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Sony's PlayStation Strategy Just Reversed Six Years of PC Ports - Hermen Hulst Tells Staff in a Monday Town Hall That Single-Player PlayStation Studios Games Will Stay Locked to PS5, With Ghost of Yotei's PC Port Reportedly Scrapped and Marvel's Wolverine, Saros, and Intergalactic Locked to Console Exclusivity

PlayStation Studios CEO Hermen Hulst reportedly told staff in a Monday town hall that narrative single-player games will no longer be ported to PC. Ghost of Yotei, Marvel's Wolverine, Saros, and Intergalactic are locked to PS5; live-service titles like Marathon and Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls remain on PC. Existing PC ports stay for sale and supported.

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Sony Pulls the Trigger on Another PlayStation Plus Price Hike - Essential Monthly Goes to $10.99, Three-Month to $27.99, Effective May 20 for New Members, With India and Turkey Catching It Across the Board and 'Ongoing Market Conditions' Cited as the Reason

Sony confirmed a third PS Plus Essential price hike since 2022, lifting monthly to $10.99 (from $9.99) and 3-month to $27.99 (from $24.99) effective May 20 for new subscribers. PS Plus Extra, Premium, and the 12-month Essential plan are unchanged. India and Turkey catch the hike on every renewal regardless of subscription tenure.

news1 month ago

Amazon Luna Kills Individual Game Purchases and Third-Party Stores — All Bought Games Gone by June

Amazon has pivoted Luna to a subscription-only model, removing all third-party stores and permanently killing access to previously purchased games on June 10 with no refunds offered.