So, there I was, sipping my lukewarm coffee, scrolling through the digital noise, and bam! A leak hits me right in the face. Sony’s dabbling with this idea of spreading its PlayStation wings to consoles like Xbox and Nintendo. Crazy, huh? But the twist? Some folks in the fanbase are losing it. Picture a job ad, of all things, spilling the beans—Sony hunting for someone to plop its games onto the “enemy” platforms. Yeah, that’s a plot twist.
There’s this gig up for grabs—a Senior Director, Multiplatform & Account Management. Sounds fancy, right? But what really jumps out is how casually they’re talking about spinning their PlayStation Studios games into multiplatform wonders, beyond just PC stuff. Like, boom, Xbox and Nintendo in the mix. Didn’t see that coming.
“You’ll play a critical role,” the ad says, making it sound all epic. Basically, it’s about running the show for spreading Sony games across digital platforms—think Steam, Epic, Xbox, Nintendo, and even mobile. They’re rolling out the big guns.
And people online? Oh boy. Imagine a beehive after you poke it. Xbox fans are gleeful, but the PlayStation loyalists? Not so much. Reddit, Twitter, you name it, packed with rants about how Xbox’s attempt at this didn’t really pan out, with Microsoft’s gaming numbers taking a hit. What’s next? Everyone’s wondering if Sony’s consoles lose their charm when you can play their stuff anywhere else.
Even the industry bigwigs are chiming in. They’re saying console exclusives are more outdated than my grandma’s old VCR (she never lets it go). Times are changing, exclusives might be going out like disco.
Even a former PlayStation dev tossed in his two cents. Change is what he’s rooting for. But hey, what do I know? Just a guy rambling with a cold coffee. Anyway, did Helldivers 2 secretly kick off this whole shindig? What’s your take?
