PS+ is the largest gaming subscription service, with over 47m users

[Gamernyc78]

Updated 2/19/24

Content Planning & Performance Manager at Sony Playstation

We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

gamejobs.co

"We’re looking for a dynamic, skilled, and highly motivated Manager to join the PlayStation services team that runs PlayStation Plus – the world’s largest game subscription service with over 45M subscribers. This is a unique opportunity to work in a high-functioning team that drives significant impact for players, our partners, and PlayStation, in a fun, fast-paced environment"

March 2023 it was 47 million so should be over 47 million.

PlayStation Plus subscribers 2023 | Statista

The June 2022 restructuring of Sony's video game subscription service PlayStation Plus caused a fluctuation in user figures, which currently hovers around 47m.

www.statista.com

First launched in 2010, PlayStation Plus is Sony’s subscription service which allows PlayStation users to play online multiplayer. As of March 2023, the service had over 47.4 million subscribers, a decrease from its peak of 48 million subscriptions in December 2021

 

[MiyazakiLovesKojima]

A quality & sustainable subscription service that doesn't sell you the moon.

PS Plus has always been a great service subscription ever since they introduced the Monthly Games benefit.

It has its flaws, for sure, but they can be ironed out when it's deemed necessary.

 

[anonpuffs]

Content Planning & Performance Manager at Sony Playstation

We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

gamejobs.co

"We’re looking for a dynamic, skilled, and highly motivated Manager to join the PlayStation services team that runs PlayStation Plus – the world’s largest game subscription service with over 45M subscribers. This is a unique opportunity to work in a high-functioning team that drives significant impact for players, our partners, and PlayStation, in a fun, fast-paced environment"

March 2023 it was 47 million so the 45 million I think is incorrect

PlayStation Plus subscribers 2023 | Statista

The June 2022 restructuring of Sony's video game subscription service PlayStation Plus caused a fluctuation in user figures, which currently hovers around 47m.

www.statista.com

First launched in 2010, PlayStation Plus is Sony’s subscription service which allows PlayStation users to play online multiplayer. As of March 2023, the service had over 47.4 million subscribers, a decrease from its peak of 48 million subscriptions in December 2021

could have been 2 million people unsubscribed due to the price hikes. Also that job listing is fake news bc Apple Arcade is over 100mil, it's by far the biggest game sub

*edit* source

 

[Gods&Monsters]

We already knew these numbers. Nothing new here.

 

[Danja]

Should be higher but they aren't thinking right. Some markets should have specific tiers for online only.

 

[Bryank75]

Should be higher but they aren't thinking right. Some markets should have specific tiers for online only.

Exactly, they could have been pushing for growth and cater to specific markets to really grow globally but they doubled down on this "one size fits all" strategy.

Money over growth, they put even a few million dollars over the longterm growth of PS5 sales.... it's so shortsighted.

If there was one word to sum up this gen of PS management, it would be "shortsighted".

Other words "Unfriendly", "Greedy", "Misguided", "Unfocused".

 

[ksdixon]

Untrustworthy

 

[JAHGamer]

sad to see Sony still going in this service direction

 

[Playstation Sucka]

sad to see Sony still going in this service direction

Service is the future but yet that future is so full of thorns if not handled properly it's becomes real bad
Gaas games walk on a fine line

 

[JAHGamer]

Service is the future but yet that future is so full of thorns if not handled properly it's becomes real bad
Gaas games walk on a fine line

How are services the future? What basis does that have in reality? There's only 1 big gaming service and it's GamePass which isn't even profitable after 7+ years. Every other non gaming service is constantly raising prices, offering less, and forcing ads on customers. So no, services aren't the future.

 

[Yurinka]

Content Planning & Performance Manager at Sony Playstation

We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

gamejobs.co

"We’re looking for a dynamic, skilled, and highly motivated Manager to join the PlayStation services team that runs PlayStation Plus – the world’s largest game subscription service with over 45M subscribers. This is a unique opportunity to work in a high-functioning team that drives significant impact for players, our partners, and PlayStation, in a fun, fast-paced environment"

March 2023 it was 47 million so the 45 million I think is incorrect

It says OVER 45M and 47M is over 45M, so it's correct. And yes, we knew for years that it has over 45M subs and is the biggest game subscription (on consoles).

sad to see Sony still going in this service direction

It exists since 2010 and gives Sony a shit ton of revenue and is profitable. They won't get rid of it.

 

[Playstation Sucka]

How are services the future? What basis does that have in reality? There's only 1 big gaming service and it's GamePass which isn't even profitable after 7+ years. Every other non gaming service is constantly raising prices, offering less, and forcing ads on customers. So no, services aren't the future.

