{"id":293499,"date":"2025-07-26T14:31:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T14:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/293499\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T14:31:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T14:31:14","slug":"sony-job-listing-implies-more-ps5-exclusives-will-be-ported-to-xbox-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/293499\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Job Listing Implies More PS5 Exclusives Will Be Ported to Xbox, Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sony<\/a><\/p>\n

Is the age of console exclusivity truly coming to an end? Perhaps not for Nintendo, but Sony is searching for an executive<\/a> to lead its rapidly evolving multiformat strategy.<\/p>\n

A new job opening<\/a> at its head office in San Mateo is looking for a director to lead PlayStation\u2019s exploration of systems beyond PS5.<\/p>\n

The post explicitly states that successful candidates will be responsible for \u201coptimising title profitability\u201d across all digital platforms beyond PlayStation, including \u201cSteam, Epic Games Store, Xbox, Nintendo, and mobile\u201d.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the specification in full:<\/p>\n

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\u201cReporting to the Vice President, Commercial Management as Senior Director of Multiplatform & Account Management, you will play a critical leadership role in shaping and executing the global commercial strategy for PS Studios software titles across all digital platforms beyond PlayStation hardware, including Steam, Epic Games Store, Xbox, Nintendo, and mobile. This role is accountable for optimising title profitability, ensuring cross-functional alignment, and leading a high-performing team focused on multiplatform expansion, mid-range commercial planning, and platform partner management.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It later adds that key responsibilities will include overseeing the \u201cmid-range commercial strategy for PS Studios titles across all non-PlayStation platforms, driving long-term revenue growth and audience reach\u201d.<\/p>\n

The role will also involve maintaining relationships with rival platform holders, including Xbox and Nintendo, to ensure \u201cstrong collaboration, promotional effectiveness, and performance optimisation\u201d.<\/p>\n

Sony has largely shed full-blown PS5 exclusivity at this stage, opting to port the vast majority of its titles to PC. It also released LEGO Horizon Adventures<\/a> on the Switch, and has announced a Helldivers 2<\/a> port for Xbox Series X|S.<\/p>\n

However, in a recent interview<\/a>, PS Studios boss Hermen Hulst said that the manufacturer needs to be \u201creally thoughtful about bringing our franchises off-console\u201d to avoid detracting from its own ecosystem.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s a vocal contingent of PS5 owners who feel the system has failed to live up to expectations, largely due to its lack of true exclusive software and the sheer length of time it\u2019s taken to create new games.<\/p>\n

To be fair, the advertised role doesn\u2019t necessarily confirm a change to its current strategy, and Sony could simply be planning to continue what it\u2019s been doing up until now.<\/p>\n

But with games being ported to rival consoles and PC conversions coming quicker than ever, it does feel like we\u2019re heading towards an eventuality where PS Studios titles slowly begin to release everywhere.<\/p>\n

Exactly what that means for PlayStation, and the uptake of the PS6 in particular, remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

[source job-boards.greenhouse.io<\/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":"Is the age of console exclusivity truly coming to an end? Perhaps not for Nintendo, but Sony is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293500,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[806,55,341,53,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-293499","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-industry","9":"tag-ps5","10":"tag-sony","11":"tag-technology","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114920022641938685","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293499","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=293499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293499\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/293500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=293499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=293499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}