the same price point which can also provide you a much greater range of gaming experiences.
