The Ori And The Blind Forest director thinks PlayStation will emulate Xbox's strategy.

summation

While Xbox continues to pursue a multiplatform strategy, one game director believes it won't be long before PlayStation follows suit.
In an extensive post on Twitter, Moon Studios' Thomas Mahler discussed why he thinks Sony might follow suit.
In particular, he discussed ease of portability, among other things, and the ultimate desire to get a lot of people playing the game.

It's now no secret that Microsoft has completely overhauled its Xbox platform strategy toward a more multi-platform approach, focused on meeting gamers wherever they are. That became clear when four previously exclusive Xbox titles were released on other consoles in 2024.

relevant

Halo coming to PS5 is the beginning of the end for Xbox

What happens to the console when Master Chief jumps ship?

This became even clearer when Phil Spencer discussed in an interview earlier this week that he would like to support games for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2. Then, in a separate interview, Spencer didn't rule out Starfield releasing on non-Xbox consoles.

But while all the attention is on what Xbox will do next and what “exclusive” games will come to other consoles next, one prominent gaming director thinks it won't be long before PlayStation actually follows Microsoft's strategy .

Can PlayStation really keep up with Xbox?

In a lengthy post on Twitter, Thomas Mahler, creative director and CEO of Moon Studios, which created the Ori video games, shared why he thinks Sony could follow a similar approach.

“The price of entry is still so high that some people now have to buy a $500 box to start playing.

Ultimately, you want every game to be playable by anyone with a screen and a controller, ultimately breaking down barriers and making games accessible to everyone.

I'd be surprised if Sony doesn't end up with the same strategy. “People should buy their favorite device but have access to all the content.”

He discussed how, with similar hardware under the hood, porting between the two systems is not as difficult as it used to be. “For the industry to grow, content needs to be more accessible to everyone,” he added specifically.

Ultimately, only time will tell whether PlayStation will do so, but his reasoning isn't all that unfounded. And for what it's worth, Sony has been porting its games to PC, most recently making a splash with the LEGO Horizon game for the Switch.