Multiple Sony PS4 exclusives are coming to PC, starting with Horizon: Zero Dawn

[Drexion]

Horizon: Zero Dawn Is Coming To PC


"The PlayStation 4 exclusive Horizon: Zero Dawn will come to personal computers this year, sources tell Kotaku. It’s an unprecedented move for Sony that signals a future in which the publisher releases games on platforms beyond its own consoles.

Horizon: Zero Dawn, an open-world game set in a post-apocalyptic version of the United States that has been overrun by robot dinosaurs, launched for PS4 in February 2017.

Now, three years later, Horizon will be on another platform for the first time. We expect to see the game on both Steam and the Epic Games Store when it launches (although that may not be finalized yet)."(full article)


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For those who don't know, Jason Schreier is a legitimate source.

[Evileh]

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG PEEECEEE MASTER RACE UNITE!!!!

[Sundance Kid V2]

More Money to be made in selling on all platforms.

[nutcrackr]

Gaming is going to be very weird over the next few years imo.

Consoles are not going to be discrete systems with their own games. Most games will launch across several systems (e.g. xbone, xbone x, xbone series x). You'll probably have crossplay more often than not, even for shooters. Xbox Game Studios are pushing for PC / Xbox at the same time and it looks like Sony are coming around to the idea.

HZD was a great game but I probably wouldn't buy it again on PC.

[twonha]

Welp. My PS4 bucket list really only consists of Horizon: Zero Dawn and The Last Guardian anymore. Time to consider selling the thing off.

[Dave]

Right - Give me God of War at 120fps in 3440x1440.

[Evileh]

Pc is making it's comeback for sure

[ThirdEye]

[DeathKnight]

Hopefully at a fair and decent price. None of that $60 shite for a 3 year old game.

[Lazy8s]

HZD is an amazing title, excellent choice on Sony's part.

I hope we see Bloodborne as well

[Jackson352]

I hope we see Bloodborne as well

BB on pc at 60 fps would be too perfect to ever happen, but man I wish. I got a ps4 specifically to play Bloodborne and for a very long time it was my only game on there.

[Jaillum Malord]

BB on pc at 60 fps would be too perfect to ever happen, but man I wish. I got a ps4 specifically to play Bloodborne and for a very long time it was my only game on there.

This.

Played it on PS Now but on PC it will be like wiping ones backside with silk.

[KAC]

HZD 2 should come on PC.

[theshadowcult]

Woot, finally, been waiting for ths one forever!

[SirBaron]

It’s still a rumour regardless how reliable he is, though I’d love to see Sony games on pc. Sony must know that there’s people who’d buy there games but wouldn’t buy a PlayStation.

[Lazy8s]

BB on pc at 60 fps would be too perfect to ever happen, but man I wish. I got a ps4 specifically to play Bloodborne and for a very long time it was my only game on there.

Same here, it's very close to being one of my all time favorites.

This.

Played it on PS Now but on PC it will be like wiping ones backside with silk.

Yes it would be lol.

[Lazy8s]

It’s still a rumour regardless how reliable he is, though I’d love to see Sony games on pc. Sony must know that there’s people who’d buy there games but wouldn’t buy a PlayStation.

I could see them doing this to compete with MS. I don't have game pass or an Xbox, but it seems to be a great model to rake in some $$.

I hope it happens, and if it does, gee...what better way to kick it off than a remastered Demon's Souls for PC?

It'll probably never happen, but I can fantasize about it

[Munkus]

I've had HZD for my PS4 for a couple years. One of these days I should actually play it.

[Lazy8s]

I've had HZD for my PS4 for a couple years. One of these days I should actually play it.

It's one of the few titles I can't recommend enough. The gameplay is flawless, the story is pretty deep and actually hits the feels, and it is just a beautiful game to look at. 10/10 for me.

[Munkus]

It's one of the few titles I can't recommend enough. The gameplay is flawless, the story is pretty deep and actually hits the feels, and it is just a beautiful game to look at. 10/10 for me.

Yeah I've heard that. Just boils down to a matter of time for me. Oh how I miss the days when I had fewer obligations and more time to spend on gaming.

[A2597]

Nice, I wanted to play this one, but not buying a console for one game I'll rarely have time to play...

[Drexion]

Some console gamers are not taking the news well.

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[Munkus]

[Lazy8s]

+1

[Eisberg]

Horizon is one of the few console exclusives that interested me, but there has never been enough games on the consoles that I actually want to play to ever justify buying a console for. So I am hoping Horizon does come to the PC.

[Kain]

If this is going to be a trend for Sony, is there any reason to buy a PS5?

[KAC]

I think if this trend continues my next purchase will be a HDR10 120 Hz 4K Gsync enabled TV set plus a new graphics card. May even indulge in building an HTPC. I was hoping for buying the two consoles on launch but this seems like a better spend of money.

[twonha]

If this is going to be a trend for Sony, is there any reason to buy a PS5?

I suppose even if exclusives are timed, that would still be reason enough for a lot of people to buy a Playstation 5 to complement their PC. But if the only reason you'd ever buy a console is to play its exclusives years into its cycle (like I've done a few times now), then yeah, maybe times are a-changin'.

