Sony has removed any mention of releasing games on PC from its annual business environment and strategy report for PlayStation. Still, the document does spell out how the company intends to make use of AI.
In the report, Sony says it wants to roll out AI to “unleash the creativity of studios and further enhance the PlayStation experience.” The company also plans to “increase productivity through the introduction of AI-powered tools” across its studios. This, the report adds, would allow developers to “put more of their effort into building richer worlds and gameplay experiences.”
Sony further plans to “utilize” AI within the PlayStation Store to “better streamline transactions,” and to “tailor and recommend” content for each individual user. It also noted that the company aims to “improve visual clarity and deliver higher-quality gameplay experiences” through continued investments in AI and machine learning.
That said, while AI is a fresh focus for 2026, one major point that appeared in last year’s version is missing. In 2025, Sony’s report included a line suggesting the company would “continue its endeavors to launch its first-party titles across multiple platforms such as PC” (courtesy of GameFile). This wording does not appear in the 2026 update, which represents Sony’s first public indication that PlayStation’s biggest “tentpole” releases won’t launch on PC alongside consoles anymore.
We’ve had a strong sense of this trend for a while, and back in May, Bloomberg’s Jason Schrier said PlayStation boss Hermen Hulst had confirmed internally that the company’s narrative-focused single-player games would stay console-exclusive. Before that, however, Bloomberg reported that Sony was weighing an end to releasing its single-player titles on PC, pointing to underwhelming sales figures for PC versions of PS5 games. The argument was that moving to PC “risks harming the console’s branding and could negatively impact sales of the PlayStation 5 and its successors.” As a result, to play any of Sony’s upcoming first-party offerings—like Naughty Dog’s Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet or God of War Laufey from Sony Santa Monica—a PS5 will be required.
Last year, former PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida shared his thoughts on bringing PlayStation-exclusive games to PC, describing the approach as “almost like printing money” and highlighting a variety of advantages. Even so, not every early PlayStation PC release has connected strongly with players—such as 2022’s Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves collection, which reached a high of just 10,851 concurrent users on Steam.
This change is unfolding while Valve prepares to roll out the Steam Machine, which is expected to arrive “this summer.” The Steam Machine is a new Valve console designed to let you play your PC games on your television.