Shulou(Shulou.com)11/24 Report--

CTOnews.com November 28 news, Sony launched a new PlayStation Plus subscription service on the basis of the original PS Plus membership in June this year, the new subscription service will be divided into three membership levels,$9.99 to $17.99 per month, but unfortunately there are not many first-party games, and subsequent first-party games will not be launched.

This also led to the relative weakness of PS Plus, from Sony's earnings data, the launch of the subscription service did not make its PS member subscription volume significantly increased, and user data and word of mouth is with Microsoft Xbox Game Pass has a huge gap.

Coincidentally, Sony is very opposed to Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and said that if Call of Duty becomes a first-party game on Xbox, it will "threaten the game ecosystem", and whatever exclusive content will lead to the loss of next-generation PlayStation users, although Sony itself has always had exclusive content.

In the face of regulatory pressure from Sony, Microsoft said in a statement that Sony should break with the nearly 10-year-old business model to increase the value of PlayStation Plus. Microsoft said Sony could choose to add its first-party or third-party games to the PS Plus subscription library on the first day, thus competing with XGP.

Microsoft said that even if it expands the XGP lineup with Call of Duty, Sony can add first-party and third-party game starters to PS Plus members, thus improving PS Plus 'competitive position.

Moreover, even if Microsoft succeeds in expanding Game Pass with Call of Duty, CMA has to admit Sony can't respond by investing in or improving services. But it's clear Sony also has a choice to make to maintain or improve PlayStation Plus competitiveness.

At the very least, Sony could add more first-and third-party games to the PlayStation Plus launch day list. Sony's first-party exclusives, which are not currently included in PlayStation Plus, include a number of notable titles such as The Last Survivor, God of War, Spider-Man, and Final Fantasy VII Remake. The addition of such games is beneficial to players. "

CTOnews.com understands that for Sony and PlayStation consoles, a large number of exclusive works on the PS platform are the "moat" of console and game sales. If Sony chooses to add these games to the PS + subscription service, although there is a chance to increase the revenue of the subscription service itself, it will eat into the overall sales profit of the game.

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