Sony to launch First Party games with online service for PC and PS5 simultaneously

In recent months we have seen Sony has changed its strategy of console exclusive releases PlayStation to PC. There have been several weight releases that have made the leap such as Death Standing, Uncharted, God of War, among others. However, now the company has its eyes set on live service games. PlayStation also wants to expand its presence in the live service space, with a number of titles currently in development.

Of course, unsurprisingly, Sony is going to be handling those games differently than it has traditionally operated with releases. first party until now. Speaking in an interview with YouTuber Julien Chièze, when asked about how Sony will handle upcoming PC releases, PlayStation Studios boss Hermen Hulst said that while several games won’t be released for PC for at least a year after After they have been released for PlayStation, first-party live service titles will be day-and-date releases for PlayStation and PC.

“I think going forward we will see at least a year between releases on the PlayStation and the PC platform, possibly with the exception of live service games. Live service games are a little bit different in nature, because you want to have a really strong community, strong engagement right away, right when you go live. So we could, in the case of our live service offerings, go day and date with PC and the PlayStation platform.”

Earlier this year, Sony said it plans to release at least 10 live service games between now and March 2026. Of course, no official announcements have been made for any of them. Confirmed to be a standalone multiplayer game The Last of Us is in development at Naughty Dog, while a recent leak has claimed that an open-world co-op game Horizon it’s also in the works at Guerrilla Games.

Without a doubt, it is an interesting season for PC gamers, who have seen how those desired exclusives are coming to this platform.