The disconnect between revenue and reality is something to behold. Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection sits at #2 on Steam’s Top Sellers chart right now, discounted to $16.49 — a 67% markdown from its $49.99 list price. The concurrent player count: 842.

That’s the Sony PC playbook in a nutshell. Full price for the faithful who want day-one access (or as close to it as a 3.5-year console exclusivity window allows), then deep discounts to flood the charts and keep the franchise visible. The Weekend Deal runs through May 14, and it’s working exactly as designed — 13,703 reviews at 89% positive means the word-of-mouth engine is humming, even if almost nobody is actually in-game at any given moment.

The collection bundles Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, both developed by Naughty Dog with Iron Galaxy Studios handling the PC port. Released on Steam in October 2022, it’s had years to accumulate those reviews organically.

But this discount-driven chart surge comes against an awkward backdrop. According to Ampere estimates published by The Game Business, Sony’s recent PC ports have underperformed: God of War Ragnarok sold an estimated 300,000 copies at PC launch — a fraction of its 6.9 million players on PlayStation at release. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 managed 260,000. Horizon Forbidden West came in at 230,000. Only Ghost of Tsushima cracked meaningful numbers at 710,000.

The result? Sony is reportedly pulling back on PC ports of its major single-player titles entirely, focusing instead on live service games and select externally developed projects, according to Push Square. The Uncharted discount isn’t a sign of a strategy accelerating — it’s the tail end of one winding down.

For now, $16 for two of the best adventure games of the last decade is a steal. The 842 people currently playing seem to agree.

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