bentanchorbolt
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Releasing games on PC will earn Sony more money which means they will see value in making even more games. Everyone wins.
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I think PlayStation lost a lot of its "magic" by porting its exlusives to PC
BouncyFrag
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The magic started to slip away trying to get boi to skip rocks with the painter yak gurl.
Hobbygaming
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Tell me you aren't playing PS4 or PS5 without telling me
//DEVIL//
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I am mainly a PC gamer but that is recently. If Sony didn't turn into a multiplatform, I would have more games on PlayStation including games like COD as I can play with ps players only and avoid cheating as much as possible.
I would have most if not all sony exclusives on my PlayStation but now ? I don't even buy them day one because I know they will come to PC and will be very cheap shortly after.
All I know that Sony lost me as a day one buyer to wait for PC port for cheap.
So I kinda agree with the OP. Sure some games are taking longer to appear on PC. But they will come sooner or later.
With that being said. PS5 is like 500$ man. I am sorry but in today's gaming standard that is not even expensive. Especially if you have a gaming PC where all parts are expensive , makes you wonder how bad is a 500$ console really is.
Like I don't think I can wait for some games like final fantasy 7 remake 2 or final fantasy 16 till the next year If not more just to play them. So In my head I was like fuck it, I'll get the game physical ( used if possible from market place ), finish it quickly and sell it to others and don't lose much if any. And then double dip and own it on PC for cheap for a better ultimate version.
That's what I do these days. Last time I turned on my ps5 was to finish god of war, and hopefully vr2 is nice enough otherwise I'll return it ( especially if I can't connect to PC within the return period ( like mods couldn't get it to work etc )
I would have most if not all sony exclusives on my PlayStation but now ? I don't even buy them day one because I know they will come to PC and will be very cheap shortly after.
All I know that Sony lost me as a day one buyer to wait for PC port for cheap.
So I kinda agree with the OP. Sure some games are taking longer to appear on PC. But they will come sooner or later.
With that being said. PS5 is like 500$ man. I am sorry but in today's gaming standard that is not even expensive. Especially if you have a gaming PC where all parts are expensive , makes you wonder how bad is a 500$ console really is.
Like I don't think I can wait for some games like final fantasy 7 remake 2 or final fantasy 16 till the next year If not more just to play them. So In my head I was like fuck it, I'll get the game physical ( used if possible from market place ), finish it quickly and sell it to others and don't lose much if any. And then double dip and own it on PC for cheap for a better ultimate version.
That's what I do these days. Last time I turned on my ps5 was to finish god of war, and hopefully vr2 is nice enough otherwise I'll return it ( especially if I can't connect to PC within the return period ( like mods couldn't get it to work etc )
Hobbygaming
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PS5 had a much faster start than the PS4 imo. The first 2 years shows thisI'm still in the PS4 era.
In terms of first-party "magic", I think they got off to a pretty slow start with the PS5, but will eventually catch up to the levels of the PS4, which had the best FP output of any Sony console in my opinion; be it AAA or AA games, that generation was hit after hit.
Until Dawn
Killzone Shadow Fall
Knack
Resogun
Compared to
Demon Souls
Sackboy
Astro's Playroom
Returnal
Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
Spider-man Miles Morales
Kena Bridge of Spirits
All that and you still bought God of War Ragnarok just to play it on a PS5 because there was no PC release day-and-date. That console "magic" aka FOMO got you sucked right back into their ecosystem.
Schmendrick
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If more than one option of "box to play the game on" personally insults you or takes away from your enjoyment I automatically assume you`re an idiot.....
zomboden
Banned
Sort of off topic but a good example of an exclusive selling a console from my personal experience is FF16.
My older brother who has been a big FF fan his whole life and also a huge ff14 fan bought a PS5 this holiday in preparation for FF16.
He got on there. Set up his PS+ Extra. Played through demon souls, ghosts of tsuhima, god of war both games. And now he has seen how well games look and run and not to mention the dualsense and ease of access. The PS5 is rapidly turning into his main platform.
They got somebody into the ecosystem all because of an exclusive.
My older brother who has been a big FF fan his whole life and also a huge ff14 fan bought a PS5 this holiday in preparation for FF16.
He got on there. Set up his PS+ Extra. Played through demon souls, ghosts of tsuhima, god of war both games. And now he has seen how well games look and run and not to mention the dualsense and ease of access. The PS5 is rapidly turning into his main platform.
