SIE: PC isn't a competing platform
Jim Ryan: PC is a competing platform
I'm gonna listen to Jim Ryan on this one.
Amazed to see it doing these numbers on PC
Playstation is doing rookie numbers by comparison, they need to pump those numbers up
Let me guess, zero copies sold on Xbox because it's on Gamepass lol
When you've raised prices on your platform everywhere but America, barely communicate/celebrate with your fanbase, and your platform lacks the means of enabling viral WOM & social media synergies...
...well, you get splits like these. Assuming the numbers are true, of course. And Xbox sales are probably a third of that of PlayStation's, at best.
Since when did comparing Steam and PlayStation become a thing? Have I just ignored that comparison in the past? Either way, good for Sandfall Interactive. I hope they are able to continue their success and create more interesting single player games for both PC and consoles.
It's been a thing for a while, and very much worth doing because even if SIE have said PC isn't a competing platform, you only need look at markets like Japan to see that it obviously is. The shared library (even for Day 1 games) is well over 90% between them, but PC having several advantages such as many more exclusives (especially if talking indies, certain F2P and older releases), free online, technically cheaper entry points (tho don't expect PS5 performance on a $300 laptop), access to Steam, more flexibility for productivity tasks, etc.
Pretending they aren't in competition for very similar gaming time & dollars these days is foolish, and similar to thinking PlayStation and Nintendo aren't competing for somewhat similar on the same metrics, even if Nintendo & PC aren't traditional "direct" competitors like Xbox consoles are. So when will SIE wake up and realize this?