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Subscription Services Could Be ‘Dangerous,’ Says Ex-Sony Boss, But PS Plus is Better Than the Rest
Shuhei Yoshida, a former Sony executive, is no longer working in the video game world like he used to, but he still shares his opinions on current trends, including subscription services in gaming. In an interview at Gamescom LATAM, Yoshida discussed why he believes subscription services can be “dangerous” for…
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Sony Begins Blocking Russian PlayStation Plus Accounts Registered in Foreign Regions
Sony has started to block new accounts that were registered in countries like Turkey, India, and Ukraine by Russian players who were attempting to subscribe to PlayStation Plus. These accounts were created with the aim of bypassing the regional restrictions set by Sony. Players who tried to get around these…
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Xbox Game Pass, PS Plus, and Other Subscriptions Aren’t the Future, Says Analyst
After reaching a peak between 2020 and 2021, subscription services like Xbox Game Pass and PS Plus have kept their numbers stable, with very few exceptions, according to analyst Mat Piscatella. “US spending on video game subscriptions had been basically flat for years following 2020-21 growth,” Piscatella explained. “A single…
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PS Plus Extra and Premium January 2025 Lineup Revealed
Sony has announced the new games coming to the PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium catalogs for January 2025. These additions, part of the second and third tiers of PlayStation‘s subscription service, will be available starting January 21, 2025. Subscribers can access these games as long as they remain…
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Gamer Extends PS Plus Subscription Until 2048 to Beat Price Hikes
In a surprising move, one dedicated PlayStation user renewed their PS Plus subscription until 2048 – a whopping 24-year extension. With Sony recently hiking subscription prices and changing its policies, this long-term decision has sparked real interest and even curiosity among fellow gamers. Player’s Plan to Dodge Price Increases Earlier…
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PS Plus Redesign Still Sees Sony Lose 2 Million Subscribers!
With Sony launching a new revitalised version of its PlayStation Plus (PS Plus) service earlier this year (offering new subscription tiers effecting taking note from the success and popularity of Xbox Game Pass), the most logical conclusion to draw was that if this wasn’t enough to gain new subscribers, it…
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Sony Withdraws PS Now Cards Hinting Again at a New Subscription Service
While the Sony PS5 has undoubtedly proven to be the bigger winner in the current round of the console wars (so far at least), I don’t think it would be unfair to say that when you compare the subscription services available on that system to what you get with Microsoft,…
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Sony to Update PS Plus to Tackle Xbox Game Pass’ Popularity?
Owning both a Sony and Microsoft console, I don’t think it would be unfair to say that when putting their subscription services in direct comparison, the Xbox wins out on practically every count. A huge library of games, excellent deals, as well as a bunch of sweeteners simply makes it…
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Sony to Launch ‘PS Plus Premium’ Following Crunchyroll Acquisition?
Earlier this week it was confirmed that Sony had officially acquired the highly-popular anime streaming website ‘Crunchyroll’. While the deal itself was relatively surprising, in many respects it did seem to make a lot of sense. Anime is predominantly produced in Japan, Sony is a Japanese company, and it represented…
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Sony is Giving Free PS Store Credit to PS Plus Members
Apparently, the PlayStation Plus service has just turned 10-years old. How time flies right? Well, following growing reports on Reddit, it seems that if you are currently subscribed to their service, you might have a very pleasant surprise awaiting you in your next log-in. What is it I hear you…
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At least 30% of American Gamers Have A Subscription Package
Gaming Subscription Packages! If the recent weeks have taught us nothing, it’s that the future of gaming is going to lie somewhere inside a subscription package. Well, that seems to be what the industry thinks at least. In fairness, this is something of an obvious point if you think about…
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