IGN: “Welcome back to Next-Gen Console Watch, our show following all the news and rumors on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series. I’m Daemon Hatfield, and this week I’m joined by Ryan McCaffrey, host of IGN’s Xbox podcast, Podcast Unlocked, and Max Scoville, host of IGN's PlayStation podcast, Podcast Beyond. This week we take a look at gaming subscription services from Microsoft (Xbox Game Pass) and Sony (PlayStation Plus). We also discuss the recent reveal for the price and release date for the PSVR 2.”
Indie developer Carlos Alfonso is working on Cold VR, a game where standing still isn't an option. The complete opposite to SUPERHOT VR.
A new PlayStation Store listing confirms Doctor Who: The Edge of Time is coming to PSVR 2.
Big Shots, an action-packed VR roguelike where you jump into a giant mech to kill alien hordes is available today for Quest, PSVR 2 and PCVR.
That’s because subscription services level out at a certain number. Apple, Netflix, HBO max etc. All fight and struggle to get new subscribers because, let’s be honest, humans are a limited resource. Then add in content availability, want vs need, consumer age and habits, and brand loyalty. Simply put once a company’s consumer base has reached saturation then sales slow. That’s what we are seeing with subscription services. All the people that want it have it. And for those that don’t probably can’t afford it, aren’t tech savvy, aren’t interested in the content provided, or isn’t their company of choice. Therefore sales slow
Xbox still 6 months away from putting out some actual exclusives. Will see what numbers do when Starfield comes out and if the activision deal closes.
Gamepass problem - no large AAA 1st party releases
PS+ problem - no day 1 releases and all the games on the higher tiers are just older games we’ve all played. Yet at the same time, the OLD games we’d like to go back and play from PS1 and 2 era that are hard to find or need an old console for, aren’t on there.
Both have issues.