I convinced my brother to get an Xbox, a year or two after its launch, so I could finally play Halo for myself. I got a Playstation 2 for GTA: San Andreas, and caught up on games like Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. My wife had a Playstation 3, so I played The Last of Us a year or so after release. And I got a Playstation 4 Pro for RDR2, and caught up on several exclusives after that. I suppose for me, if exclusives come to PC years later, I could stop buying consoles.

But if a console is your primary gaming device and/or you want exclusives when they're actually hot, then the fact that they'd come to PC years later should be of no significance.

[alitayyab]

I bought a ps4 for TLOU and Uncharted series. Sold it soon after completing these. Would love to see these coming over to the PC. I am very patient and can wait a couple of years for a PC release.

[SirBaron]

If this is going to be a trend for Sony, is there any reason to buy a PS5?

For people who don't want to bother with a PC sure, for people like us, not really.

[Ziklitschli]

Good news but a mistake from Sony imo, the never to be ported exclusives were a big part of a PlayStation brand.

Personally, since I don't mind to wait, I might never buy another ps again, and I had plans to buy 5 on release. Anyway, will happily put PS5 money into a gpu, long live PC the king.

[Drexion]

Rumor has it that the PS4 exclusive title, Dreams (made by Media Molecule (a Sony owned Studio)), has the go-ahead from Sony for a PC release.

Sony Reportedly Has Plans to Port More Console Exclusives to PC, Including Dreams

"According to Eurogamer’s Tom Phillips, SIE has plans to release more console exclusives on PC going forward, and hinted that Media Molecule’s Dreams will be one of them.

Former PlayStation Worldwide Studios Chairman Shawn Layden also hinted that SIE is considering releasing its games on multiple platforms in an interview with Bloomberg last August." (source)

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[Ravens Nest]

Good news but a mistake from Sony imo, the never to be ported exclusives were a big part of a PlayStation brand.

Personally, since I don't mind to wait, I might never buy another ps again, and I had plans to buy 5 on release. Anyway, will happily put PS5 money into a gpu, long live PC the king.

I totally agree, I hardly use my PS4, only for exclusives so maybe no ps5 later for me either

[Exposed]

Maybe they're discovering PC gaming is profitable after all, after those years of "doom and gloom".

The people who buy $399 or $499 Playstations aren't going to be the same people that build $1500 gaming PC's for the most part, so they aren't going to lose sales, and in fact will gain sales because they will still have their dedicated console fanbase and high end PC gamers on top as cherry.

Low end PC gamers (like KAC) who can't afford or unwilling to buy $800+ video cards won't be able to take advantage of high resolutions, more effects, etc anyways.. so will play the game on a console. No lost sale for Sony for their first party title.

It's a win/win for Sony, as it already is a win/win for MS. Xbox sales are still strong despite pretty much every game being cross platform, and they've discovered better ways to make money via Xbox gamepass.

[Higgy10]

Low end PC gamers (like KAC) who can't afford or unwilling to buy $800+ video cards won't be able to take advantage of high resolutions, more effects, etc anyways.. so will play the game on a console. No lost sale for Sony for their first party title.
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to be fair im sure he would spend 800 rupees as long as he could re-negotiate the sales taxes

[nutcrackr]

Dreams will probably come to PC because it has zero hype on PS4. That game is going to tank like Project Spark.

I do think Sony will keep some exclusives, like Last of Us and Uncharted. Uncharted collection would sell pretty well on PC though.

[twonha]

Dreams will probably come to PC because it has zero hype on PS4. That game is going to tank like Project Spark.

I do think Sony will keep some exclusives, like Last of Us and Uncharted. Uncharted collection would sell pretty well on PC though.

Strangely enough, Naughty Dog are looking for someone to work in TLOU2, who has experience with graphics technology for nVidia as well as AMD. With the Playstation 4 and 5 having nothing to do with nVidia, that's remarkable.

[theshadowcult]

Te only reason sony is doing this is because the ps4 was profitable. The ps5 probably will be too. Usually consoles are not very profitable and they use exclusives to sell unit so they can sell more games because the games are where they make the money back. I take this as a sign that they arent so worried about whether or not the ps5 will sell, and or that they already made their profits back from game sales so now ps4 games on pc are just pure profit.

It's unlikely for another console to have the same life span of profits like the PlayStation 2 or xbox original did. So why not get some more money elsewhere. Especially when any ports of these games will be bare minimum, as they wouldnt have been making pc versions at the time of creation.

[SD-[Inc]]

Te only reason sony is doing this is because the ps4 was profitable. The ps5 probably will be too. Usually consoles are not very profitable and they use exclusives to sell unit so they can sell more games because the games are where they make the money back. I take this as a sign that they arent so worried about whether or not the ps5 will sell, and or that they already made their profits back from game sales so now ps4 games on pc are just pure profit.

It's unlikely for another console to have the same life span of profits like the PlayStation 2 or xbox original did. So why not get some more money elsewhere. Especially when any ports of these games will be bare minimum, as they wouldnt have been making pc versions at the time of creation.

An alternate theory could be that they have a lot of confidence that the specs of the PS5 will compete head to head with gaming PCs at a much lower price point. So, they don't need to rely on exclusives to sell it.

[Trunks0]

Yes but none of these are PS5 exclusives. They where PS4 exclusives. How much you wanna bet these series see sequals and those end up PS5 only.