This space highlights PlayStation Studios games already available on Steam and the Epic Games Store, including, of course, Horizon Zero Dawn, Days Gone, and God of War, but also Helldivers and Predator: Hunting Grounds, two titles developed by cooperating studios, including The PC version didn’t make a splash, and it didn’t suggest Sony had changed its strategy.
In the “Coming Soon” section, we found that three games have been announced: Marvel’s Spider-Man Remake (August 12), Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Fall 2022) and Uncharted: A Rogue’s Legacy Collection (2022). We can add The Last of Us Part I that doesn’t have a release window yet. Games like Returnal and Sackboy also seem to be imminent, having been spotted in Steam’s database.
The space also includes an FAQ with information on the possibility of gaming with a DualSense controller, or the fact that owning the game on PS5/PS4 doesn’t prevent having to buy it on PC. Also, whoever says separate products say different trophy lists, the Steam and Epic Games Store versions therefore don’t support PSN account trophies, much less save transfers.
and for good reason,”No PSN account is currently required to enjoy PlayStation Studios games on PCwith an emphasis on FAQs. In some people’s opinion, the use of “CurrentlyIt’s a hint that Sony eventually intends to somehow merge (or at least bridge) the user base between its consoles and PCs.
The obligation to create a PSN account (for free) for PC gamers is certainly a lesser evil and will allow Sony to integrate PC consumers into its “monthly active users”, a unit of measurement cherished by the company. In most cases, an Xbox Live account is also required to launch an Xbox Game Studios game on Steam to share progress and achievements.
As of March 2022, Sony Interactive Entertainment has sold Horizon Zero Dawn (August 7, 2020), Days Gone (May 18, 2021) through Steam and the Epic Games Store, reaching over 100 million Dollar revenue (4.2 million games sold) and God of War (January 14, 2022). The company intends to triple that figure for the fiscal year from April 2022 to March 2023.
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