A couple of days ago, Sony held aState of Playlivestream after the companyonce again ditched E3 2021 this year. Although many were expecting a huge presentation from Sony due to Microsoft’s big announcements at E3, the recent State of Play was relatively low-profile. It only announced a handful of games releasing on the PS5.
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Sony May Be Sticking To Its Current Business Model
Although Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass is turning heads in the video game industry, it is worth noting that in terms of units sold,the PS5 is still miles ahead of the Xbox Series X and Series S. However, it is also worth mentioning that everything Microsoft has promised so far is yet to reach its full potential. So, looking at the gaming landscape, PS5 players are still good in terms of content, especially since some of the biggest and highly-anticipated games are releasing as PS5 exclusive titles.
Unfortunately, the same couldn’t be said forPlayStation Now. Despite Microsoft’s relentless promotion of the Xbox Game Pass, Sony hasn’t seriously talked about PS Now for quite some time. As previously mentioned, players were expecting Sony to release some sort of a response to everything Microsoft has revealed for the future of Xbox Game Pass.
Should PlayStation Players Feel Threatened by Xbox Game Pass?
For players whose sole intention of purchasing the PS5 is to access every PlayStation-exclusive game, the Xbox Game Pass isn’t really something to be worried about. However, for those who are interested in playing as many games as possible,Xbox Game Pass is turning out to be the best option. This means that PlayStation players must pick up either the Xbox Series X/S or PC to access the service.
At E3 2021, Microsoft revealed tons of new games that have been released or are on their way to the Xbox Game Pass. This includes games such asPsychonauts 2, Back 4 Blood, Forza Horizon 5, Halo Infinite, andStarfield, which are all going to be available on Game Pass on day one. Additionally, Microsoft also revealed its long-term plans for the future of Xbox Gaming, and Phil Spencer revealed in an interview that the team is even looking intointegrating Xbox gaming into Smart TVswithout the need for additional hardware.
