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[KyoZz]

But this is just for Horizon ZD of course. And Days Gone.

As find by SulyvahnThe2nd from Reddit, there is now a "Franchise : PlayStation Studios" line for Horizon Zero Dawn and Days Gone pages.

The page is not up for now but this is just a matter of time as Days Gone will release on Steam May 18th.

Steam Curator:

store.steampowered.com

 

[jakinov]

Everything should come to PC eventually. Even if it’s years later. Almost everybody wins.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[ManaByte]

JIMBO!!!!

 

[DonJuanSchlong]

Everything should come to PC eventually. Even if it’s years later. Almost everybody wins.

 

[Mike Zhang]

Can't understand the actions.
They invested in Epic but put their games on Steam?

 

[Oddvintagechap]

Release PS3/PS4 games upgraded on PS5/PC.

 

[DonJuanSchlong]

Can't understand the actions.
They invested in Epic but put their games on Steam?

EVERYONE wins. Having options on PC is great. Although I don't like when content can be split up. But I think Sony is going to drop it equally on both, at least for a while. They want they moolaah.

 

[Krappadizzle]

 

[StreetsofBeige]

They also been publisher for a handful of indie games.

Steam Search

store.steampowered.com

 

[SoloKingRobert]

What's the point owning a PlayStation if I can play their games on PC?

 

[KyoZz]

Can't understand the actions.
They invested in Epic but put their games on Steam?

 

[jakinov]

Can't understand the actions.
They invested in Epic but put their games on Steam?

Lets say you own a restaurant and you invested a fraction of your money in Pepsi stock (because you don't want it sitting in the bank doing nothing) and because you think they are going to go up in value. If your restaurant makes more money when you sell coke, then you aren't going to stop selling coke or prioritize selling Pepsi just because you think that Pepsi value will go up. You will do whatever is best for your business which is probably sell both but prioritize the one that makes you more money. Not sacrifice one of your main sources of income in hopes that your micro benefit is going to have a major impact on the Pepsi stock that you have a tiny stake in.

 

[Keihart]

Lets say you own a restaurant and you invested a fraction of your money in Pepsi stock (because you don't want it sitting in the bank doing nothing) and because you think they are going to go up in value. If your restaurant makes more money when you sell coke, then you aren't going to stop selling coke or prioritize selling Pepsi just because you think that Pepsi value will go up. You will do whatever is best for your business which is probably sell both but prioritize the one that makes you more money. Not sacrifice one of your main sources of income in hopes that your micro benefit is going to have a major impact on the Pepsi stock that you have a tiny stake in.

 

[jaysius]

What's the point owning a PlayStation if I can play their games on PC?

I like the simplicity of a game just working when I start it on a machine without having to play the “tweak all the settings forever“ mini game. Yea it wouldn’t look as good as it would on a PC but that’s the cost of convenience. Also the simplicity of a consoles GUI sets a certain mood.

The games will almost always be optimized automatically for the target platform, instead of having to climb the never ending ladder of pc gaming upgrades.

I’m not sure how friendly windows pcs are with AVRs these days, but PCM audio just works without any fuckery on consoles.

 

[RareJordan]

When I truly enjoy a game then I want as many people as possible to also have the chance to enjoy it. I hope Days Gone ends up on Xbox, too. I’ll even take a Switch version

 

[Mister Wolf]

GOW @ 4K 120hz.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Sony should release Dreams on PC as soon as possible.

 

[longdi]

Thank god i am PCMR.

3 years GPU + occasional steam sales for PS games if im feeling open to test their cinematic titles. I love their built in benchmarks though.

Imo everyone, if possible, to do PC GPU + Steam + Epic store.

 

[MightySquirrel]

I'm ok with this.

Spoiler

Everyone wins if 1-2 year old sony games comes to pc. It's not like they're shipping meaningful copies of old games. Extra generated income can go into new exclusives.

 

[IBoAKeYdERiDAygi]

What's the point owning a PlayStation if I can play their games on PC?

It's an affordable hardware that is up-to-date, at least for now, and backed by several exclusive titles to make your choice easier.

 

[Lionel Richie]

DID SOMEONE SAY JON ST. JOHN?

 

[eyesabitdull]

Excited as shit to play Days Gone on PC.

