Playstation Doubles Down on Ditching PC in New PS5 Video

Previous rumors suggested that other games, like Gran Turismo 7, might eventually make their way to Steam, but that no longer seems likely.Sony’s most recent Steam release was Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, a port that drew heavy criticism for poor optimization and numerous technical issues. If that’s the company’s final PC release for a while, it’s a bad note to go out on.

Sony’s doubling down on its own system comes at a time when game consoles are less affordable than ever. The company raised the price of the PS5 due to an ongoing memory shortage, bringing the base edition up to $649.99, $150 more than it cost at launch six years ago.

The PlayStation maker is also catching flak after announcing it will stop creating physical discs for its games in January 2028. This has caused backlash because, unlike buying a disc, purchasing a digital game doesn’t technically mean that you “own” it. Instead, you are purchasing a license to play them. A few months ago, Sony unceremoniously removed several hundred films from the PlayStation Network that users had paid for because their licenses were expiring. Meanwhile, the Sony-owned Crunchyroll removed the vast majority of physical media from its store. The company isn’t exactly in many players’ good graces right now, and the apparent end of its PC ports certainly won’t help.