In fact, according to PlayStation boss Jim Ryan, this approach is working and Sony is happy with it. The Xbox Game Pass Ultimate plan includes all the benefits of Xbox Live Gold, plus more than 100 high-quality console and PC games. Well, nothing is permanent in this business, but it sounds like PlayStation has no plans on changing this approach. Many have wondered if this is permanent strategy. Upcoming PlayStation games like Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Marathon, and Helldivers could, and likely will, be added to PlayStation Plus at some point, down the road, but not at launch or even close to launch.
On the contrary, PlayStation Plus is not bolstered with PlayStation releases the day they come out. This means upcoming games like Starfield, Avowed, Fable, and Hellblade 2 will all be available via Xbox Game Pass at launch. Every release from Xbox Game Studios is available via Xbox Game Pass the moment it drops. Theyre called Essential, Extra, and Premium. The biggest difference between the two is how each subscription service approaches day one games. PlayStations answer to Xbox Game Pass will evolve into 3 tiers. Whatever the situation with Game Pass’ profit-making potential and value to publishers, Microsoft is raising Game Pass prices in July 2023, but only for console.PlayStation Plus and Xbox Game Pass are, by and large, two very similar services in terms of what they offer and the quality of games they possess. Competition and Markets Authority that Game Pass led to a decline in market value, though Microsoft also reported $3 billion in profits in 2022 just from the subscription service. Xbox head Phil Spencer said in a report to the U.K. Available on Xbox Series XS and Xbox One consoles, Windows PCs, and Steam.
Ryan also called the subscription service unprofitable, though whether that’s true is a bit of a mystery. Ryan didn’t clarify if literally all the publishers told him this when asked, though Yakuza maker RGG Studios told GLHF in an interview earlier in 2023 that the series being available on Game Pass was invaluable in exposing it to new audiences. “I talked to all the publishers and they unanimously do not like Game Pass because it is value destructive,” Ryan said during his recorded statement. Ryan made the comments during his deposition, much of which was sealed, though he didn’t say which publishers told him this or how it factors into Sony’s concerns over the Xbox-Activision deal. During Xbox’s FTC hearings, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan called Xbox Game Pass “value destructive” and said that publishers told him they aren’t fond of Xbox’s subscription service (thanks IGN ).
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