PS5's Monthly Active Users Increased Again, PS Plus Making More Money Than Ever

They are making more money than ever at our expense.

And no info after their ill-considered decision on July 1st, of course.

If anyone needs any more proof that the boycott won't work

Well it sure doesn't appear that many of the people threatening to "quit" are following through with that, are they? I am Jack's complete lack of surprise.

It's comforting to see that the PlayStation playerbase is keeping their business healthy, no matter what they do. 😁

Sony cfo say they are aware of people upset they still going forward with their plans

I’m not sure I can even resubscribe to PS Plus after the price increase. It’s the one purchase a year for the PS5, and the only way I play new games. If I’m priced out of that too then any chance of remaining in the PS ecosystem is very low.

@dskatter basically on the investor call Sony says they have seen no impact on sales from the stopping discs up to this point.

@cainhurst94 It’s been less than a month. Data takes time to accumulate.

I cant see any scenario where i dont have ps plus

Looks like all the smoke caused online is once again for nothing. I mean at least people did stick up for themselves and try and push back. I give them that. But in the world of video games, they are too big to fail. This is the largest entertainment medium in the world. The train isn’t slowing down.

Good for them. I rarely utilize it. Kind of a waste.

@tangyzesty It’s sad to read any comment cheering on the corporation for making more money while trying to ridicule the customers who disagree with their decisions, it’s obvious that any effect of their recent decisions will not be immediate, these numbers don’t even include any data after the July 1st announcement but you didn’t care to read that, only to cheer for Sony.

And I’m not saying there will be a large-scale boycott or a big sudden dip in their revenue stream, but do you seriously expect them to do this good when they try to sell us on a PS6?
The effect will be gradual, just look at Xbox now, a shell of its former shelf selling less than half than a decade ago yet still exists, PlayStation is not invulnerable to failure or gradually dwindle over time in the same way.

Ps plus is a ripoff pure and simple

@The_Elder That's an important distinction most people don't care to point to. A multi-billion-dollar company is making more money than ever while providing worse products and services. Great times indeed. This comes from someone that used to really like PlayStation, mind you.

The save physical games movement is losing right now Sony still making a sh*t ton of money from PlayStation.

Meh. I think most of us who want physical to stay are much less likely to have psn or at least not be that enthusiastic about it anyways.

Am sure the GTA 6 hype is driving those who don’t care.

@nessisonett You need to get on the sale cycle, so that your subscription runs out when they have the Days of Play and Black Friday sales. Then you can resubscribe for a year of PS+ Premium for £80 each year at the same time. That equates to less than £8 a month. If that's breaking someone bank, they have larger issues than PS+. Even at regular price it's only £10 a month when you sign up for an annual plan. For £8-£10 a month you're getting access to 900-1000 games. It's still a great deal either way. Game Pass has half the amount of games.

@Almost_Ghostly I am on the sale cycle. And £80 up front is not the same as a monthly payment. A block of cheese is over £4. Food is ridiculously expensive. I haven’t been abroad since 2014.

@nessisonett Imo if £80 one time a year is too much, perhaps it's time to find a new hobby... or a better job... or look at other spending habits? I'm disabled and only receive my very low disability income and I can afford it perfectly fine with zero issues. I think look at other reasons as to why it might be too much for you. Not trying to be rude, trying to be helpful so you can keep your PS+.

@Almost_Ghostly he's a student apparantly.

@Northern_munkey And? I'm disabled. I also know many students who have two or three jobs. Maybe they have poor spending habits. Maybe they smoke or drink, or have something else they could cut back on to still be able to pay for PS+.

@nessisonett

Stop eating cheese and start playing games.

I have to choose myself. I've let go the subs on magazines, tv channels, ... because they are all worth less.

Been spending more money on music, food and books.

Gaming cost more because my kids are also into gaming.(subs, consoles, games,...)

If you have to choose between cheese and games, I recommend cheese. That ***** keeps you alive, games don't!

@Almost_Ghostly

Also a disabled person here. I know my country takes a lot of care of people like us. Not every country gives a f!

