After PlayStation finally brings its exclusive games to PC, they say: ‘It’s like we’re printing money’

Exclusive titles have always been a selling point for consoles. Finally, Sony has realized: That was the completely wrong approach and is bringing titles that were exclusive to PlayStation to PC.

There are certainly several things in the gaming industry that players around the world find incredibly annoying. One of them is “exclusive titles” that only release for one platform, such as the PlayStation 5. Over the past few years, Sony has deviated from this approach and has started to increasingly release games on PC as well.

To the complete surprise of surely no one, it has now been found: This is practically the license to print money.

At PlayStation, they sometimes have curious ideas:

What was said? Shuhei Yoshida, the former president of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), spoke in an interview with Sacred Symbols+ (via Push Square) about exclusive titles for the console. Yoshida left Sony in early 2025. The conversation revolved around how much success they had with titles after they were no longer tied to PlayStation but were also offered on PC.

Publishing on PC does several things. It reaches new audiences who don’t own a console – especially in areas where consoles are not as popular. […]

It also brings additional profit, as porting a game to PC is much cheaper than creating a new game. It’s almost like printing money. This helps us invest in new titles, now that the costs of new games have increased.

Why is this so profitable? At PlayStation, they think a little further. If a PC version reaches new audiences, they might not only spend money on the PC version of the game but might also buy a console for a later title.

Furthermore, a PC version is important for regions where consoles are not as widespread. The Chinese market, in particular, is a rather “small but growing” console market. Being able to offer games for PC here is often the only way to even make a profit.

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With this, Sony seems to have understood what players have actually known for many years: Exclusive titles are annoying and only partially lead to higher profits. If more players can buy their games on different platforms, then more games will be sold. Who would have thought that.
The console war between Xbox and PlayStation is also over now