With each passing year, publishers and console manufacturers alike have increasingly emphasized the long-term importance of game subscription services. Like films and TV before it, video game subscription services are being positioned as the sole future of game consumption. In aid of this effort, we have seen Sony reaffirm its commitment to subscriptions through its …
As we have seen with many other media industries, the video games market has seen a recent shift towards game subscription services thanks to the focus by Microsoft on Xbox Game Pass. PlayStation offers their own similar subscription service – though according to the company’s CEO, such services “may not be so valuable compared with …