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Sucker Punch Productions’ Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut is now available for PC via Steam and the Epic Game Store. Launched in 2021 for PS4 and PS5, the PC version is handled by Nixxes and supports Ultrawide monitors, Nvidia DLSS 3, AMD FSR 3 and more. Check out the launch trailer below.

2024 continues to be a successful year for Sony where its PC releases are concerned. Ghost of Tsushima got its long-awaited port on the platform yesterday, and instantly upon release, it seems to have attracted players in impressive numbers. 

Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut is out tomorrow on PC, and pre-loads are now available on Steam. Sucker Punch and Nixxes have also announced launch timings for the title – it’s available at 8 AM PDT on May 16th. Check out the image below to see your regional equivalent.

After the Helldivers 2 account-linking fiasco, which Sony backtracked on, Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut is the latest Steam port from the company to be delisted from certain countries on Steam. According to SteamDB’s history of the listing (which you can view here), around 180 countries can no longer purchase the title.

Ghost of Tsushima's upcoming PC port has reportedly been delisted from some storefronts in several countries that aren't covered by PlayStation Network. The surprise move comes exactly one week before Ghost of Tsushima's long-awaited release on PC, which is slated for May 16.

The long awaited Ghost of Tsushima PC port arrives later this month on May 16 and following the recent kerfuffle over Helldivers 2 and its PSN account link requirement on PC, players have been wondering if Ghost of Tsushima will require the same. Well, there’s good news and bad news.

In response to the recent negativity surrounding Helldivers 2 and PlayStation Network account requirements, Sucker Punch issued a statement in an attempt to clarify its use in the upcoming PC version of Ghost of Tsushima. It's been a rough few days for Arrowhead Game Studios, who took the brunt of the controversy surrounding a recent announcement that would require Helldivers 2 players to link to a PSN account. The backlash was so severe that Helldivers 2 was actively review bombed on Steam, the refund policy was changed, and ultimately, Sony issued a statement abandoning its PSN plans.

Helldivers 2 has abruptly found itself in the middle of raging controversy, with Sony’s decision to make PlayStation Network logins mandatory for Steam players to be able to play the co-op shooter having been met with widespread backlash. With another first-party Sony game set to launch on PC imminently in the form of Ghost of Tsushima, maybe have wondered whether it will have similar requirements will be applicable as well, though developer Sucker Punch has offered some clarifications.

Sucker Punch releases a surprise update for Ghost of Tsushima, addressing numerous issues and preparing Crossplay functionality for the PC version, though the patch also seems to have added an unintentional side effect. Following its launch back in 2020, Ghost of Tsushima has quickly become one of Sucker Punch's best games, not only in terms of critical reviews but surpassing 10 million copies sold 2 years after launch.

Ghost of Tsushima has received its official PC system requirements. This crucial information about the PC port of Sucker Punch Productions' critically acclaimed game has arrived one month ahead of Ghost of Tsushima's Steam launch.

Ghost of Tsushima announced the inclusion of a new PlayStation overlay feature for its upcoming PC port. Fans have asked for a way to link their platforms ever since Sony confirmed Sucker Punch's critically acclaimed action-adventure title was gearing up for a PC release. Thankfully for these longtime players, the developers of Ghost of Tsushima have heard their voices.

Ghost of Tsushima’s PC port has remained elusive far longer than many have expected, but Sucker Punch’s acclaimed open world samurai epic is not far away from jumping over to the platform. Last month, Sony announced that the game would be launching for PC in May, and the publisher has now revealed further details about the port, including its system requirements.

As PlayStation’s presence on PC has continued to grow with an increasing number of ports, many have wondered how long it’ll be before Sony brings full integration of things such as PlayStation Network and in-game Trophies to the platform, something that’s only been compounded with multiple reports over the last couple of years that have suggested the same.

Hey everyone, Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut is coming to PC on May 16! Today we’re giving you all the details on cross-play support in Legends mode and the inclusion of a new PlayStation overlay, with support for PlayStation Trophies and more.

