PS5’s flagship titles Ghost of Yōtei and Marvel’s Wolverine have once again been confirmed as PS5 exclusives by the publisher, sparking discussion on 5ch. Commenters pointed to reports that the previous title, Ghost of Tsushima, underperformed on Steam and was pulled, questioning whether a PC release would even be profitable — while the thread also devolved into arguments over weak demand versus PC users’ insufficient hardware specs.
PS5’s Ghost of Yōtei, Marvel’s Wolverine, and others reconfirmed as “PS5 exclusives” by the publisher — PC ports looking unlikely?
Source: automaton-media.com / Original article here
With god-tier exclusives and strong third-party support, PS5's become unstoppable.
>>2
Wasn't it already unstoppable before? lol
Wasn't it already unstoppable before? lol
The whole point of Totoki's plan was 'since PS-exclusive alone doesn't work, release on PC too' — but now they've panicked over the next-gen Xbox possibly supporting Steam games and hastily shrunk their sales channels. A total loser move.
>>6
The reason they stopped releasing on Steam is that it doesn't sell on Steam.
The reason they stopped releasing on Steam is that it doesn't sell on Steam.
N-not that I want it anyway…
Also, can they even recoup costs?
Also, can they even recoup costs?
Well, they're pushing their own hardware, so that's only natural.
Most PC gamers (パソコンガ, a derisive nickname for PC users) don't have the specs anyway.
Even if they release it, all they'd get is complaints and smear campaigns about it not running.
Even if they release it, all they'd get is complaints and smear campaigns about it not running.
>>10
LOL wwwwwwwwww
Didn't the cracked PC version of Tokon get optimized for insane performance and run great?
At this point nobody's going to deny it when people say they deliberately leave PC ports unoptimized just to prop up the PS5.
LOL wwwwwwwwww
Didn't the cracked PC version of Tokon get optimized for insane performance and run great?
At this point nobody's going to deny it when people say they deliberately leave PC ports unoptimized just to prop up the PS5.
As a first-party move, that's reasonable enough.
That said, it does seem unlikely to pay for itself.
That said, it does seem unlikely to pay for itself.
I mean, people kept begging for a PC release, so they figured there was real demand and put it out — and when it barely sold, of course even a "5th-dimensional life form" (an odd turn of phrase for the publisher) would retreat into its shell.
Meanwhile Xbox's stuff — Minecraft obviously, but also Forza 6 and others — is doing great on PC.
Meanwhile Xbox's stuff — Minecraft obviously, but also Forza 6 and others — is doing great on PC.
Totoki's master plan: signal the retreat by loudly touting exclusivity for a garbage game nobody wants anyway.
Was there even demand for a PC release? 🤭
They pulled out because it didn't sell at all.
They pulled out because it didn't sell at all.
Guess it didn't sell at all on Steam, so they moved single-player games back to PS5 exclusivity.
Wolverine, ranked #75 in the bestseller charts, is a PS exclusive!
Sony reportedly halting PC ports of major PS5 titles — report says it's a strategy shift due to weak sales
https://gadget.phileweb.com/post-120489/
https://gadget.phileweb.com/post-120489/
An "eco-conscious" company (lol) that quarantines its industrial waste behind walls.
Now if they'd just pull PlayStation off retail shelves since it doesn't sell, it'd be perfect.
Now if they'd just pull PlayStation off retail shelves since it doesn't sell, it'd be perfect.
Just keep all your busa-izon multiplayer trash locked into PlayStation too (5ch slang mocking certain live-service games).
Don't bring that stuff over here.
Don't bring that stuff over here.
All they got out of it was embarrassment and complaints from PS5 owners — no upside at all.
Well, of course, they're the first-party maker.
And quit making boring games too — you're doing it on purpose, right?
Well, of course, they're the first-party maker.
And quit making boring games too — you're doing it on purpose, right?
People aren't buying it unless it's on sale anyway.
