Former PlayStation exec Shawn Layden questions Sony's reported pullback from PC game ports
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Andy Robinson
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Former PlayStation executive Shawn Layden criticizes Sony's reported decision to scale back PC ports of its major titles. Layden argues that releasing games on PC one to two years after their PlayStation debut didn't harm console sales, and he believes the strategy of bringing exclusives to PC later was a sensible approach. He suggests Sony may be overreacting to market shifts like the rise of portable PC gaming devices, and that the PC market represents a valuable revenue stream that shouldn't be abandoned.
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bskyFormer PlayStation exec Shawn Layden questions Sony's reported pullback from PC game portsvgc.newsKey quotes
· 3 pulledI don't understand the decision to pull back from PC, because I don't believe late ports were costing its console business sales.
The PC market is a valuable revenue stream that shouldn't be abandoned.
Sony may be overreacting to market shifts like the rise of portable PC gaming devices.
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