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Sony Is Done Putting Single-Player Games on Steam

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Fred · · 3 min read

Sony’s CEO confirmed it: single-player PlayStation games are no longer coming to Steam. The PC port strategy that gave us God of War, Spider-Man, and Horizon on PC is over, at least for solo experiences. If you have been waiting for the next big Sony exclusive to eventually land on Steam, stop waiting. What Changed and When For a few years, Sony ran a quiet PC port program that felt like a gift. God of War hit Steam in 2022. Marvel’s Spider-Man arrived in 2022. Horizon Zero Dawn had been there since 2020. The pattern suggested Sony was treating PC as a secondary revenue window: games would come to PlayStation first, then arrive on Steam 12-24 months later. That window appears to be closed now, at least for single-player titles. The CEO’s confirmation is not a rumor or a leak. It is Sony stating explicitly that the strategy has changed. What we do not know yet: whether this applies retroactively to games already announced for PC, whether live-service titles (which follow different economics) are also affected, or whether there’s a longer window being considered rather than a full stop. Why Sony Is Doing This The reasoning is not hard to reconstruct. Every person who buys God of War on Steam for $50 is a person who did not buy a…

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Fred has been gaming since his dad brought home a recycled PC from work and installed Hugo's House of Horrors as a toddler. He continues to play games almost daily across PC, console and mobile and may have a slightly addictive personality.

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