PlayStation exclusives aren’t coming to PC anymore

# PlayStation exclusives aren’t coming to PC anymore Source: [https://www.theverge.com/games/932817/playstation-exclusive-games-pc](https://www.theverge.com/games/932817/playstation-exclusive-games-pc) [Skip to main content](https://www.theverge.com/games/932817/playstation-exclusive-games-pc#content) A big pivot back to consoles\. A big pivot back to consoles\. by May 18, 2026, 7:28 PM UTC   Image: Sony Interactive Entertainment [](https://www.theverge.com/authors/jay-peters) Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more\. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme\. Sony reportedly won’t release its major single\-player PlayStation games on PC anymore\. According to*Bloomberg*’s Jason Schreier, Hermen Hulst, who heads up PlayStation’s studios business,[informed employees](https://bsky.app/profile/jasonschreier.bsky.social/post/3mm5jzsls5s2a)in a town hall on Monday about the change in strategy\. Schreier had previously reported on the shift[in March](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-04/sony-pulls-back-from-playstation-games-on-pc?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3OTEyOTk3MiwiZXhwIjoxNzc5NzM0NzcyLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQkRNVTVLR1pBS0owMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.XEWYXBDX_Xg13JxGEFC1iwV140zKDSlLoblfeJluqb8), saying that Sony scrapped plans to launch PC versions of last year’s*Ghost of Yōtei*and “other internally developed games\.” Online games will still come to multiple platforms following this change in strategy, Schreier reported at the time\. In recent years, Sony has released many of its biggest games on PC, including[*Spider\-Man 2*](https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/18/24273919/spider-man-2-pc-release-date),[*Ghost of Tsushima*](https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/6/24092291/ghost-of-tsushima-directors-cut-pc-release-date-steam), both[*The Last of Us*](https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/29/23661352/last-of-us-part-i-pc-launch-bugs-issues)[games](https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/9/24340000/the-last-of-us-part-2-pc-playstation-network),[*Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered*](https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/24/24253184/horizon-zero-dawn-remaster-ps5-pro-trailer), and multiplayer titles like[*Helldivers 2*](https://www.theverge.com/news/839362/the-new-slim-pc-version-of-helldivers-2-wont-tank-your-performance)and[*Marathon*](https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/890333/marathon-live-service-game-mess)\. Two years ago, Hulst[committed to](https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/29/24167560/sony-thinks-its-pc-games-will-tempt-you-to-buy-a-playstation-really)releasing PlayStation’s live\-service games “day and date” on PC and PS5, but its single\-player PC releases have been less consistent, with Hulst saying that the company takes a “more strategic approach\.” Sony may not be the only one to go back to exclusives; Asha Sharma, Microsoft’s new Xbox chief,[told staff](https://www.theverge.com/tech/917657/microsoft-xbox-exclusive-games-windowing-comments-asha-sharma)that she is “reevaluating” exclusive games for the platform\. **Follow topics and authors**from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates\. - Jay Peters ## The Verge Daily A free daily digest of the news that matters most\.