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Former Sony exec finally says the quiet part out loud: putting PlayStation games on PC is 'almost like printing money'


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Eventually though, Sony was sold on the idea through a notion that releasing games on PC now might entice players to buy a PlayStation in the future. In any case, Yoshida also noted that it's an easy way for the publisher to generate extra revenue, stating "porting to PC is way cheaper than creating an original title. China recently demonstrated its potential to catapult games to enormous success, with almost 90% of Black Myth: Wukong's massive sales generated domestically.

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