Fumito Ueda, the visionary director behind such revered masterpieces as Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and The Last Guardian, has expressed a genuine hope that his back catalogue might eventually find a home on PC.

Ueda-san's roots run deep, having started as an animator at Kenji Eno’s Studio Warp, contributing to MS-DOS titles like 'D' and 'Enemy Zero' in the 90s. However, once he joined forces with Sony to craft his own vision, every single project up to 2016's 'The Last Guardian' remained strictly tethered to the PlayStation ecosystem.

Currently, Ueda is working in collaboration with Epic Games on his next project, 'Gen Atlas'. This will mark the first time a title directed by him is destined for a PC release from day one. He seems genuinely chuffed that Gen Atlas will reach a broader audience immediately, noting that he wishes his older titles had been afforded the same sort of opportunity.

In a candid chat with PC Gamer, Ueda was asked about the potential for his legacy titles to make the jump to PC. He responded with a dash of optimism, stating, "If the opportunity arises, it would be great news for the games." The snag, however, lies in the fact that the keys to the kingdom—Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and The Last Guardian—are not in his hands. Both Ico and Shadow of the Colossus were forged during his tenure at Sony, and even after establishing Gen Design, Sony retains the IP rights to The Last Guardian.

Given Sony's recent shift in strategy regarding their PC exclusives, a port of Ueda's older works seems like a pipe dream for the immediate future. As for his upcoming project, Gen Atlas, we are still waiting on official word regarding the release date and whether it will support Korean language options.