They got somebody into the ecosystem all because of an exclusive.
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rofif
Can’t Git Gud
You could argue that a console is a cheapest way to entry gaming…
Besides. Nobody is forcing pc gamers to get a console. It’s cheaper than any part in good pc lol. Or be patient and the games will come maybe. Eventually
KungFucius
King Snowflake
It's not magic, it was forced exclusiveness. And they still do it time based so assholes like me buy PS5s for exclusives and bitch about their games not being day 1 on PC.
zomboden
Banned
This is actually a good point too. I recently did some PC shopping and if you want a PC with a modern CPU and a GPU that can rival the PS5 it’s at least 1,200$ imo. if not closer to 1,500 if you want some more future proof.
I bought a PS5 digital recently at Gamestop for $360+ tax. Now I’ve got an old gaming pc, xbox, and the PS5.
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rofif
Can’t Git Gud
I like having everything in one place. Ideally it was on pc. But in 2017 I was doing some Christmas shopping and there it was. A ps4 slim for 200$ in media markt.
So I just grabbed one, asked my wife to get me bloodborne and last guardian from the shelf over there “for Christmas “ and it’s done. No more waiting and begging. Not very expensive back then
//DEVIL//
Member
But that is what I said. I got GOWR for 50$ Cad used and played it. sold it for 50$ Cad used. sometimes you lose 10$ to play the game for 10 days or whatever 1 week to finish a game. I might double dip again when its 15$ on steam for cheap. this is precisely my point when I said Sony lost me a day one customer to bargain bin on PC.
If Sony games were still Playstation exclusive. I wouldn't sell the game I bought ( new or used ) because I know I will not be able to play it on a PC or any other platform.
nial
Gold Member
Infamous Second Son, First Light, Driveclub, Bloodborne, Tearaway Unfolded, Helldivers, Entwined, Hohokum, CounterSpy and Doki-Doki Universe?
Also, Kena is not first-party.
dcx4610
Member
I agree it lost its magic but ultimately it’s for the best. Games should be made for all platforms and you pick which one you prefer.
I’m nostalgic for Nintendo vs. Sega and getting to see the different ports and exclusives but it really doesn’t make sense to lock your games behind a single platform. Nintendo is really the only company that should be able to get away with that since their games are so closely tied to their hardware.
PlayStation and Xbox however are just mini PCs now. The only unique features are the controllers.
I typically only bought a PlayStation for exclusives but if I can just play then on PC, that’s what I prefer to do. The money is in the games, not the hardware.
I’m nostalgic for Nintendo vs. Sega and getting to see the different ports and exclusives but it really doesn’t make sense to lock your games behind a single platform. Nintendo is really the only company that should be able to get away with that since their games are so closely tied to their hardware.
PlayStation and Xbox however are just mini PCs now. The only unique features are the controllers.
I typically only bought a PlayStation for exclusives but if I can just play then on PC, that’s what I prefer to do. The money is in the games, not the hardware.
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They may have lost you as a day 1 buyer but regardless you still bought into their ecosystem by purchasing the console for said games. If the games went to PC day-and-date to their console release you would still be in their ecosystem because you're purchasing their games for PC, new. Where has the magic gone if we're still experiencing the same 1st party games?
flying_sq
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I have a very nice gaming PC, but I used to travel a lot for work. It was extremely convenient to have a PS4 Pro I can stuff in a dufflebag and play at the hotel. If you don't have a specific purpose for one, you shouldn't buy one. I'm actually shocked that AMD doesn't talk with console makers to make awesome optimizations for CMD GPUs and CPUs. I always feel like consoles hold PC gaming back due to a larger market share.
Rhazer Fusion
Member
I actually see where the OP is coming from and yeah, I think it does sort of take away the PlayStation’s identity. I don’t think it will really hurt Sony especially if they keep getting the games first, but if or “when” day one releases happens, I think that could hurt PlayStation much like day one releases hurt the XBOX. I think that’s one of the main reasons the Xbox is struggling. It has no identity and it’s a glorified PlayStation with less exclusives while Nintendo actually has an identity and even with older and outdated hardware it’s still selling really well.
