For the past few weeks, companies have been announcing their financial results. Now one of these companies was Sony. The company provides services in many areas, but PlayStation models stand out in particular. However, Sony announced the PlayStation Plus subscriber month in its latest earnings release. The result did not make the company very happy.
PlayStation Plus lost 2 million subscribers
PlayStation Plus has been around since Sony revamped its game streaming service from the ground up in June. 2 million subscribers lost. Number of people subscribed to PlayStation Plus, according to the latest earnings report From 47.3 million to 45.4 million fell. This decrease occurred from September 30, 2022.
Sony rolled out a PS Plus version earlier this year that made the online service more compatible with Xbox Game Pass. This version has a large library of games for users to access, including retro games.
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According to the statement made by Sony, the company sold 3.3 million PlayStation 5 units in the last three months.
PlayStation Network monthly active users (MAU) in the three-month period to 102 million fell. It fell from 104 million the previous year to 103 million in the previous quarter. This is Sony’s responsibility since it began collecting this data in early 2020. lowest MAU looks like a number. Sony’s CEO Hiroki Tokotimade a statement about it.
In his statement, Tokoti said there are several factors contributing to the decline in Plus membership numbers. He also blames the lack of marketing for Plus, which has been refreshed with new tiers tailored to each subscriber’s budget. “We refreshed our services in the second quarter and overall there was no great momentum. We also did not do aggressive promotions in the second quarter. More people are coming out and we are not out of the negative cycles yet.”
Along with these, Sony made an additional statement about the decrease in PS Plus subscribers. This, “A larger-than-expected drop in user interaction among PlayStation 4 users”He claimed that he was affected. In addition, the PS Plus subscriber rate among PS 5 users remains at a very high level compared to PS 4.
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