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It’s a complicated time for PlayStation fans.
This week saw the announcement of Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble and Horizon Steel Frontiers, two flagship first-party Sony titles which won’t be available on the PS5.
There’s context that’s getting lost in the social media overreaction, of course: PlayStation has wanted to explore mobile for ages, and its ultimate aim with these projects is to expand the brands.
You could say the same about its decision to release flagship first-party games likes Ghost of Tsushima and The Last of Us: Part 2 on the PC, but fresh speculation from Windows Central reporter Jez Corden claims the company may be scaling back that strategy.
Now, while in the original quote – spotted by Reddit after a podcast appearance – the commentator says he got word from a “very good source”, he’s since clarified on X (or Twitter) that the rumours are “very vague”. So, make of that what you will.
just want to add that these were very vague rumors and just podcast discussions and speculations, not a serious report or leak!
it’s my personal opinion that it would be good for sony to do day and date speaking purely mathematically, but a few people saw me say that and told…
— Jez (@JezCorden) November 15, 2025
But as part of a meandering discussion about the Japanese giant, Corden claims his supposed contact told him that PlayStation is “probably pulling back from PC”.
This is all in the aftermath of discoveries made on the PS5 operating system last week, where fans datamined a “Cross-Buy” icon, potentially pointing to some kind of launcher for PlayStation games on PC.
Corden has since clarified that this is “not a serious report or leak”, and the insinuation is that this would only apply to single player games should it actually be true anyway.
We do know that Sony recently removed “game revenue from beyond console” from its list of strategic indicators, suggesting releasing its software outside of the PlayStation ecosystem isn’t a big priority anymore.
But we already know off-console sales are effectively a footnote for PlayStation’s business.
In its most recent quarterly report, multiformat game sales accounted for approximately 2% of the division’s overall income, and that includes over a month of Helldivers 2 on Xbox as well.
Personally, we don’t think there’s much to this story really.
We imagine Sony will continue on the path it’s been on for a while, porting the odd title here and there and supporting its live service efforts on formats where they make sense.
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[source youtube.com, via reddit.com, x.com]
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As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.