It is clear that there are those who support the subscription system of Xbox GamePass, and others that don’t. One of these is Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two, who in the past has been very vocal about his problems with bringing day one games to the service. Now, recent statements reaffirm this positionsomething that also supports the style of model that PlayStation presents.
During a recent meeting, Zelnick spoke again about the different subscription models, as well as the use of legacy properties as one of the positive elements that services like Game Pass offer us. However, when referring to new experiences, his stance is aligned with PlayStation, in the sense that he sees no point in releasing AAA day one games here. This was what he commented:
“We have supported various subscription services and are happy to do so. Our skepticism has been focused on making top-of-the-line console products available day and date on subscription. That doesn’t make any sense to us, because economically speaking, we don’t think consumers are prepared to pay for that. And we can’t afford to turn our business upside down in a way that doesn’t make economic sense. There always has to be an intersection between what the consumer wants and what the publisher is capable of. And you know, it doesn’t make sense to do that for our properties. That’s our opinion, and I think Sony agrees with us, because it said so.”
With the new PS Plus now available in our region, PlayStation has mentioned that it has no plans to release its day one games on this service.. However, this is a different story with other companies. straythe famous cat game, will be available day one here.
On related topics, you can check out our video about the new PS Plus here. Similarly, the classic games of this service do run at 60 Hz.
Editor’s note:
Clearly, it all depends on the company behind the streaming platform. Microsoft is capable of funding something like Game Pass, but Sony would have a bigger problem if games that sell millions of copies are available on the new PS Plus.
Via: GamesIndustry.biz