- Former PlayStation Manager Shuhei Yoshida has discussed Microsoft’s Multi-Platform strategy
- Yoshida said Xbox Games released to PS5 is “a win for PlayStation owners”
- Yoshida also claimed it was his “nightmare” whose Playstation became a “minority platform”
Former Sony Interactive Entertainment Executive Shuhei Yoshida has praised Microsoft’s multi-platform push and calls it “a victory” for PlayStation users.
This comes from a recent interview with sacred symbols + (via VGC), where Yoshida said the company’s ongoing strategy to release multiple Xbox games for platforms such as PS5 and Nintendo Switch allows players to experience titles they did not have access to before.
“I think it’s a win for PlayStation -owners they didn’t have access [to those games] Before, “Yoshida said.
He continued to say that PlayStation was the “minority platform” was his “nightmare” when he became head of the PlayStation first party. He explained that it “would be impossible to maintain first -party development because the best creators would leave.”
“They are not only creative, they are also business people, they want their games to reach the greatest audience as well,” he said. “It is very natural if a platform is minority and if I was only able to release a game on the minority platform, it is unsustainable. It was nightmare.”
“If you look at the installation base on Xbox hardware, it’s a little natural to understand what they’re doing and it’s pretty straightforward,” Yoshida added.
The company’s multiplatform -push started early last year, which saw Hi-Fi Rush, The ocean of thieves, Pentiment and grounded Drive their way to PS5, where the latter two also get a Nintendo Switch release.
In November 2024, Xbox chief Phil Spencer confirmed that he wants to release more games on other platforms. Among the already advertised titles include them as Indiana Jones and the big circleLaunched on December 9 for the Xbox Series X, Xbox Series and PC, and is expected to launch on PS5 in the spring of 2025.
Forza Horizon 5 Also on the way to PS5 this year, and Spencer recently confirmed the Xbox Games coming to Nintendo Switch 2.
