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@anoyonmus I know but in a perfect world, there wouldn't be exclusives since it's an anti-consumer choice.

I want demons soul, tlou 2, tsushima.

I also want a million dollars but life doesn't give you anything unless you work for it.

GOOD. Can somebody entice Nintendo to do the same now?? Epic?

@David187 As far as the music industry goes, artists are no longer able to command prices that are too high. In the movie industry, actors in MCU movies are going to command a higher salary than even the high-tier stuff netflix produces. And yes, in terms of financial growth, the gaming industry is going to decline with the coming of subscription model just like the music industry did, and the movie industry is going through (cinema don't sell as much tickets as the 90s but they keep increasing the ticket prices).

So, yeah in terms of financial success, I don't think it's that good but it will result in more targeted AA market than the 'target everybody' AAA market.

However, with games, consoles will still survive, people will still have the option of buying to play it locally so it won't be as disastrous as it was for the music industry. Plus, you have microtransactions, games as a service and many more ways to earn money in a game that you can't in movies/ music, which will still exist in the subscription model.

@Omnistalgic
50 percent correct I'd say. It's true premium AAA gaming can't get your mom. HOWEVER, she already probably plays candy crush or the like through touch controls. Microsoft is working on implementing touch controls thru the mobile version (and already has abt 50) . Just click a button and play with your fingers.
The only thing stopping your mom then would be the complexity of the game which can be reduced by making it more 'casual' more 'nintendo-like'.

However, there is a huge addressable market perfectly okay with more complex games unable to play them so as a consumer, your mom would come late into the target market. And even after that, some stubborn people might still never play these games considering it a hassle.

Let's be real, subscription is the future. It's been true for all other forms of entertainment and will be for gaming as well. It just hasn't been combined properly with the streaming model. Google failed. Sony didn't have the money. I'm confident with what Microsoft is doing. There is a ridiculously massive market in the developing world, where consoles are still a luxury so for now premium gaming is still stuck in somewhat of a niche by comparison.

Regardless, it's the future model, something so ridiculously over-the-top in value that a single product simply cannot compete with it.

These games will release on cloud. So you can stream from your mobile, your tv, your streaming device (option should be released by the end of the year)

So this is weird but nobody on the internet has pointed it out. A plague tale: innocence typically is the very first game on a subscription service because of the alphabetical nature of it. Likely it was one reason it got played more than it would have been if it's name had been different (not started with A). So I'm sure because of the firsts part success on subscription services (due to many reason but also this one) they released the game day one on the biggest subscription service. This one also starts with an A.

Are we sure it won't be cross gen in the future, and the current next-gen only is to create some hype?

5:43 "Don't be Dramatic". A message to everybody.

How can you call it the most visually impressive playstation title when it's releasing on a console released in 2013. There are games clearly built with only the ps5 in mind, demon souls or even ratchet and clank and (i'm guessing) god of war.

On the other hand, this goes on to show how graphics aren't improving like they used to (perhaps due to the focus on resolution rather than graphics). I remember looking at The Order on ps4 and not believing it was a game back then.

Ah you can't praise a game that much and not give it a 10/10. The negative don't seem enough to bring down a point.

i like it when developers or company men whatever, speak BLUNTLY! Tell the audience properly instead of dancing around it. It leads to a more interesting discussion as well and contrasts better with a strongly opinionated comments on the internet.

@Anonimia This is a 'for the fans' site so obviously it's not going to be too intelligent on average nor is it going to take non-ps news very well. That said, the comments are mercifully better and less toxic than on some pc news site. gamesindustrybiz is probably the best one i have seen so far but it's more for the developers rather than fans.

Anyways I'm interested in this as well and I largely agree with the effects subscription will have on the videogame market. I don't think amazon will partner with sony since they have similar ambitions with luna, atleast for now. Google on the other hand may, considering they have largely stepped off from promoting stadia, which ofcourse was never going to be a hit considering the lack of a subscription model. The other company I can think of is maybe apple that has the amount of money to be able to do this.