Sony Teases A PlayStation Response To Xbox Game Pass

Wow, I was going to say this article was Nothing, but then it was worse than nothing:

'Ryan disagrees with Microsoft's tactic of releasing new games as soon as they come out on the subscription service. "We are not going to go down the road of putting new releases titles into a subscription model. These games cost many millions of dollars, well over $100 million, to develop. We just don't see that as sustainable," he commented.'

I agree with Sony with the concept of releasing new games on game pass. while on paper it sounds like a good idea.. the problem is that it would push microsoft to cut corners to meet deadlines and have quantity over quantity.. they would rather have 100 new mediocre games on game pass than 10 amazing games.. and we saw it with games like Sea of Thieves and State of Decay that came out flawed and with so many problems and it took years to get better.. I rather sony focus on releasing games like god of war, uncharted and demons souls remake than a ton of mediocre games.

If Xbox didn't have game pass, both consoles would be dead papper weights, as of right now only cyberpunk 2077 makes those systems feel next gen and relevant, if cyberpunk didn't release this year, or game pass wasn't even thinkable then we have reached the limit to bores law.

But gamepass exists.

Doesn't really seem like they were "teasing" anything. I hope that PS NOW expands to be something you can stream on Android/browsers/PC more than it is now. Right now it's a select few games and requires a PS4 controller on PC (to work well). Just having the ability to even buy PS5 games and stream them on other platforms would be a game-changer for me. I would buy PS5 exclusives I wanted to play if I had the option of streaming them on PC or on an Android device.

I like the Xbox PC Game Pass, played 7 or 8 games with 1 dollar. But can anyone explain me how Ubisoft+ is making money with their games? I can buy the pass for a 15$ / month and play AC Valhalla and Watch Dogs Legion and didn't have to pay the full price! Or even two months to enjoy them properly. How is this not a deal? How come they want to lose profit like this? Am I missing something?

Its always good when yet another media giant wakes up and says "how do we make more money?"

This was bound to happen sooner or later.

But PS Now is full of old games...

Tsk i.use xbox game pass since fiesta day AND all games there aré crap just the Forza Horizons 4 AND one or two More aré playable the rest aré just crap Sony kick Microsoft with they titles also Microsoft aré perming put good games and nothing good Yet but hey!! Nos the game pass cost the double... Funny Microsoft

I've read the article a few times now, and the CEO is definitely not teasing more. He seems to be saying that what's available now IS Sony's response to Gamepass and the rest will be same old same old. I can see maybe a few extra titles land on the PS4 collection, but nothing seems to be in the works to match gamepass. That's fine by me, and I should revisit PS Now to see what's on there.

This console war is heating up nicely. Cmon Nintendo jump on in, the pool is crowded and full of sharks. The winner... gamers.

I love Sony but trusting them is like trusting a Cyberpunk release date.

~PSnow was a $hitshow and Sony ignored PS1 +PS2 library knowing a million gamers loved those games....

Many hands were forced to get a EA01 Backwards PS3(self included) but the headaches over HDMI & Power & shelf space is an issue in the cave...

Microsoft will likely not continue their policy in the long run. This is simply what Microsoft does if you know their history. Windows - Web Browsers - Office - etc. They will implement any practice to drive toward a market monopoly. Which is why the XBone launch was such a huge blunder - of course that is when Balmer was in charge...so... Sony's strategy is sound, just as Apple's strategy is sound. They offer a premium product/service and have all the customers they need. Game Pass will pose an ever increasing profit loss to MS as the number of 1st party studios grows. A subscription cost cover of one or two game releases a year is cash flow neutral (and no I don't have to work for MS - I simply have to do the math: $120 = $120), but will forfeit serious cash flow when delivering 5 releases. In any event, the competition is great for us... which means both companies need to remain successful.

Sony can't afford to have their 1st party games on day 1 indefinitely the way Microsoft does.... financially Sony would go bankrupt.

The best Sony could do is raise the PSNow price subscriptions by 50% and release the games on it 30 days after release and for a limited time...... WHICH IT WOULD BE A HALF-ASSED ATTEMPTED AT GAMEPASS.

Sony has 3 generations of fantastic games (PS1-PS3) at their disposal. If they can bring all of that onto a platform like Gamepass, it would be a killer move. I own all Sony consoles since the PS2 and I still play PS1 and PS2 games on my PC. I would gladly subscribe to a platform that brings together all of the games of those consoles.

I was subbed to Xbox game pass on PC - terrible experience although I understand it possibly might still be in beta. Games wouldn’t launch and there were numerous issues with downloading titles and patches. Worst thing was when I was half way through a game and they removed it from Game Pass. I wouldn’t buy it through the Xbox app because it’s performance was so unreliable. I imagine it’s better on an Xbox but while I have a high spec PC I see little point in buying one.