Former PlayStation Studios President Shawn Layden Discusses Reasoning Behind PC Ports and Exclusivity Strategy
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Robert DeFelice
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Former PlayStation Studios president Shawn Layden reflects on the decision to begin porting PlayStation exclusive games to PC, and comments on Sony's recent pivot away from that strategy. He maintains that exclusivity remains important for platforms, citing Nintendo's Mario and Zelda as prime examples, but explains the original PC porting decision was driven by hopes of reaching new players who might eventually join the PlayStation ecosystem.
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bskyFormer PlayStation Studios President Shawn Layden Discusses Reasoning Behind PC Ports and Exclusivity Strategyinsider-gaming.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledHe still believes exclusivity is important to platforms, citing the impact of Mario and Zelda games on Nintendo hardware.
His decisions were rooted in the hopes that new players would be able to...
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