PlayStation fans might get a little angry, but The Last of Us Part I is not focused on those who want to buy the game for the third time on PlayStation. Coming to the PC ocean.
The Last of Us Part I, where the intensity is given to the visuals and causing “This is not a remake, but a remastered” debate among fans, is actually a game developed far from these discussions. Naughty Dog and Sony are not considering selling this remake to console players for the third time as their main focus by releasing this remake. You realize that a game first developed by one of Sony’s first party studios is not highlighted as “Exclusive game”? This shows that the remake version of TLOU Part I, which supports the company’s recent strategy, also gives the focus to PC players in its target audience.
The Last of Us Part I: One step to dive into the PC ocean
As you know, Sony, which has brought games such as Days Gone, Horizon Zero Dawn, and God of War to the PC platform in recent years, received this award well. Sony’s goals include making one-third of PlayStation games available on PC by 2025. If we make the assumption that this is the case – as the remakes of old PlayStation games come out – we can say that the target audience is clearly not console gamers.
While the sale of the game at full price was met with reactions on the console side, PC players rolled up their sleeves and are preparing to play The Last of Us on PC for the first time. When we consider the situation like this, we can see that the game clearly reveals its goal, leaving aside the reactions on the console side.
In the coming period, we will see new steps by Sony to reach the PC audience more. Because console manufacturers have finally realized the value of the PC platform. We can say that the era of special games is over. Of course, console manufacturers will need games that will make them special in order to sell their consoles. For this reason, the special games we will see in the coming periods will probably stay like that for a few years, and then they will come to the PC platform sooner or later. Because rising game development costs have forced companies to do just that.