Lately, it seems Sony’s first party exclusives have become more and more open to the idea of PC ports. First it was the rumors and confirmation ofHorizon Zero Dawn, now more recently withDetroit: Become Humanand other Quantic Dream games that were all PlayStation exclusives before. Now a more recent leak states thatBloodbornewill be making its way to PC as well, adding yet another awesome PlayStation exclusive to the collection of ports coming to PC.
Assuming this is true, it’d be yet another show of good faith from Sony as well as another awesome PS4 game coming to PC for the first time. Not only that, butBloodbornecoming to PC tangentially benefitsBloodborne 2as well, in a number of ways. There’s no reason why bringing PS4 exclusives likeBloodborneto PC is a bad thing, and could only benefit both theBloodborneseries and PS5 moving forward.
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Making Bloodborne More Accessible
Usually the main benefit of porting a formerly exclusive game is that it provides greater accessibility for a title and/or franchise to a wider audience. Sales-wise, a larger audience typically means greater success especially if the game is largely successful or praised. But even more importantly, there is the potential to expand the fanbase out beyond just PlayStation users.BringingBloodborneto PCcould only be beneficial for the game’s fanbase, as it allows a much wider reach for the audience. Not to mention things like modders and speedrunners, content creators, and other key aspects of the PC platform who champion games like these on Twitch and YouTube.
A recent example of this success would be to look athowHalo: The Master Chief Collectionis succeeding on PC at the moment. A lot of iconicHalogames will be hitting the PC platform for the first time ever, years after their initial release dates on Xbox and Xbox 360. Tons of fans have shown up for the beta flights/testing as well as the full releases forMaster Chief Collection. Fans ofBloodbornehave a similar love for the game, so adding the game to a completely new platform that’s shown a particular love for other “Soulsborne” games should be excited to have the series get some more exposure.
More Fans Means More PS5
Along those same lines,assumingBloodborne 2is in active development for PS5, what better way to encourage more fans to jump into PS5 than with a promised sequel toBloodborne. More than likely the game’s sequel would retain Sony’s exclusivity, which in this case would be kind of a double-edged sword. PC fans ofBloodbornemay be more inclined to get a PS5 if fans knew they couldn’t wait to play the game’s highly requested sequel. In a way, it’s a very intelligent, inadvertent marketing tactic that can show beneficial for console sales.
That being said, it’s also possible there is a downside as well, albeit a very minimal one. There is the chance that PC players, knowing how long it theoretically took forBloodborneto come to PC, would be willing to wait forBloodborne 2on PC. Sony has proven that it’s willing to let the timed-exclusivity lapse over time, at least with the few examples seen thus far. Many PC players who aren’t as desperate to play the sequel would likely wait to seeifBloodborne 2would theoretically come to PC after the PS5exclusivity deal is up. Even then, despite fans having to wait just a bit longer, there’s still no downside to more players getting access to a highly anticipated and greatly praised game.
For now,Bloodbornecoming to PC remains a rumor, but it’d be awesome to see the well-respected Soulsborne game make its way to PC. Plenty of other PlayStation exclusives seem to be making their way to PC as of late, so naturally fans' minds have gravitated towardsBloodborneas another potential option for a port.
