Today Sony officially announced their revamped version of PlayStation Plus, which will offer various tiers and new features, like a catalog of classic titles and cloud gaming. That said, there’s one thing that’s not included in Sony’s Xbox Game Pass competitor – new release first-party titles. While Microsoft adds all their games, including big ones like Halo Infinite, to Game Pass on Day 1, Sony will continue to hold back. In a new interview with GamesIndustry.biz, PlayStation boss Jim Ryan made it clear it simply wouldn’t be feasible to keep creating major blockbusters like God of War Ragnarok and Horizon Forbidden West if they were offered on PS Plus right from the get-go.
The reality is, Sony and Microsoft are in very different places business-wise. Microsoft is in a position to use a big game like Halo Infinite to build up their subscription service. Sony, meanwhile, can’t afford to take a loss on the next God of War. That said, the games industry is ever-changing, and Ryan isn’t ruling out Day 1 PS Plus releases entirely…
What do you think? Will Sony eventually start sending their games straight to PS Plus? Should they? Or would it be the end of the big PlayStation blockbuster?
