Fans wonder if these reveals mean they could eventually play PlayStation games on their PC. Others speculate that this could be Sony’s answer to Microsoft’s Xbox app for the PC. Still, there are those who aren’t enthusiastic, feeling PCs are already saturated with game launchers. While nothing is confirmed yet, there’s no shortage of opinions about the possibilities.
Sony has been investing a great deal of time and effort into revamping the PlayStation Network. It just unveiled a planned rewards program called the Stars Loyalty Program, and Sony also established separate tiers for PlayStation Plus with different costs and bonuses. On top of all that, Sony even made a move to acquire the “Destiny 2” developer Bungie — with plans to use the studio to help grow its own multiplayer offerings.
Meanwhile, Steam is moving into the console market with its critically praised Steam Deck, which supports many popular PC games. With Microsoft already existing in both worlds, a la Xbox Game Pass, and its presence as both the Xbox manufacturer and a dominant player in the PC industry, there’s plenty of straddling the PC/console fence at the moment.
If Sony does follow through on bringing PlayStation to the PC, it might further blur the lines between PC and console gaming. Perhaps this would finally put to bed one of the great debates assumed to divide gamers forever.
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