Today (March 29), Sony's new upgraded PS+ membership subscription service was officially announced, which is divided into three grades and will provide more games to play. I believe many players are very concerned: will Sony's first-party game masterpieces join the PS+ service on the first day of release? The answer is no, SIE CEO Jim Lane gave his explanation, let's take a look
Jim Ryan said, "[As for] adding our own game to this service, or any of our services, on the first day of release... You must know that this is never the route we take. Nor is this the route our new service will choose. ”
"We felt that if we did, it would break the virtuous circle of our PlayStation first-party studios. The level of commitment our studio needs to make this impossible, and doing so will have huge side effects on our game, which we believe is not what our players want to see. ”
At present, Sony officially confirmed that several major works that will join the second and third PS+ files include "Death Stranding", "God of War 4", "Marvel Spider-Man", "Spider-Man: Miles Morales", "Mortal Kombat 11" and "Death Return", the lineup will continue to be updated, but these games have already been released, and the newly released "God of War 5" and other games will not join the PS+ subscription at the first time, even the most high-end PS+ members, they have to buy at full price to start playing.
In addition, Jim Lane also talked about some other content, such as his belief that games are very different from other linear media such as music, and the game industry will not spawn large subscription services such as Spotify and Netflix like music or film.
Moreover, Jim Lane believes that there are some long-term service games that are actually a kind of subscription game in itself, and some of them are very successful. These games are tailored entirely to the needs of the player, allowing players to invest a lot of time in playing the same game month after month. He believes that long-term service games have largely been the driving force behind the growth and growth of the game industry over the past 10 years.
Jim Lane believes that the megatrend of service-oriented games will continue in the future, and if you want to find a business model that supports long-term investment under the Sony PlayStation, it is better to expect long-term service-oriented games than to expect a subscription-based service, which can better meet this demand.