Sony PlayStation continues to distance itself from other platforms with news that it will shut down the PlayStation Plus app for PC gamers.
A blog post published on Tuesday said Sony will retire the PlayStation Plus app for PC on Dec. 10, giving users a final month to make the most of the service.
Sony cites a “very small” user base as the reason for the decision, noting that fewer than 0.4% of its PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers play on PC. The post reads, “Making this change allows us to focus on enhancing high-quality experiences that more of our members want to use.”
Sony says it will notify all users directly, but it’s unclear whether there will be a way for gamers who exclusively use the PC version to request a refund for any outstanding service. If they don’t own a PlayStation console, PC gamers may be left with a useless subscription after Dec. 10.
The process is moving quickly, with Sony giving players only a month’s notice. It may mean you need to quickly finish any outstanding titles, as there may not be an alternative way to play after the shutdown.
This decision is part of Sony’s wider retreat from offering its biggest games to PC players. Sony recently stopped PC ports, a practice that had become commonplace in recent years, including titles like Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, God of War Ragnarök, and Helldivers 2.
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According to Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, PlayStation CEO Herman Hulst told Sony employees in May that it wouldn’t offer any further titles on alternative platforms. It means there won’t be a way to play recent games like Ghost of Yōtei or Wolverine without a PS5.
These decisions are making it harder to play PlayStation games on devices other than Sony consoles, limiting streaming to its Remote Play service. That’s a different strategy from Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass, which is built to let you play across multiple platforms.
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