The latest analysis report shows that Sony PlayStation’s game titles have generated more than US$1.5 billion (approximately RMB 10.8 billion) in total revenue on the Steam platform, and still received approximately US$1.2 billion (approximately RMB 8.6 billion) in net income after sharing on the Valve platform.It is worth noting that these revenues mainly come from early classic works that landed on PC.

According to Alinea Analytics data, PlayStation’s cumulative sales on the Steam platform have reached 43 million copies.Among them, "Bad Boys 2" has become the best-selling work in history with more than 12.7 million copies sold, followed by the remakes and remasters of "Horizon: Zero Dawn", "God of War", "Days Gone" and "Marvel's Spider-Man".It is worth noting that all the best-selling works are classic games that have been released for many years, and none of the works recently launched on Steam have generated significant revenue.

Data further shows that the Steam version sales of the latest sequels such as "Horizon: West", "God of War: Ragnarok" and "Marvel's Spider-Man 2" have all declined significantly compared with their predecessors.This phenomenon highlights the waning freshness of PlayStation games on the PC platform - the release of early games on PC was once regarded as an important event, and now Sony urgently needs to re-evaluate its cross-platform distribution strategy.

It is reported that Sony has previously stated that the development cost of the PC ported version is relatively controllable, making it an important source of funds for investment in the development of new games.However, current data shows that if you want to continue to gain dividends from the PC platform, the model of relying solely on the transplantation of classic works is facing challenges.

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