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Sony wants to improve PlayStation profit margins with more aggressive PC release strategy
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Would licensing be a concern there? My guess is their current agreements are probably only for console release.
I dont think it would be much of one. Unless there is like a Fortza has XBOX and PC and GT gets PS lic kinda thing, but I would think all the car makers would be happy to get more shine for their cars.
Car makers and video game licensing are a super weird combo though. They tend to misunderstand the medium completely and then do really weird BS based on their advertising strategy. Remember when destruction models were all the rage but certain cars didn't take a dent even when you rammed them into a steel wall close to the speed of sound?
It's not just cars. The music, courses, parts, racing liveries, probably more stuff. And I'm sure those contracts limit what they can do significantly.
Even if all of those companies would want to continue to be involved on a PC release, those legal agreements would have to be amended. They're probably partway through upping those agreements for GT8, so if they have plans for a PC release it'll probably easier and cheaper if it's done that way from the start.
It would make sense for them to do something this next month coming up as its their 25th anniversary, and to put some more tinfoil on this hat, its really odd that Fanatec just refreshed the GT wheel combo (for a cool 1300$ out of no where for a 2 year old game). Just me on the copium truck huffing it.