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ChoosableOne
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I think Sony is doing mostly the right thing, for their sake. They usually make most of the money from software, not from hardware, right? They are selling their games for $60 on PC, even 2 years after the game came out. Those who want to play the game instantly(and save 500 or more dollars), without dealing with technical details, will buy a Ps5. Rather than distributing the game to PC markets at the same time as console release, or even free of charge, Sony's method is more logical and sustainable. I would like this system to continue because Playstation supports and organizes many companies and enables them to produce good games. We can play them on Pc even if it takes many years. I hope Nintendo also uses this method. Microsoft probably regretted their day one strategy but we'll see if they can take a step back from this point. They are doing the best thing for gamers, but how long they can sustain this strategy?
TLDR: I hope all consoles find a way to protect their exclusive games enough to keep their brand alive, but also be generous enough to bring them to PC/other consoles, even after some years.
TLDR: I hope all consoles find a way to protect their exclusive games enough to keep their brand alive, but also be generous enough to bring them to PC/other consoles, even after some years.
Hobbygaming
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I forgot those but some of the games you listed also aren't 1st party. I dont think 1st or 3rd matters if it's exclusive though so I'll include them
Until Dawn
Bloodborne
Infamous Second Son
Tearaway
Killzone Shadow Fall
Driveclub
Knack
Helldivers
Entwined
Hohokum
Counter Spy
Doki Doki Universe
Vs
God of War Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
Sackboy
GT7
Demon Souls
Returnal
The Last of Us Part I
Astro's Playroom
Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
Spider-man Miles Morales
Anno Mutationem
I'd still give PS5 the W
lifa-cobex
Member
I've owned PlayStations from 1 to 4.
It's not so much that games are being ported over to PC now that has killed it's spark. It's more that Sony just doesn't do it for me anymore.
The PS3 was such an over priced, fantastic console that felt like a multi media system to boot. I absolutely loved it.
As did the PS2 with the DVD player and PS1 with the CD player.
The real bonus was all the backwards compatibility though. Keeping hold of all your old games and just popping them in was great.
The PS4 felt like such a standard console with not magic. It was fine but aside from a few gem of games. Nothing really pulled me over to getting a PS5.
I like having all my games in one system. Not only that but when I upgrade my computer. I can go back and re-play them with better graphics, frames etc.
I honestly don't think it's the PC markets fault for Sony's consoles. I think it's Sony's fault for not expanding the console to add other features.
Admittedly the controller looks interesting.
It's not so much that games are being ported over to PC now that has killed it's spark. It's more that Sony just doesn't do it for me anymore.
The PS3 was such an over priced, fantastic console that felt like a multi media system to boot. I absolutely loved it.
As did the PS2 with the DVD player and PS1 with the CD player.
The real bonus was all the backwards compatibility though. Keeping hold of all your old games and just popping them in was great.
The PS4 felt like such a standard console with not magic. It was fine but aside from a few gem of games. Nothing really pulled me over to getting a PS5.
I like having all my games in one system. Not only that but when I upgrade my computer. I can go back and re-play them with better graphics, frames etc.
I honestly don't think it's the PC markets fault for Sony's consoles. I think it's Sony's fault for not expanding the console to add other features.
Admittedly the controller looks interesting.
NightmareFarm
Member
It's not even funny how worse sony has gotten in the past 10 years.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Yeah but, returnal on a 4090 OP......
...now that's magic!
...now that's magic!
Barakov
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RoboFu
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I asked for that title during the tantrum thread that started it.
sainraja
Member
During the PS2 era, I had no idea Sony had first-party or second-party titles. I mostly played Resident Evil back then... then I tried the new Prince of Persia game, which I first played on the Xbox (i.e., Sands of Time), and loved it so much that I started looking for other games that might be similar, if not the same, and I discovered God of War [I had no idea it was a first-party Sony title] and found Kratos to be a very different type of character and ended up loving the game. Fast forward to the PS3, I was anticipating the next Assassin's Creed game because it was developed by the same team that created Prince of Persia, and with one week until release, I hear about this game called Uncharted, and I also hear that GameStop is selling it early... I had seen no footage or anything on the game, went to GameStop and bought a copy and fell in love with the Uncharted series.
I would say that is the 'PlayStation' magic. Not the platform their games might release on.
Elysion
Banned
I agree. People often overthink it when they try to find explanations why MS has fallen behind so much in terms of marketshare, when imo their decision to release all their games day one on PC was at least a big contributing factor. In the past, a game like Starfield would‘ve been a big exclusive AAA killer app, and would‘ve spurred hardware sales considerably – just like games like Halo, Fable or Mass Effect did for the OG XBox and 360 back in the day.
