Hermen Hulst Locks Single-Player Games to PlayStation as Live-Service Titles Stay on PS5 and PC
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Updated · Notebookcheck.net · Jun 18
Hermen Hulst Locks Single-Player Games to PlayStation as Live-Service Titles Stay on PS5 and PC
3 articles · Updated · Notebookcheck.net · Jun 18
Summary
Hermen Hulst told staff Sony’s first-party single-player narrative games will be PlayStation-only, according to Jason Schreier, giving the clearest confirmation yet of the company’s exclusivity split.
Schreier said Sony found its PC rollout inconsistent and not profitable enough, and wants to keep key intellectual property aligned with the PlayStation platform.
Hideaki Nishino’s Famitsu comments publicly echoed only part of that strategy, saying first-party single-player games should deepen PlayStation’s value while live-service titles will continue launching on PS5 and PC.
That wording still leaves room for non-first-party or externally developed projects to reach PC, even as expected narrative exclusives such as Ghost of Yōtei and Marvel’s Wolverine look less likely to get Steam ports.