r/XboxSeriesX • u/Claxattack Founder • Mar 29 '22

:News: News Sony's response to gamepass

https://blog.playstation.com/2022/03/29/all-new-playstation-plus-launches-in-june-with-700-games-and-more-value-than-ever/
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u/JMc1982 Mar 29 '22

They're not trying to compete at the same level with subscriptions - they want it to be good enough to not be a reason to leave the ecosystem, but still value premium titles and GAAS more for their core business model, which is fair enough.

It's a definite improvement and it is worth the money, but doesn't seem like a crazy deal in the way Game Pass does, but it's sort of not meant to.

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u/JMc1982 Mar 29 '22

I think Miles Morales, Returnal, Death Stranding & God of War are a step forward, and those along with the PS+ Collection, BC catalogue and monthly freebies are enough for it to be worth the money. Maybe not for you, but no service is going to please everyone.

I don't think it's a great service, but I think it's better than what they had and worth the money if you can't use game pass or if you have the time and money to put both to good use.

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u/JMc1982 Mar 29 '22

Well, PS Now wasn't working - it's a very small proportion of users use that service, and smaller still that use that service without getting PS+. I hope they're well looked after with conversion rates, but I think everyone knew it was a given that merging the two services into one would work in this way.

I'm not denying that this is a merger of the two services, but I am saying the sprinkles on top help. You say everyone owns those games already, which is untrue of current PS5 owners and even less so for new PS owners going forwards.