Honestly, the Xbox One’s launch strategy sucks, and it’s made worse by miscommunication. It all ended with Phil Spencer taking over as the new head of Xbox, changing the strategic direction of Xbox throughout the previous generation.
Now we can clearly see what he’s thinking, because you should be able to play all of your games — current and previous generations — on PC, Xbox, and smartphones without any issues. On top of that is Game Pass, a service that should give you most of the games you need to be a happy gamer.
In an interview with IGN, Spencer responded to unsubstantiated information that Sony appears to be working on a Game Pass-like service, which he seems to believe is a “inevitability,” while explaining that he believes Sony Games will begin rolling out for subscription services and PC, at the same time as Playstation.
“I don’t want to sound like we’ve figured it all out, but I think the right answer is, let your customers play the games they want, where they want, and let them choose how to build their library, And be transparent with them about our plans for the PC plan and the cross-generation plan and so on.
So when I hear other people doing things like Game Pass or going PC, it makes sense to me because I think that’s the right answer. “
According to most sources, the new Playstation subscription service will primarily attract older games, but Spencer ultimately believes the strategy will become more like Game Pass. He also added that it’s not impossible for others to follow such a path, but Microsoft will continue to work hard to find new paths forward:
“I don’t really see it as an endorsement. In fact, when I talk to our team, I would say it’s inevitable. So for us, we should continue to innovate and continue to compete because what we have Doing things may be the advantages we have in the market today, but they are only because we did it first, not because we created something that no one else could.
I like this because it keeps our energies focused on what we should continue to do as we continue to build on what we have done in the past. Because I think the right answer is to put out a great game, release it on PC, release it on console, release it in the cloud, and make it available to users on the first day of subscription. I expect that’s what our competitors will do as well. “
Do you want Sony to follow in the footsteps of Xbox Game Pass, or would an improved multi-layer PS Plus be enough?