XboxThe strategy of abandoning monopoly and embracing multiple platforms has attractedSonyPlayStation following. Recently, PlayStation officially released an advertisement for a multi-platform senior director position, and the job posting indicates that PlayStation is ready to port more first-party games to Xbox, PC (Steam, Epic), NintendoSwitchand mobile platforms.
Previously, Xbox fans asked for Marvel’s Spider-Man to come to Xbox
PlayStation has been hinting to investors for some time that it wants to improve its profit margins, and increasing software sales is a sound approach. With gamers more reluctant than ever to switch platforms, Sony can make a lot of high-impact, high-profit revenue by bringing some old games to Xbox. There are still tens of millions of active Xbox players at the moment, many of whom may have never experienced games like God of War, Ghost of Tsushima, The Last Survivor, etc., which are likely to perform well on Xbox.
PlayStation is known for its high-quality games, which is reflected in its high cost. The introduction of more older games to Xbox has had little impact on PlayStation’s hardware market, as players have solidified and built their own digital game library, and PlayStation’s hardware position is almost solid and permanent. The reverse is also true, Xbox players who have invested decades and thousands of dollars on the platform are also less likely to move to other platforms to play service-based games that remain a major source of gaming time and revenue.
Rumor has it that the next generation of Xbox will support Steam, and there are also Sony games on Steam, so it may be wiser for Sony to self-publish games directly on Xbox and cut out the middleman. maybeMicrosoftThe offer is more generous than Steam to facilitate this emerging partnership. Time will tell.
