SIE Worldwide Studios Head Reassures That Not All Exclusive Properties Will Be Ported To PC

In an announcement made earlier today, it was revealed by Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios head Hermen Hulst that Guerrilla Games’ Horizon Zero Dawn will officially be arriving to PC later this summer. Hulst goes on to tell that the game will be shipping via the ‘Complete Edition’ which will arrive with unique content alongside The Frozen Wilds expansion that launched for the game.

Reflecting on other properties that has or will be launching on PC in the coming future, titles like Kojima Productions’ Death Stranding slated for this summer as well or the already released Detroit Become Human are some to name a few. But Hurst does clarify that not all exclusive projects under Sony are expected to arrive to PC later on.

In the interview with PlayStation Blog, Hurst explains that the release of one unique PlayStation 4 title will not trigger a snowball effect for all games only available on the platform.

And to maybe put a few minds at ease, releasing one first-party AAA title to PC doesn’t necessarily mean that every game now will come to PC. In my mind, Horizon Zero Dawn was just a great fit in this particular instance. We don’t have plans for day and date [PC releases], and we remain 100% committed to dedicated hardware.

Aside from the already acknowledged confirmations of PlayStation 4 titles that will be hitting PC later on, there is still word of another IP to hit the market later on. Around the same time that Horizon Zero Dawn was reported to be hitting PC in 2020, Digital Foundry’s Tom Phillips disclosed that Media Molecule’s Dreams is also expected to hit the platform through an indirect tease.

The statement made by Hurst is reaffirming for the diehard fans that grew worried following the announcement. In contrast to Microsoft’s approach to PC, the company will only release a select few to hit PC, while still supporting the in-house hardware from Sony. This terminology to support both platforms to some extent is tasteful to satisfy whilst promoting software to drive sales for consoles.

Are you fine with only a handful of PlayStation exclusive games coming to PC?

Source: PlayStation Blog