Subj : Sony is "happy" with its strategy not to release its first-party
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Sat Jun 17 2023 19:45:03

Sony is "happy" with its strategy not to release its first-party games on PS 
Plus

Date:
Sat, 17 Jun 2023 18:38:17 +0000

Description:
Sony seemingly has no plans to rework its subscription service to match that 
of competitor Microsoft.

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Sony remains "happy" with its decision not to release its first-party games 
on PS Plus. 

"We're happy with our strategy," Sony's vice president and global head of 
subscriptions, Nick Maguire, told Gamesindustry.biz , suggesting that the 
company has no plans to rework its subscription service to match that of 
competitor Microsoft, which does make all its first-party games available 
from day one for Xbox Game Pass subscribers at no extra cost. 

"Putting games in a bit later in the life cycle has meant that we can reach 
more customers 12, 18, 24 months after they have released. We're seeing 
customers still get excited about those games and jumping in. For us, that's 
working. 

"Occasionally, there will be an opportunity to invest in a day-and-date like 
Stray and we will jump on those when they come in," Maguire added. "But for 
us, letting those [first-party] games go out to the platform outside the 
service first that's working and that will continue to be our strategy moving 
forward." 

ICYMI, Phil Spencer recently commented on the status of an Xbox Series X 
successor in a recent interview. 

The current CEO of Xbox Game Studios  who oversees the development of new 
titles for the Xbox Series X , among other duties  explained that he doesn't 
"feel an imperative" for the company to release an Xbox successor , saying: 
"That's not the feedback we're getting right now. Right now, we're pretty set 
on the hardware we have". 

The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are now nearing three years of market 
availability, as both systems originally launched in late 2020. 

The prior console generation saw a system revision in the form of the Xbox 
One X (in 2017), which debuted three and a half years after the Xbox One . 
The decision behind the upgrade was to deliver 4K resolution to consumers, a 
feat that the current flagship Xbox console does straight out of the box.



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/sony-is-happy-with-its-strategy-not-to-release-
its-first-party-games-on-ps-plus


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