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Sony president confirms plans to release PS5-exclusive titles on PC | Microsoft is also planning to release Xbox and PC titles on PlayStation


Talking to reporters during Sony's Q3 2023 earnings call, Sony president and PlayStation chairman Hiroki Totoki revealed that the company is looking to boost its revenues by...

The big picture: Later today, Microsoft is expected to make the long-awaited announcement about releasing its Xbox and PC titles, like Hi-Fi Rush and Pentiment, on PlayStation 5. According to Totoki, the original purpose of creating exclusive titles was to make consoles popular, but given the current market trends, releasing them on multiple platforms can help game developers and publishers earn additional revenue. It remains to be seen if the new strategy will hurt PS5 sales, but Sony expects that any loss will be offset by the large swathes of PC gamers picking up its first-party titles.

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