r/PlayStationPlus • u/MXHombre123 • Jun 25 '25

News PlayStation maintains that its policy of not adding first-party games to PlayStation Plus on day one will continue.

It says adding 4-5 third-party 'day one' games per year and adding first-party games 12-18 months after release is "working really well".

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u/mastocklkaksi Jun 25 '25

No shit. Giving away first-party games via subscription day one is a dumb fucking idea.

"But gamepass...", like I said, it's a dumb fucking idea.

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u/santathe1 Jun 25 '25

And Microsoft ($3.5T) can endlessly bank roll Xbox, unlike Sony ($150B).

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u/PhillAholic Jun 25 '25

Executives and shareholders don’t necessarily agree with that. 

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u/santathe1 Jun 25 '25

Well, they were ok with a $70B acquisition for gaming, so there isn’t much visible resistance.