The Witness hits PS4 first because it's a "games machine"

The Witness creator Jonathan Blow has claimed the puzzle game is a timed PlayStation 4 exclusive because Sony's console is all about the games.

Announced during the PS4 reveal last month, The Witness will feature over 25 hours of unique puzzles for players to wrap their heads around.

Blow said he's happier putting it on the PS4 because it seems to be more games orientated, unlike Microsoft's next hardware.

"Yeah, there were a lot of reasons why it was a good choice," he told Edge. "Some were technical - we haven't officially been disclosed on Microsoft's next console, but we do see the same leaks as everyone else has, and they seem plausible.

"To me they talk about a console that is not strictly about games. It's trying to be the centre of the living room device, which is fine and maybe it's the right thing for Microsoft to do, business-wise.

"I don't know; I actually don't think it is, but they've certainly thought about it more than me! As a place to put the best, highest performing version of our game on, it doesn't seem as good a choice."

Blow also revealed that he's had an unhappy time working with Microsoft previously.

"I've had a bad time working with Microsoft in the past. Maybe not super bad, but a moderately bad time in terms of business relationships.

"Other developers who are friends of mine have had a horrible time, so the idea of signing up again with Microsoft isn't something I'd have ruled out, but there's a certain amount of dread I have about doing that again."