The release of PC Horizon Zero Dawn & # 39; s: exclusive end as we know it

Guerilla Games hunting game Horizon Zero Dawn (2017) finds a PC port, meaning that the PlayStation 4 loses one of its set. Judging by some vocal fans online, he thinks Sony Entertainment is killing his own baby.

"I think that & # 39; Playstation & # 39; s only for nothing, now," the narrator said in response to the announcement. "What a shame."

This extreme reaction is enough to prompt the Guerilla Games game developer to speak out against backlash, reminding people that ports allow more people to see something good and important. "Your enjoyment of the game didn't end because many more people had to play it," the developer said on Twitter, embedding the tweet a joke is reported. Many of the angry comments on Guerrilla Games' Twitter account at the moment, however, seem to come from fans who are genuinely angry.

For generations now, video game fans have banded together around brands with enough dedication to imagine the concept of "console wars," where each video game platform is said to be controversial. But as time went by, fans have increased significantly to cope with dementia.

These days, anytime you read the word "special," there is probably an asterisk. When people say something special, it's usually what they say time specialty, specialty or exclusive content that first appears in one place before receiving a wide distribution. The Epic Games store has used the use of this process to put more users on its platform, tempting prospective (but patient) consumers who can find it elsewhere.

Microsoft, on the other hand, is interested in rolling out more, because it is already a behemoth in the PC space. Much of the Seattle-based publishing strategy for the current generation of consoles has evolved to create an ecosystem between Xbox and PC. Cross-play allows fans on any platform to enjoy each other's game, while Play Anywhere allows players to use the same storage on the Xbox and PC. Such benefits will be more technical with the introduction of the Xbox Series X and Smart Delivery – Microsoft looks like it is doubling down on making people buy the first team game once, because any platform suits them best.

But if people want to do more than the Microsoft ecosystem, they can. It is noteworthy that you can buy Ori and the Blind Forest

Overall, interactive gaming between platforms seems to be an ongoing practice in the background Fortnite & # 39; s a historical push to bring players across computers, mobile, and PC. Since then, we have seen more and more console games to communicate with someone in a certain way, from Rocket League to call Function.

While Nintendo has largely retained its experience on Nintendo Switch, either the sad Japanese publisher has expanded to put first party material on mobile, or find ways to allow mobile experiences to interact with Nintendo Switch games.

Not all of these platform efforts have been successful, but when they are, they are amazing. I felt so happy, for example, when I woke up Deity: Original sin on Nintendo Switch and, during certain times, had downloaded my Steam save game without any fuss. It was as if I was living in the future.

Sony may have been slow to respond to this market shift around diversity, which could explain why some fanbases are currently evolving – handle this much smaller thing on all three giants. But with the current generation on its last legs, we are beginning to see erosion around several. It's a deal that the company signed late last year, when Sony Worldwide Studios chairman Shawn Layden negotiate the product objectives

"We have to support the PlayStation platform – that's unrealistic," Layden said. "That said, in the future you will see other titles that will come out of my studio collection that may need to rely on a broader base."

By 2020, those plans have begun to bear fruit. Before the Horizon Zero Dawn announcement, there were news of Surprising Death PC release. Rumors continued to wane The Last of Us 2 on PC, and Polygon can't guarantee it, the fact that these rumors exist at all is proof that times are changing. Alternatively, i Dreams The PS4 community is crossing their fingers that it's a game-building tool it will eventually make its way to the PC, where the experience continued before the walled garden.

The next generation of video games, I suspect, will be emphasizing forums and managing special publishing companies on an ongoing basis, especially with ongoing efforts to get video game streaming down. For those who use fandom as a cornerstone of their identities or communities, the transition will be painful. But for most of us who want to play a good thing, in whatever form? Selection will be welcomed with open arms.