@IllusiveMan Yh its weird man. Alot of folks think the chicken will come to roost on sony in oneday but that not how the downfall works. Long before microsoft had the xbox one debacle.. there were signs e.g refusing cross play with sony cus they felt their system was better.. thirdparty locking game but not investing in their own first party games properly.. halo halo gears gears all over the place with no diversity. Kinect is the next big thing.. small signs here and there that showed xbone was screwed before it even got announced. Sony are basically on the same trajectory but this wont be a problem for them like 360 wasnt for microsoft as well but the chicken will roost on the day PS6 gets annouced.. thats when the internet will truly erupt on sony as a whole brand.

@Almost_Ghostly hey I'm with you buddy. That's his excuse for the ills with the world. There's plenty I could say but it's like trying to explain why water's wet.

@Almost_Ghostly What the hell dude? You don't get to tell others how they should be splitting up their disposable income and what they should be spending it on.

As an example, and speaking for myself, I am fully employed, and earn a very good and healthy amount of money. The cheapest PS Plus costs $110 a year here, which is an outrageous cost that I refuse to pay. It is not about whether or not I can, I absolutely can, but that I will not. I refuse to. I am not spending $110 every 12 months just to get cloud backups, the ability to play multiplayer for the handful of times a year I will want to do that, and for "free" games I never even look at. It's a bullsh*t, overpriced service that offers no value, and therefore I refuse to subscribe to it, even with my financial situation being comfortable. Someone who is financially worse off choosing to not spend their money on PS Plus is entirely understandable. The fix is not for them to spend less money on drinking or parties or whatever the f**k, the fix is for Sony to either drop the price to where people find it palatable to spend money on it, or to improve their offerings, to where the price justifies itself.

@nessisonett I feel you. I cancelled to cut down on my expenses as everything else keeps going up except my salary. It’s not like PS Plus makes the games free, it’s no Game Pass..I still have to pay $70-$80 for the games. At that point I can live without multiplayer

Definitely killing the anti-digital narrative.

This will be the only comment I will post on the matter.

I bought a PS5 with a disc drive with the intent purpose of playing physical games. Sony made the device with this purpose, and I cannot understand why they are deciding I cannot purchase physical games anymore.

Had Sony made this decision about the PS6, then fair enough. I would be disappointed, but I would understand. But the PS5 was manufactured with a disc drive. For as long as games are being made for the system, the option for a physical release should be there.

I live in Japan, and am subject to censorship (Resident Evil, Mortal Kombat, Baldur's Gate, Cyberpunk, etc). Physical games allows me to experience these games.

Finally, I bit concerned about the corporate bootlicking I have seen on the comments here, and the pure glee some have shown at the eradication of physical media. One lad seems to be happy because he thinks it will be environmentally sound (noble, but misinformed), but others are tickling themselves into ecstasy because "they only buy digital." A little psychotic there, fellas.

Oh, I rather want to see results for Q2

@MacBlayne many defenders are just fanboys, who does not realize that right after monopolizing doll game distribution by Sony and PS Store, prices will shoot up..

@Fighting_Game_Loser yeah, that's not the proof you think it is.

@MacBlayne I agree with everything apart from bootlicking. Someone dismissing an issue as unimportant isn't the same as defending a company.

It looks like digital percentage changes depends on the quarter! As if the weather changes people habits! Maybe some prefer to subscribe and buy games digitally during cold weather (Q1-Q4) because they don't leave home as often!
Q3 is the highest sale it's the busiest release period!
I don't see why they are eliminating like 15-20% of the player base!!
The only reason that I can think of for them going full digital by 2028 is that they are going to raise base prices, $80 or maybe plus for AAA and $70 for games that used to cost 50-60!
They think they already locked people to their eco system and believe that they player are sheep (a lot of them are) and there is no alternative way to buy game on PS5(6) other than the PS store. PS6 will probably be sold at a loss and they can't afford increasing the price for current and next-gen hardware to not alienate more people!

Then why can't they start putting better games on the service? We have 4 year old PlayStation exclusives that still haven't been added to PS+ Extra FFS!

@PressTurn Reading comprehension isn't your gig, huh?

I just wish they announced cutting physical a year ago when it was affordable to build a PC🤦🏻‍♂️