Riot games ,valve games,fortnite we don't need to look far sony wants something with the like of those besides Bungie

 

[Box]

How are services the future? What basis does that have in reality? There's only 1 big gaming service and it's GamePass which isn't even profitable after 7+ years. Every other non gaming service is constantly raising prices, offering less, and forcing ads on customers. So no, services aren't the future.

As much as i hate GAAS games, it really is the future after how much money Destiny,Fortniite and Genshin made juat to name a few.

 

[Gamernyc78]

It says OVER 45M and 47M is over 45M, so it's correct. And yes, we knew for years that it has over 45M subs and is the biggest game subscription (on consoles).


It exists since 2010 and gives Sony a shit ton of revenue and is profitable. They won't get rid of it.

No duh!

 

[JAHGamer]

As much as i hate GAAS games, it really is the future after how much money Destiny,Fortniite and Genshin made juat to name a few.

I thought he meant services, as in subscription services; not gaas/live service games.

 

[JAHGamer]

Riot games ,valve games,fortnite we don't need to look far sony wants something with the like of those besides Bungie

I thought you mean subscription services

 

[John Elden Ring]

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PlayStation Plus has been around for a while. Over 13 years, to be exact. In all this time, the popular subscription service has gained over 47.7 million users. On the other hand, Xbox Game Pass made its way into the industry back in 2017, and as of April 2022, 21.9 million were for Game Pass (excluding PC). These numbers have been speculated according to GamesIndustry.

According to new estimates from the company Omdia, known for its market analysis, PlayStation Plus currently has more subscribers than Xbox Game Pass.:

"We believe that almost half of Xbox Game Pass subscribers will be on the Ultimate tier by the end of 2023This is in stark contrast to PS Plus, where we estimate around two-thirds will be on the cheapest tier, Essential."

Furthermore, Omdia's George Jijiashvili comments that the role of subscriptions as a primary business model for a gaming platform is yet to be proven.

 

[AllBizness]

Swich Online has already past Game Pass ? Oh wow.

 

[Yurinka]

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PlayStation Plus has been around for a while. Over 13 years, to be exact. In all this time, the popular subscription service has gained over 47.7 million users. On the other hand, Xbox Game Pass made its way into the industry back in 2017, and as of April 2022, 21.9 million were for Game Pass (excluding PC). These numbers have been speculated according to GamesIndustry.

According to new estimates from the company Omdia, known for its market analysis, PlayStation Plus currently has more subscribers than Xbox Game Pass.:



Furthermore, Omdia's George Jijiashvili comments that the role of subscriptions as a primary business model for a gaming platform is yet to be proven.

Omdia misses something important: there are many people in GPU who migrated their years of Gold months to GPU for $1, so pretty likely this why GP has many GPU users.

Also, half of the 25M GP users is 12.5M in GPU. And a third of the PS+ 47.7M subs in Extra and Premium/Deluxe is 15.9M.

How are services the future? What basis does that have in reality? There's only 1 big gaming service and it's GamePass which isn't even profitable after 7+ years. Every other non gaming service is constantly raising prices, offering less, and forcing ads on customers. So no, services aren't the future.

Game subs are a small portion of the total game revenue, which generates over $200B/year. According to Omdia game subs generate $16B/year and are spected to exceed $22B/year in 2027.

PS+ is twice as big as GP, and unlike GP it's profitable because Sony doesn't spend billions per year to sign 3rd party games that would be there day one plus putting all their own games there day one. As I remember PS+ generates around $4B/year with subs (not counting dlcs).

In addition to this in mobile there's Apple Arcade and Google Play Pass, which may be larger than PS+.

 

[Summer Nightmares]

Exactly, they could have been pushing for growth and cater to specific markets to really grow globally but they doubled down on this "one size fits all" strategy.

Money over growth, they put even a few million dollars over the longterm growth of PS5 sales.... it's so shortsighted.

If there was one word to sum up this gen of PS management, it would be "shortsighted".

Other words "Unfriendly", "Greedy", "Misguided", "Unfocused".

Can't agree more.

If they did regional prices they would absolutely dominate gaming on Latin America. We ALL grew playing Playstation here, to the point that we don't say "play videogames" we literally say "Lets play with the Playstation" but the last couple of years everyone went into pc gaming because of regional prices. You can't charge $70 dollars for a game in countries that earn 200 to 400 dollars a month.
Xbox and Steam charges 25 dollars for the Legendary Edition of Hot Wheels Unleashed 2, you know how much Playstation charges? 90.

They have the brand, they have the best hardware, amazing games and buying a gaming pc is more expensive than ever. They can mantain the price of the Playstation 5, if they just adjust the game prices everyone would change platform.