But now, with the game releasing day one on PC, I doubt Starfield is going to have much of an impact on XBox sales at all. And I think the impact of day one PC releases on MS’ hardware sales will only get bigger from here on, because PC gaming has never been easier and more accessible (mainly thanks to Steam). This isn’t the early 2000s anymore, where the PC and console ecosystems were radically different from each other, and the user experience on PC scared off a lot of the more casual players. Nowadays, the PC experience is much closer to the console experience, while consoles have moved in the direction of PCs with all their contant patches and updates and performance options and so on.
So far, Sony hasn’t released any of their 1st or 2nd party games day one on PC, but neither did MS at first. And it‘s quite possible that Sony‘s upcoming gaas/online titles will be the first of their games to do so. In that case, it‘ll only be a matter of time before all their games are available on PC on day one. And if that happens, I see no reason to believe why their console trajectory wouldn’t follow that of Microsoft.
Though I wonder, will we eventually see MS and Sony release their games on their rival‘s consoles too? I mean, I can’t think of any good reasons why not – at least none that wouldn’t also apply to PC.
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Sony should release their exclusives on PC day one because the IP's are and will always be far more valuable than any console they release especially since every console has an expiration date. Also, those who game on PC aren't running out to buy a PS5 if they want the best version of the game and those who are console only gamers (like me) aren't buying a PC for a few grand when there's no reason for me to do so. Sony releasing their exclusives on PC years later is pointless because the PC crowd already moved on years earlier. People put way too much stock into consoles when they all have an expiration date and if building/growing your IP's is far more valuable to a hardware manufacturer than any console because if your IP's aren't successful, they won't sell anything when you release your next console.
rofif
Can’t Git Gud
Dualsense works on pc release?Yeah but, returnal on a 4090 OP......
...now that's magic!
Because these rain haptics are magic
Sentenza
Member
I think they'll try to resist the idea for a while, but when they'll attempt this it will the moment they realize "Hey, this shit is far more profitable than trying to rebuild hype for a late port" plus "It doesn't really seem to affect the sales of the console version by much".
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Doesn't the duel sense work? Yeah the duel sense was pretty good on ps5 but the overall PC version blows the ps5 version out of the water for looks and resolution/performance...going by the raw footage I've checked out.
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Sentenza
Member
It does, but let's be fucking real: the neat stuff on PC will be playing the game with a good gaming mouse.
And I say this as someone who uses a dual sense as controller.
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nial
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They were funded and published by Sony, though.
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Deleted member 471617
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Agreed. I do believe they do this before the current generation ends as they would already be set for the start of next generation.
TrebleShot
Member
Dual sense half works no adaptive triggers
rofif
Can’t Git Gud
I know. Seems like it’s way too easy with mouse. My buddy got it for pc and finished the same evening. And it took him 20 hours to finish in my ps5.
He says it’s an easy mode
rofif
Can’t Git Gud
Strange. The half pull trigger are essential control methods.
TrebleShot
Member
Yep, you have to use L1 + L2 very awkward. weird as well as it was a big part of the gameplay on pS5
TheDreadLord
Member
Xbox games on PC makes owing one redundant. The same applies to Sony and its PlayStation.
Stare-Bear
Banned
I love that PlayStation games get more exposure.
Now I would have a big problem if they went the Microsoft route and release all first party straight away on a gamepass like service for “free”.
It has cheapened the Xbox brand massively imo.
Now I would have a big problem if they went the Microsoft route and release all first party straight away on a gamepass like service for “free”.
It has cheapened the Xbox brand massively imo.
ComputerBlue
Member
I’m a console player, so it hasn’t lost its magic for me.
I Love Rock 'n' Roll
Member
I think PC has lost a lot of its "magic" by porting its exclusives to PlayStation! 
MikeM
Member
My phone largely replaced my laptop.
Agree 100%. Rocked that for a decade before building another PC. Still not sure if the PC was warranted tho
All that and you still bought God of War Ragnarok just to play it on a PS5 because there was no PC release day-and-date. That console "magic" aka FOMO got you sucked right back into their ecosystem.
In all fairness, GOWR runs amazing on a VRR TV. Very PC experience.
It is- Series S can be had for what, $299?
Them achievements don’t hit the same way tho.
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