PlayStation獨佔遊戲未來連Xbox都玩得到？新職缺曝光要進軍全平台
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綜合外媒報導，Sony 最近正在對旗下的 PlayStation 平台尋找新的「多平台與帳戶管理資深總監」，來制定所有 PlayStation Studios 的遊戲作品在所有第三方平台上（Steam、Epic Games Store、XBOX等）的戰略，並且也要直接對 Sony 集團的副總裁匯報。
Sony 並表示，希望新任總監能最大化遊戲利潤，並且能夠領導專注於多平台、與其他平台合作夥伴管理的高效能團隊，也將「監督所有第三方平台上的 PlayStation Studios 作品的戰略，推動營收成長與吸引更多玩家。」，這或許也代表，PlayStation 接下來也將繼續往多平台方向前進，未來可能也不再堅持自己的獨佔戰略，而是希望自家遊戲能登上更多平台，吸引更多玩家遊玩。
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