Game run like poop on my OG PS4, so I'm happy that I can play it on PC.

Lol to all you kids crying about Sony putting old games on PC. I have owned every single Playstation in my lifetime, and have an affinity towards the brand.

This is a good thing for everyone. Stop crying about it.

 

[DonJuanSchlong]

I'm ok with this.

Spoiler

Everyone wins if 1-2 year old sony games comes to pc. It's not like they're shipping meaningful copies of old games. Extra generated income can go into new exclusives.

They'll win even more money when they start day and date released for ps5 and PC games. Their developers can really show their talent off, the game has more sales overall, and it's unlikely everyone jumps ship. And even if they did, it's more availability for sale made as a whole. Investors will give the grey/orange thumbs up.

 

[Yselacrey00]

Lets say you own a restaurant and you invested a fraction of your money in Pepsi stock (because you don't want it sitting in the bank doing nothing) and because you think they are going to go up in value. If your restaurant makes more money when you sell coke, then you aren't going to stop selling coke or prioritize selling Pepsi just because you think that Pepsi value will go up. You will do whatever is best for your business which is probably sell both but prioritize the one that makes you more money. Not sacrifice one of your main sources of income in hopes that your micro benefit is going to have a major impact on the Pepsi stock that you have a tiny stake in.

That's a really bad a analogy.

A real analogy would be you don't own anything and decide to invest in pepsi. Then you develop a new formula and decide to give it to coke? Why? Maybe because coke will make you sell more, but then why did you invest in Pepsi in the first place?

 

[Zeroing]

Can't understand the actions.
They invested in Epic but put their games on Steam?

Platform agnostic! Trust me, it’s the best thing for consumers and financially wise. Why put all your eggs in one basket ...

 

[MonarchJT]

as i said 100 times , sony is gonna follow ms. before the end of gen they will launch day and date on console and PC. I'm sure. There is too much money to be made.

 

[DonJuanSchlong]

Platform agnostic! Trust me, it’s the best thing for consumers and financially wise. Why put all your eggs in one basket ...

 

[Bonfires Down]

What's the point owning a PlayStation if I can play their games on PC?

This is something that would never be asked outside a gaming forum.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

That's a really bad a analogy.

A real analogy would be you don't own anything and decide to invest in pepsi. Then you develop a new formula and decide to give it to coke? Why? Maybe because coke will make you sell more, but then why did you invest in Pepsi in the first place?

Pepsi does more than soft drinks.

 

[MonarchJT]

Can't understand the actions.
They invested in Epic but put their games on Steam?

The users are on steam. But Sony investing in Epic ensures an eye during the development of Unreal engine (that Sony needs as its studios will have to adopt it if they want to start releasing simultaneously on multiple platforms), which among other things can also be used in the movies industry, where Sony has a slice of the market

 

[Yselacrey00]

I like the simplicity of a game just working when I start it on a machine without having to play the “tweak all the settings forever“ mini game. Yea it wouldn’t look as good as it would on a PC but that’s the cost of convenience. Also the simplicity of a consoles GUI sets a certain mood.

The games will almost always be optimized automatically for the target platform, instead of having to climb the never ending ladder of pc gaming upgrades.

I’m not sure how friendly windows pcs are with AVRs these days, but PCM audio just works without any fuckery on consoles.

Actually that's one of the reasons I'm starting to hate this gen. Whenever I start a game I have to chose screen settings, hdr settings, graphics mode, performance mode. Then I have to decide if I wanna play on easy, medium, hard, extreme, and If you play it on the wrong difficulty it turns out the game is not as good and is your fault for not choosing right.

If I wanted to customize everything I would play on pc.

 

[Yselacrey00]

Pepsi does more than soft drinks.

So? The point is why would you invest in something and then help the competition?

 

[jaysius]

Actually that's one of the reasons I'm starting to hate this gen. Whenever I start a game I have to chose screen settings,, hdr settings, graphics mode, performance mode. Then in too of that I have to decide if I wanna play on easy, medium, hard, extreme, and I'd you okay it on the wrong difficulty it turns out the game is not as good and is your fault for not choosing right.

If I wanted to customize everything I would play on pc.

Difficulty settings have been a thing since Atari(physical switches).

 

[Yselacrey00]

Difficulty settings have been a thing since Atari(physical switches).