Sony could reveal the existence of Ghost of Tsushima 2 at a State of Play or PlayStation Showcase event soon, according to recent rumors. While the sequel of Ghost of Tsushima is still unconfirmed, some rumors indicate that it may be in the pipeline.

Game developer Jean Nguyen is showing off a new gameplay segment from their personal game project titled DinoBlade, featuring dinosaurs wielding giant swords. Gaming has often played host to a plethora of unique concepts for games, with everything from peaceful and relaxing simulation games to high-tension, fast-paced action. Indie games have frequently pushed genres in unique directions, like Pocket Pair's breakout hit Palworld combining the monster-catching elements of Pokemon with survival games like ARK. Now, a new game from a game development veteran takes a unique spin on 1v1 combat.

As an open world action-adventure game with a period Japanese setting, Rise of the Ronin has drawn a lot of comparisons with Ghost of Tsushima, and the more that we’ve seen of the upcoming Team Ninja game, the more prominent the similarities between the two games have become. It’s no surprise, then, that Sucker Punch’s 2020 samurai epic served as very direct inspiration for the Rise of the Ronin development team.

Some angry PlayStation fans have expressed their frustration about how unhappy they are with the Ghost of Tsushima PC Port. The Steam discussions section of the Ghost of Tsushima PC version is rife with discontent, and some have directed their grievances toward Nixxes Software, the developers assisting Sony's studios with porting their first-party games to PC.

We reported on rumors of an imminent Ghost of Tsushima PC port announcement earlier this week and today those rumors were confirmed. Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut arrives on PC on May 16.

The hit PlayStation exclusive Ghost of Tsushima is officially coming to PC in May. Sly Cooper and Infamous studio Sucker Punch released Ghost of Tsushima in 2020 to much acclaim, winning gamers over with an impressively detailed open-world action title set in Japan’s feudal era. As samurai warrior Jin Sakai, players were tasked with liberating Tsushima Island from an invading Mongolian army using a mix of ancient swordplay and ninja-like stealth. In 2021, Ghost of Tsushima was updated for the PS5, adding a new story expansion that took Jin to Iki Island to battle a sinister cult.

Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut is coming to PC! We at Nixxes are thrilled to collaborate with the talented team at Sucker Punch Productions who created this critically acclaimed open-world action adventure. We are excited to bring Jin’s story to a new audience and to bring a Sucker Punch title to PC for the first time.

After recent rumors of the same, Sucker Punch Productions has confirmed that Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut is coming to PC on May 16th. It includes the base game, Iki Island expansion and co-op Legends mode. Check out the features trailer below.

As we’ve covered multiple times on the site, video games are slowly being accepted into other mediums beyond the gaming space. For example, Nintendo has made a literal theme park celebrating Mario and will have Donkey Kong and others join him soon. Then, you have seen Mario and Sonic in big-budget movies that have done incredibly well for themselves, with more on the way. Then, in the live-action space, things like Naughty Dog’s treasured franchise have proven you can do Emmy-worthy content based on video games. But the real question we want to ask is, is Square Enix really trying to do the same thing?

A PC port for Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima could be announced as early as this week, at least according to a rumor from a reliable industry insider. Ghost of Tsushima was released as a PlayStation 4 exclusive back in 2020 and earned rave reviews for its visually stunning open world, engaging combat and stealth gameplay, and compelling plot set against the backdrop of Japan’s feudal era. An updated PS5 port was released in 2021, adding haptic feedback courtesy of the DualSense controller and a new story campaign that pitted Jin Sakai against a sinister Mongolian cult on Japan’s Iki Island.

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Sony has been releasing various studio profile videos on YouTube, presumably to help with recruitment in a stretched tech sector. This latest clip focuses on Seattle-based Ghost of Tsushima developer Sucker Punch, and digs a little bit into its background, before touching on its overall office culture. As is common with these kinds of videos, the team describes itself as a “family”.