Sonys PlayStation exclusive policy is a disaster thats killing the PS5 Readers FeatureGameCentralPublished March 30, 2025 2:00am Everybodys Golf Hot Shots some fans are teed off (Bandai Namco)A reader is unimpressed at the idea that PlayStation exclusives have started to arrive on Switch and feels Sony has lost focus with the PlayStation 5 and its games.You dont normally think of Nintendo as suffering from leaks but there were two big ones for this weeks Direct. One leak didnt name the games, but it said that the biggest news at the showcase would not be a Nintendo game and so it was, because Patapon and Everybodys Golf have gone multiformat and are now set to be released on Nintendos console.These games were formally only on PlayStation but all of a sudden theyre on Switch and PC. Sony has not acknowledged this; theres no annoucement or explanation on the PlayStation Blog and theyre getting Bandai Namco to publish them on Switch because theyre embarrassed?They seem to be ashamed and to be honest I understand why. The once mighty PlayStation brand is bleeding away everything that used to make it distinctive and special and for no reason at all. It is the biggest self-own in gaming history. Sony seems to think its a mystery why the PlayStation 5 has peaked earlier than expected but any PlayStation fan could tell you exactly why.Theres been a lot of anti-exclusivity rhetoric in recent years and its all been led by Microsoft, for two reasons: they have very few games people care about, so theyd lose far less than Sony if exclusives went away, and Microsoft boss Satya Nadella doesnt understand gaming and thinks exclusives are a bad idea in general.Now, if I was in charge of Sony Id use that as a reason to make even more, to put more daylight between Xbox and PlayStation. But because Sony seems to be run by idiots now, theyve done the opposite. Theyve devalued the PlayStation 5 by releasing exclusives on PC and now theyre even doing it with the Switch and no doubt Switch 2.Do Sony want to just be another third party developer like EA, Ubisoft, and Xbox? If thats all theyve ever wanted they could have done it decades ago, but their popularity and money has been made by being a console manufacturer. They make the default console of every generation, the one that has every third party game and tons of great first party ones on top.Now theyre losing that. The only difference between the PlayStation 5 and a PC is that the PC has better graphics and Sony exclusives take a little longer to turn up sometimes, but they always get there in the end. Now theyre even going through the back catalogue and bringing over even more ex-exclusives.At the same time weve got less single-player games than ever, more flop live service games than ever, and no communication about whats coming out or when. Whens Wolverine out? It was announced four years ago and we still dont even know what year its coming out. Intergalactic apparently wont be until at least 2027 so where have all the games gone?Im losing faith, I dont mind telling you. To me the best bet for the next generation looks like a PC and a Switch 2. That gives me access to every game and is considerably cheaper (all PC games are cheaper than on consoles) and less frustrating than getting a PlayStation 6.More TrendingThe whole PlayStation brand feels like its just being left to rot. Theres no direction, no one obvious in charge, and no games. To think how amazing the PlayStation 4, and even the first two years of the PlayStation 5, was I cant believe were in the position we are now.By reader Tom Meadows Patapon 1+2 Replay is also coming to Switch and PC (Bandai Namco)The readers features do not necessarily represent the views of GameCentral or Metro.You can submit your own 500 to 600-word reader feature at any time, which if used will be published in the next appropriate weekend slot. Just contact us at gamecentral@metro.co.uk or use our Submit Stuff page and you wont need to send an email.GameCentralSign up for exclusive analysis, latest releases, and bonus community content.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Your information will be used in line with our Privacy Policy