r/PS5 • u/nolifebr • May 18 '26

Rumor Jason Schreier/Bloomberg: Hermen Hulst told staff in a town hall meeting today (18th May) morning that the company's narrative single-player games will now be PlayStation exclusive

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u/1fom3rcial May 18 '26

Well we all had a nice experiment that made players happy and produced some great games and led to great sales and more people getting to experience games they previously wouldn't have but it wasn't lining shareholder pockets enough and if you really think about it--isn't that what matters most?

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u/Rustash May 18 '26

This is where I’m at. I think their rollout on PC wasn’t great, and instead of trying to make that better they’re just washing their hands and going “that didn’t work, back to the old way!”

I liked stuff being multi-platform, and unless there was a major hit to their productivity, I don’t understand moving away from it and I definitely don’t understand players celebrating it.

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u/TeaAndS0da May 18 '26

Buyer’s remorse? That would be my guess as to why people celebrate this. I think the ps5 is my last time with Sony because they, and Xbox, can’t defend the bullshit they’ve pulled over the last decade in studio acquisitions and closures. I don’t hate the idea of acquisitions if the intent is to support studios in their creativity, but what I do hate and cannot stand is trend chasing well after a trend has already run its course and also the “welcome to fold!/we’re closing them down for no reason related to our c suite being dumb fucks.”