Yes, but you used to have a normal difficulty setting and then after you finished the game you would unlock others. Now you have hard, very hard, extrem and what not since the very first play. And everytime you say that the enemies were dumb, AI wasn't good etc they tell you "oh is because you didn't play it on hard". Dude, that's a fucking lame excuse, I played it on the normal difficulty, if your game is boring as shit because your enemies are easy or dumb is not my fault, is yours for letting me chose that difficulty that didn't represent the game as you wanted.

 

[mortal]

Everything should come to PC eventually. Even if it’s years later. Almost everybody wins.

I agree.

 

[driqe]

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[Gp1]

Gran Turismo

 

[LordCBH]

Can't understand the actions.
They invested in Epic but put their games on Steam?

They want their PC releases to actually sell.

 

[nightmare-slain]

Bloodborne pls jimbo

Can't understand the actions.
They invested in Epic but put their games on Steam?

you do know Epic has more than just a store? Sony likely invested in Epic because of Unreal Engine not because they want their store to be a success.

If you want a game to sell on PC then Steam is the store to sell it. Epic is only good for getting free games. I don't think anyone actually buys anything off them

 

[killatopak]

So? The point is why would you invest in something and then help the competition?

Because you benefit in it more than any other option would.

Between helping the competition and making more money, they chose making more money.

AKA Sony partnering with MS Azure for their cloud services.

 

[Barakov]

It has to be Bloodborne.....right? I mean that would make the most sense. Then again they invested more millions in Epic and put up a Playstation page on Steam. So who knows what's going to happen.

 

[longdi]

Gran Turismo

21:9 144hz max settings and more even.

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[Rhazer Fusion]

What's the point owning a PlayStation if I can play their games on PC?

Especially if the games end up in PC on day one which I still think is a bad idea. Besides convenience and cheaper hardware, that’s really all I can think of to be truthfully honest.

 

[Fredrik]

What's the point owning a PlayStation if I can play their games on PC?

Price dfference, living room gaming, friends.

And if you can already get all that through your PC, just enjoy it. You’ll get better performance and graphics. Don’t complain!

If you’re concerned for Sony, know that they’ll get your money through their PC games and wasn’t making much money from the console few can buy anyway. Win win!

 

[Tomeru]

What's the point owning a PlayStation if I can play their games on PC?

Time.

 

[MonarchJT]

What's the point owning a PlayStation if I can play their games on PC?

the exact same reasons why consoles exist ... ease of use, comf couch gaming, price point ....do you think that with the release of games on pc the strong points of the consoles will lose value? Only a minority of those who already played on the console would prefer to switch to the PC but the loss of these hw sales will be compensated enormously from the sales of the software on pc

 

[ZywyPL]

 

[THE DUCK]

If both consoles end up with day and date exclusives (or even delayed ones), it will be interesting to see how it eats at console sales once graphic cards are available again. Exclusives drive console sales, I think it's something that hurt Microsoft in terms of xbox sales (a lot on here have said no xbox as they already have a good pc). Sony needs to tread carefully here.

 

[jakinov]

That's a really bad a analogy.

A real analogy would be you don't own anything and decide to invest in pepsi. Then you develop a new formula and decide to give it to coke? Why? Maybe because coke will make you sell more, but then why did you invest in Pepsi in the first place?

Your analogy doesn't explain anything to the person who is confused. My analogy is used to explains the motive of why Sony would invest in Epic which is because they have literally money in the bank that sitting there doing nothing. So they buy a small piece of Epic Games so that they can make money off money they already have. It also illustrates of why Sony doesn't let their side hustle that they have a little bit of skin in with their main hustle selling games.

Sony invests in Pepsi Epic Games at all because of growth potential and ROI. If you think some company is going to double, triple or whatever in size then you should probably invest in them. But if you have a business that brings you home all your bacon, then you are going to make sure it brings you the most bacon ever instead of making decisions that you think will make you less money in hopes that this decision is going to make a big enough impact long term to cover all that lost money. It's possible for that to happen but it's arguably higher risk and arguably way too speculative.

Also, Sony probably didn't invest in Epic for their Epic Store, they probably saw the growth potential of their primary engine business and games business and they aren't going to try to help every facet of the business just because they own a stake. Especially a very tiny one.