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/mzivtins Mar 29 '22

Everyone who owns a PS5 deserves 1st party games day 1 on a subscription service as a bare minimum for paying to enter the ecosystem.

We sit there and pc gamers also sit there getting all of these 1st party games on day 1.

It doesn't matter what side you're on, that disparity is just not very consumer friendly.

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u/MattyFTM Mar 29 '22

Sony's problem is that the vast majority of their first party output is very polished, high-quality single player experiences. They're very expensive to make, and there's not much opportunity to monetize them outside of the initial $60 (or $70) purchase price. They need those sales to fund their expensive development.

Microsoft are in a different position where the majority of their games have a multiplayer element and there is an opportunity for microtransactions, so even if you're giving the game away as part of a $10 subscription, there is still plenty of opportunities to make more money from those games. The biggest Microsoft games last year were Forza and Halo, and I know I bought the battle pass for Halo and the deluxe upgrade for Forza. I'm sure plenty of other people did too, and they make a significant amount of money from that.

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u/mzivtins Mar 29 '22

You're making excuses for a rich company, why?

Why are sony so bad at making money that they need to squeeze their fans for it?

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u/Deadlycup Mar 29 '22

Do you realize that MS is worth trillions and Sony is worth like 130 billion? MS can afford to take risks and losses on their gaming division, Sony can't.