No idea why, but even when they put single-player games on Steam, they'd for some reason require a PSN account anyway.
Ask yourself if you really want to jump through those hoops just for a single-player game, and yeah, you'd skip it.
And on top of that, they were selling it in countries where PSN isn't even supported, so people literally couldn't play it.
Ask yourself if you really want to jump through those hoops just for a single-player game, and yeah, you'd skip it.
And on top of that, they were selling it in countries where PSN isn't even supported, so people literally couldn't play it.
Wasn't busa-izon multiplayer the one that got its scope cut down?
Who's going to buy a game from a studio in that kind of state?
Who's going to buy a game from a studio in that kind of state?
"Sony's single-player games didn't sell at all, so they're pulling out of Steam" —
said like their multiplayer titles are actually selling.
said like their multiplayer titles are actually selling.
Wolverine's thick fur, and the not-so-pretty heroine in Yōtei — you need PS5-level specs to render that stuff, apparently.
Western games used to be strongly associated with PC.
Now the roles are completely reversed.
Now the roles are completely reversed.
PCs are getting too underpowered to even run Western games these days.
When GTA6 comes out, probably less than 1% of PC owners will be able to run it.
When GTA6 comes out, probably less than 1% of PC owners will be able to run it.
Is it really okay not to make Yōtei multiplatform?
Isn't it selling way worse than Tsushima?
Or have they just given up on this IP already?
Isn't it selling way worse than Tsushima?
Or have they just given up on this IP already?
Genuinely don't want it. Everyone said Tsushima was great, but it flopped hard on Steam.
I actually bought Tsushima myself, and it wasn't fun at all — basically the same open-world formula as the last-gen Horizon games.
Releasing that kind of dated open-world design after The Witcher 3 already came out is just embarrassing.
I actually bought Tsushima myself, and it wasn't fun at all — basically the same open-world formula as the last-gen Horizon games.
Releasing that kind of dated open-world design after The Witcher 3 already came out is just embarrassing.
That arm hair just isn't happening without a PS5.
Their stance against Steam is crystal clear now (´・ω・`)
Makes sense though — consoles need to differentiate or PC will swallow them whole.
Makes sense though — consoles need to differentiate or PC will swallow them whole.
Good thing Stellar Blade came out before they locked in this exclusivity policy.
>>42
That one's from a second-party studio, so they can't lock it down.
That one's from a second-party studio, so they can't lock it down.
>>42
Sony only published Stellar Blade — it's not a PlayStation first-party title at all.
Same pattern as Death Stranding and Nioh.
Sony only published Stellar Blade — it's not a PlayStation first-party title at all.
Same pattern as Death Stranding and Nioh.
The smear campaign (negakyan) about PC gamers' rigs being too weak to even run it got out of hand, but really, demand was just lower than expected.
It's not that it "doesn't work in the PC market" — it's below the market's baseline.
It's not that it "doesn't work in the PC market" — it's below the market's baseline.
>>63
And here we go again, PlayStation fanatics bashing PC users.
They keep going 'it's a PC-gamer smear campaign!' and swinging first — when will they realize they're just getting pushback from ordinary PC users?
And here we go again, PlayStation fanatics bashing PC users.
They keep going 'it's a PC-gamer smear campaign!' and swinging first — when will they realize they're just getting pushback from ordinary PC users?
SIE can't even manage to become a proper software company.
>>96
Way too pathetic…
Way too pathetic…
So going forward, PS commercials are only going to feature Astro Bot, Yōtei, and Wolverine, right?
They won't be using other companies' multiplatform games anymore, right?
They won't be using other companies' multiplatform games anymore, right?
>>116
Huh? What are you even talking about?
Huh? What are you even talking about?
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry (Geha)) thread “[Sad News for Nintendo Fans] PS5’s Ghost of Yōtei, Wolverine, and More Reconfirmed as PS5 Exclusives by the Publisher — PC Ports Looking Unlikely?”.
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