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Uncharted 4 Heading to PC, Investor Presentation Claims
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Today was Sony s Investor Relations Day for 2021, which rarely results in news for sites such as ours. However, this year s presentation from the Games & Network Services segment has resulted in one fairly interesting nugget of information. Uncharted 4: A Thief s End is supposedly being prepped for a PC release, following in the footsteps of Horizon Zero Dawn and most recently Days Gone. It appears on the 26th slide through here, listed as a new growth vector for PlayStation Studios alongside mobile and Games as a Service.
The slide also reveals that the PC version of Horizon Zero Dawn resulted in a 250% return on investment and that Sony s expansion into the personal computer market is designed to target other territories such as India, Russia, and China. Of course, we ve known for some time now that the hardware manufacturer plans to bring many more PS4 exclusives to PC in the future. Most recently, a Steam creator p
Sony might be planning to release the critically acclaimed 'Uncharted 4' on PC, according to a leaked investor report. Will this lead to more releases of former PS exclusives?