{"id":1079466,"date":"2026-07-10T00:14:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T00:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1079466\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T00:14:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T00:14:21","slug":"ps5-has-put-a-dampener-on-gaming-45-of-enthusiasts-seriously-considering-leaving-sony-for-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1079466\/","title":{"rendered":"‘PS5 Has Put a Dampener on Gaming’: 45% of Enthusiasts ‘Seriously Considering’ Leaving Sony for PC"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"'PS5<\/a> Image: Push Square<\/p>\n

One of the big stories of the generation has been the rise of PC gaming, and if a Push Square<\/strong><\/a> poll is to be believed, 45% of PlayStation enthusiasts are \u201cseriously considering\u201d making the switch to storefronts like Steam.<\/p>\n

In a survey voted in by over 6,500 of our readers, just 23% indicated they\u2019d stick with PlayStation after a sticky generation, which came to a head last week as Sony signalled its intent to stop manufacturing disc-based games<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"'PS5<\/a> Image: Push Square<\/p>\n

A further 7% said they\u2019ve thought about making a change, but don\u2019t expect to go through with it. While 15% said they\u2019ve already made the transition and the remaining 10% claimed they already play on both.<\/p>\n

While Sony will be much more concerned with the mainstream audience at large, this Push Square poll is likely to represent enthusiasts, and the most engaged players within PlayStation\u2019s ecosystem.<\/p>\n

Of those responding to the survey, 41% cited Sony\u2019s decision to stop manufacturing physical games as the reason they would leave.<\/p>\n

\"'PS5<\/a> Image: Push Square<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s important to note that PC is a primarily digital platform, many comments noted that if they\u2019re going to have to deal with an all-digital future, they may as well settle for a best-in-class storefront, which is widely considered to be Steam.<\/p>\n

Sony hasn\u2019t outlined any ways<\/a> in which it plans to improve the PS Store<\/strong><\/a>, with its refund policies among the features criticised.<\/p>\n

Asked what fans would do if the PS6 cost $1,000, as is looking increasingly likely<\/a>, 29% of users said they\u2019d build or buy a gaming PC instead, while another 29% replied they\u2019d simply stick with current consoles, like the PS5.<\/p>\n

\"'PS5<\/a> Image: Push Square<\/p>\n

Interestingly, just 14% said they\u2019d buy it at launch, while 15% voted they\u2019d wait for a price drop \u2013 something that\u2019s looking increasingly unlikely in this era of ever-rising RAM prices.<\/p>\n

So, sobering reading for Sony, then, and a sign it\u2019s got a lot of work to do to win back fan trust. As I\u2019ve mentioned on multiple occasions, the platform holder has burned through all of its goodwill<\/a> these past few years.<\/p>\n

I do think it is worth pointing out that fans are angry right now, and things will hopefully calm down in time. Furthermore, the Japanese giant hasn\u2019t had a chance to make its case for the next-gen yet, which may could still surprise and get gamers back on board.<\/p>\n

[source News: Poll: Are You Considering Leaving PlayStation for PC?<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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\"Sammy<\/p>\n

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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: Push Square One of the big stories of the generation has been the rise of PC gaming,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1079467,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[7],"tags":[806,55,90438,341,53,16,15],"class_list":["post-1079466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-industry","tag-ps5","tag-ps6","tag-sony","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116892800957773655","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1079466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1079466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1079466\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1079467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1079466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1079466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1079466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}