Sony to shut down PlayStation Plus PC app on December 10

Sony Interactive Entertainment is shutting down the PlayStation Plus app for PC on December 10, the company announced in a PlayStation Blog update.

The app allowed PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers to stream certain games to a Windows PC without a console. Sony said it is retiring the app because a very small number of eligible members are using it.

Shutdown details

• The PlayStation Plus cloud streaming app on PC will no longer be available from December 10.
• Sony will notify affected users directly.
• Less than 0.4 percent of eligible PlayStation Plus Premium members use the app, according to Sony.

Sony said the change does not affect PlayStation Plus memberships or benefits available on PS5 and PS4 consoles.

Broader context

The shutdown follows reports earlier this year that Sony is pulling back from PC and no longer plans to release PC ports of PlayStation exclusives. GamesRadar+ reported that Bloomberg said in May that PlayStation's studio business group CEO Hermen Hulst informed staff that big-budget story-driven games would no longer come to PC and would instead be PlayStation console exclusives. In September, former SIE worldwide studios president Shuhei Yoshida suggested Sony could be reverting to its "older ways" of focusing on the "platform business."

Why it matters

The decision removes a cloud streaming option for PC users, though Sony said it wants to focus on experiences more members value. Multiplayer games such as Marvel Tōkon are still expected to come to PC, according to PC Gamer, while future prestige single-player games from studios like Naughty Dog or Insomniac may require a PlayStation console.

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Sources

• theverge.com: The PlayStation Plus PC app is shutting down next month | The Verge
• pcgamer.com: PlayStation Plus PC app is being shut down in December because less than 0.4% of eligible subscribers are using it | PC Gamer
• vgchartz.com: PlayStation Plus App on PC Shutting Down on December 10
• gamesradar.com: Sony's PC presence shrinks again as PlayStation Plus app shuts down in December | GamesRadar+
• playday.one: Sony Announces End of PlayStation Plus PC Streaming From Next Month | DayOne

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