Gaming News PS Plus: Despite the lack of PS5 Day One bans, Sony’s service has a major edge when it comes to ‘getting the public’s interest’
Little by little, the new subscription formulas of PlayStation Plus manage to attract consumers thanks to their different offers. Despite everything, some gamers may regret that Sony’s service is not able to offer exclusive games from the day of their release like Microsoft’s Game Pass. As for PlayStation executives, we’re not worried because according to Shuhei Yoshida, there’s another use for this program that can be beneficial for developers and a great opportunity for players.
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- A cross on PS5 games on day one, but there’s a reason
- The PlayStation Plus, an enrichment to the PS5 gaming lifecycle
A cross on PS5 games on day one, but there’s a reason
It’s already been three months since the launch of the new PlayStation Plus formulas, and every month Sony continues to expand its various catalogs to attract the attention of gamers who are increasingly reluctant to give in to the sirens of the Extra and Premium versions. Also this month, the second formula, namely the Extra, offers a very attractive gallery of titles (also available through the Premium formula) since it includes, among others: death loop, Assassin’s Creed Origins or guard dogs 2. On the premium subscription side, we are not slacking off in our efforts either. as it honors a license dear to the heart of PlayStation gamers while a very popular option occurred! In short, on the side of the Japanese company we seem satisfied and continue to praise the virtues of these new formulas, defending certain prejudices, as Shuhei Yoshida, director of the PlayStation Indies branch, did recently.
During an interview The former president of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios was confident in the decision not to offer new PS5 games as soon as they are released in the catalogues. In support of that decision, he referred in particular to the argument that ” Premium release of a title at launch
The PlayStation Plus, an enrichment to the PS5 gaming lifecycle
According to Shuhei Yoshida, this is one of the strengths of the PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium plans is that they allow developers and publishers to ” manage their game lifecycle » the same functionality as films in the cinema. The former head of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios actually compares the life process of games to that of movies in the sense that availability within a subscription service arrives after a certain amount of time. In a way, this makes it possible to generate new income and expand the audience in the long term.
Likewise, we believe in releasing a premium title at launch and after six months, three months or three years when sales of the game have declined, adding it to the PS Plus Extra/Premium services can help showcase those games a new, wider audience. Some people may have missed these games when they were released and this is a great opportunity to play them and generate word of mouth or if there is a DLC or a sequel we can help spread interest in the franchise to a wider public to wake up. — Shuhei Yoshida, head of the PlayStation Indies branch
If, on the one hand, the lack of big titles once they launch on PlayStation Plus is disappointing, Sony’s choice may also make people happy as they discover the inclusion of titles that may have gone under some gamers’ radars. Usually those lucky enough to acquire one have one PS5 can be happy to discover, admittedly later, classics like thanks to these two formulas demons souls, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, Spider-Man Miles Morales or Spirit of Tsushima.
