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Yesterday there was a meeting between the PlayStation board and Sony shareholders to find out the medium-term future of the brand in the remainder of the generation and in addition to knowing some details to take into account if you are a user of that console, one of the bosses in charge and who will take the reins as head of the renowned Sony Interactive Entertainment, has clarified some doubts regarding the launches of First Party video games on PC.
The way forward, according to Hermen Hulsthas changed with respect to what he initially said and that is that PlayStation video games as a service will come to the console and at the same time on PC. On the other hand, Single-player exclusives focused on the narrative aspect will continue to be the main asset for buying a PS5since, in the words of the aforementioned CEO, the ideal is for these narrative games to arrive later on PC so that the user is interested in playing the sequel on a video game console sooner rather than later.
Hermen Hulst, soon to be co-CEO of Sony's PlayStation business, addresses day 1 PC releases. Live service games will come day and date on PS5 and PC, but single player narrative games on PC are designed to then encourage PC owners to play sequels on a PlayStation console pic.twitter.com/uAO0stlBS6
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Hermen Hulst's words contradict what Hiroki Totoki and several people from Sony's Japanese leadership have said in previous meetings
The truth is During this generation we have seen a huge change compared to the last and it is that, although They were initially reluctant to release video games for Steam and other PC platforms, things have evolved and the same Hiroki Totokithe interim CEO who will pass the baton to Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino to lead Sony Interactive next June, commented that there were ambitious plans for the PlayStation brand and among them it was an expansion never seen before, beyond launching video games on PC or transmedia products.
Contradictions aside, Sony has already seen that launching video games at the same time on console and computer works and proof of this is Helldivers 2, an unprecedented success of this generation of PlayStation and having the largest number of active players and sales on Steam. It is not surprising that they want to replicate the same success with other proposals games as a service.
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The next simultaneous launch bet on PC and PS5 will be Concord, a multiplayer video game that will essentially be reminiscent of Overwatch with the hero-shooter style that surrounds Blizzard's IP. He The first gameplay of the Firewalk Studios video game has been revealed during the company's latest event and users have responded coldly on social networks after seeing it, so we will have to wait to see how it evolves and if testing the confirmed beta changes the vision a lot. initial.