There are references to a “PlayStation PC launcher” inside recordsdata for Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered’s PC launch, which launched final week. As noticed by VGC, the point out suggests Sony may launch their very own bespoke recreation launcher on PC and permit gamers to hyperlink PC video games to PlayStation Community accounts.
The recordsdata include a number of references to of “PSNAccountLinked” and “PSNLinkingEntitlements”, which had been discovered by gamers poking round in recreation recordsdata yesterday. The reference to a “PlayStation PC launcher” was discovered later.
References in code do not imply one thing is certainly taking place, and a “launcher” may take many types, from a skinny verification layer that runs when video games are booted through different storefronts like Steam or Epic, to a totally separate platform with a storefront and associates record and different trimmings.
Contemplating Sony’s rising presence on PC, having their very own launcher may make sense. Previously couple of years, Sony have launched Spider-Man, God Of Battle, Days Gone, and Horizon: Zero Daybreak on PC, have introduced Uncharted: Legacy Of Thieves Assortment for PC, and made strikes which counsel Returnal may make the leap, too. They’ve additionally purchased PC port specialists Nixxes and say that Future 2 will stay on PC now that Sony personal Bungie.
I am not wild on the considered having one more piece of software program operating in my tray once I need to play a recreation, so personally I am hoping these references do not quantity to something. Notably when Sony’s ports are in any other case dependable, with Alice B having fun with Spider-Man Remastered loads in her overview.