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PlayStation ABANDONS PC?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.04.26

·1 hr 9 min·4 clips

Greg argues Sony should make Horizon, The Last of Us 3, Uncharted 5, and God of War trilogy remakes for PS5 exclusivity.

1. Kind of Funny Games Daily on March 4, 2026 centers on Jason Schreier's Bloomberg report that Sony is pulling back from bringing big PlayStation 5 games to PC. 2. Greg Miller hosts with Snowbike Mike, and their news rundown matters because both react to Sony's strategy, Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced tease, and Crimson Desert review concerns. 3. The episode asks what Sony is doing by abandoning most PC ports after six years of putting PlayStation franchises on Steam. 4. Greg reads that online games like Marathon and Marvel Tokon Souls Fighting will stay multi-platform while single-player games like Ghost of Yotei and Soros remain PS5 exclusives. 5. The report says some PlayStation leaders think PC releases hurt console sales and damage the PlayStation brand. 6. Mike argues that PC ports only make sense if they sell enough units to justify the work, and he says Sony probably saw the numbers. 7. The hosts discuss Microsoft's rumored next Xbox, which may run Windows and play PC games, as part of Sony's calculus. 8. Matt Piscatella's comment about 'monetization of the install base' becomes the frame for why Sony may be narrowing its release strategy. 9. Greg says Sony should protect the PlayStation ecosystem by making more first-party exclusives and special content deals. 10. He names Horizon, The Last of Us 3, Uncharted 5, and a God of War trilogy remake as ways to keep players on PS5. 11. Mike and Greg also ask whether Sony may raise PlayStation 5 prices or PlayStation Plus tiers to make up the lost revenue. 12. Greg brings up Nixxes, Sony's PC porting specialist acquired in 2021, as the obvious studio affected by the change. 13. Mike says Nixxes could become a support studio and points to Soros as a current project that still needs technical help. 14. The conversation shifts to Herman Hulst, and Greg argues that he inherited problems from Jim Ryan's trend-chasing era. 15. Greg says PlayStation lost some of its older identity from the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 years, when names like Adam Boyes, Jack Tretton, Shuhei Yoshida, and Herman Hulst gave the brand more personality. 16. Mike says Hulst deserves more time because he is trying to correct course after decisions made under Jim Ryan. 17. The show's tone stays fast, opinionated, and conversational, with Greg and Mike bouncing from news reading into unscripted analysis and side jokes. 18. The format mixes straight reporting, quote reading, and audience super chats, including discussion of Costco PCs and Factor meal ads. 19. Listeners who follow PlayStation strategy, console business, and industry news will get the most from it. 20. People wanting a spoiler-free game review or narrative deep dive can skip it.

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