PlayStation Exclusives Aren’t on PS Now at Launch Because Sony Considers Them ‘Big Events’
With Microsoft?s Game Pass service, subscribers gain instant access to new Xbox One exclusives on launch day at no extra cost. Thanks to a recent PlayStation Now price drop, it seems Sony aims to compete with the Microsoft service on a more even playing field. But what about adding PlayStation exclusives to PS Now on release day" According to SIE President and CEO Jim Ryan, such a move isn?t currently in the forecast. That doesn?t mean things won?t eventually change; however, the launch of most PlayStation-exclusive titles is a huge entertainment event. For the time being, Sony would like to keep it that way.
Ryan expressed this in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, explaining that the publisher wants to treat the release of its first-party titles with ?amazing care.? He told the publication,
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