PlayStation has gradually brought over various first-party titles to the PC platform in recent years. This strategy has seen flagship IPs like God of War, The Last of Us, and Ghost of Tsushima arriving on the platform, with recent games like Spider-Man 2 significantly cutting the waiting period between a PS5 and PC release.

Following Sony’s trend, many expected the gaming giant to eventually transition to a day-and-date strategy for its PC ports, allowing gamers across PlayStation and PC to reap the benefits of first-party productions simultaneously.

However, an insider suggests that this is not happening. In fact, he believes PlayStation is heading in the opposite direction.

Speaking on the latest episode of the Xbox Two podcast, insider Jez Corden revealed that the latest information from a good source suggests PlayStation’s PC plans are changing.

He references the recent rumors of PlayStation offering cross-buy between consoles and PC, stating that this particular piece of information may have come from older plans or outdated builds.

Elsewhere, Jez Corden discussed how PlayStation’s PC releases may not have had as big an impact as the gaming giant expected. He believes this happened due to the discrepancy between the PS5 and PC release windows, with the gaming giant often waiting a full year or two to port its biggest games.

“I actually heard from a very good source that PlayStation probably is pulling back from PC. That cross-buy button is outdated.” – Jez Corden

The insider suggests that day-and-date launches for PC ports will be reserved for live-service games. This strategy was already used for games like Concord and Helldivers 2, with the latter still being PlayStation’s biggest success on the PC platform.

Moreover, he suggests games like Ghost of Yotei might come to PC several years after release, if at all. The insider believes a Nintendo-like future for the company does not sound unreasonable under current circumstances since PlayStation now has access to all of Xbox’s first-party offerings.

Because Sony’s approach to PC has been so unpredictable, it remains to be seen how the gaming giant will move forward with plans for the next generation.

The arrival of the Steam Machine could also prove to be very interesting for PlayStation’s PC ports, possibly leading to another big change of plans.