Jim Ryan says PlayStation is looking forward to working with Nixxes on PC games

Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan has said the company is excited to start working with Nixxes Software on PC games.

PlayStation recently acquired the Netherlands-based studio, which is best known for its work on the PC versions of multiple Square Enix properties including Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Hitman, Thief, and Legacy of Kain.

In a Famitsu interview published on Wednesday, Ryan said PlayStation was “happy to be in the early stages of bringing our IP to the PC, and look forward to working with Nixxes to help us do that”.

In a press release announcing the acquisition on July 1, Sony said Nixxes would join “PlayStation Studios Technology, Creative & Services Group to provide high quality in-house technical and development capabilities for PlayStation Studios”.

PlayStation Studios boss Hermen Hulst also said: “I highly respect Nixxes and am excited for this very experienced team to become part of the world-class development community at SIE. They have a passion for improving games and for delivering the best possible experience for gamers.

“Nixxes will be a strong asset for everyone across PlayStation Studios, helping our teams focus on their most important goal, which is to create unique PlayStation content at the best possible quality.”

Speaking in June, Hulst said the platform holder was “still early on in our planning for PC” but suggested PlayStation consoles would always be the priority for new releases.

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“Horizon Zero Dawn has been very successful [on PC],” he said. “I think it shows there’s an appetite from gamers outside the PlayStation ecosystem to experience the amazing portfolio of games that PlayStation fans have enjoyed for years.

“But I want to emphasize that PlayStation will remain the best place to play our PlayStation Studios titles at launch. But we do value PC gamers, and we’ll continue to look at the right times to launch each game. Bend Studio just released the PC version of Days Gone on May 18. So that’s about two years after the PS4 release.

“And I hope that a new set of fans can and will enjoy that title. And that’s the goal — we want to reach new gamers who haven’t yet experienced the great stories, characters, and worlds that we’ve built. Releasing games on PC will not come ever at the expense of building an exciting lineup of great console games.”

Sony is planning to make Uncharted 4 one of its next PC releases, according to presentation documents published as part of an investor relations event in May.