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The thing is Sony hasn't been too keen about making streaming services for their moviesPSNow and Funimation could still have a separate subscription.
Sony Movies & Shows won't have its own.
This is basically Sony's answer to Netflix bolstered by PSNow and Funimation.
I shouldn't have put gamepass competitor in the title. Gamepass has a smaller potential market.
This model is for the netflix crowd. Game streaming is added to add value. This is the way to target the casuals. Pure gaming content like gamepass is a hard sell to the casuals.
The thing about this is that it won't shake Sony's current business model. This will work as is and it won't have to reinvent the wheel.
They can continue to release AAA games at $70. They can continue to release movies at theaters. They can continue to make shows for TV.
I dont watch none of that garbage (well except sony movies), so i personally wouldnt want it bundled into a game pass competitor.
Edit: I just realized this is not a gamepass competitor but a Netflix and Disney+ competitor. Targeting the masses who likes entertainment but ocassionally play games as well.
This has larger potential market than what MS is doing. This will go after the Netflix crowd with streaming games added into the mix.
PSNow
Funimation/Crunchyroll
- Day and Date Release of AA Games.
- First party AAA games on the service after 2 years.
- As a side note: PC release of 1st party AAA also after 2 years.
- PSNow still downloadable for compatible games to those who has PS4 and PS5.
- Still available as a separate service.
Sony Movies & Shows
- Sony basically has monopolized this market.
- Still available as a separate service.
- Sony has a catalogue of movies both vintage and new.
- Many probably don't know but Sony has a lot of successful shows like Breaking Bad etc.
- They can always pay for movies and shows to be on the service.
The thing is Sony hasn't been too keen about making streaming services for their movies
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They have quite a few IPs which they make shows for and then sell them to Amazon and others. They make a lot of bank doing so and they don't have to bleed money while making a service.
For the price of PSNow it would work but if it increases the price overall I doubt it would be a massive success.
Exclusivity is everything, all their content would drop in prices if they did that. If 'The Boys' was on Sony's platform too then it wouldn't be Prime's crown jewel. Personally I would sub to the service you're describing as I am an anime and PS fan but I really don't see it happen and I've heard their gaming and movie divisions are quite separate from each other so that is an added hurdle.Sony is the producer. They can continue making shows and movies for other streaming services including their own. Shows and movies produced by Sony doesn't have to be exclusive to their platform. But there sure has to be some of them exclusive.
They can continue to do that. Like I said this won't have to reinvent the wheel for their business model.
Exclusivity is everything, all their content would drop in prices if they did that. If 'The Boys' was on Sony's platform too then it wouldn't be Prime's crown jewel.
Personally I would sub to the service you're describing as I am an anime and PS fan but I really don't see it happen and I've heard their gaming and movie divisions are quite separate from each other so that is an added hurdle.
The games plus movies thing is a great idea, and I can’t think of many other companies that could offer that as a 1st party experience.
Not so much with the anime stuff, it has very niche appeal. But I suppose there’s no harm on sticking it in there!
Sony departments don't play nice with each other so this is quite the unrealistic scenario.
Believe me some intern group has already crunched all these numbers by now and passed them up the chain. It'll happen when there's evidence they can make more money bundling services than selling each service standalone.
I would pay 0 dollars for something as uninteresting as this bundle.
Too much of a niche. I think this would be a flop.
This is actually for the casual crowd who likes movies and shows (and animes), who also play games occasionally.
For the gaming purist, this will not compete against gamepass. I put gamepass competitor in the title but I realized it's actually a Netflix/Disney+ competitor.
If you say so.Streaming service with only games on it is what is niche. MS will struggle big time with game pass.
Movies and shows is 50x larger. Anime is becoming one of the most watched shows in Netflix too.
If Sony had a subscription service that put out their first party games day one on the service I would consider it. But Sony makes far to much off of first party sales to offer that. Another thread said they made a billion on 1 first party game.
While intriguing I don't think your prices are realistic.
Why wouldn't i just keep netflix that has Sony movies/shows plus so much more and get PS Now for cheaper?
Why wouldn't i just keep netflix that has Sony movies/shows plus so much more and get PS Now for cheaper?
While intriguing I don't think your prices are realistic.
Never ever gonna happen but imagine a 'Steam Pass'...
One price per month, access to frigging everything including DLC. Pipe dream I know but... imagine how awesome it'd be...
This kind of offer will never ever include DLC as it’s where most of the money is made (repeatable MTX). Even on Gamepass you basically never have any DLC included.Never ever gonna happen but imagine a 'Steam Pass'...
One price per month, access to frigging everything including DLC. Pipe dream I know but... imagine how awesome it'd be...
This kind of offer will never ever include DLC as it’s where most of the money is made (repeatable MTX). Even on Gamepass you basically never have any DLC included.
They could make Steam Pass but they have to negotiate each and every game that will be included in the service. Otherwise you won't see big selling games on steam anymore and it will just be a bunch of indies.
This imaginary Sony+ is not for you then. I imagine it to be catered more to the crowd who are subscribed to streaming apps. The gaming aspect is an added value.It must be day and date if I am thinking to subscribe.
Gamepass has 15M subscribers @ $10/month (I understand that there are promotions, $1 upgrades, etc... but for the sake of the calculations). Thats $150 million/month and $1.8 Billion a year.
Sony could easily pull in 20M + ($2.2 Billion annually @ $10/month, and $3.6 Billion annually @ $15/month) and have all the money to fund all projects they are making now and much more into the future.
We just learned that Sony has made $500 Million over the life of God of War (2018) and over $400 Million for Horizon. These are lifetime sales. So the per year sales are less.
I am playing God of War (2018) for the first time this week on PS5. I wait to play single player games long after release.
Another argument that I will make is that with the safety net of reliable monthly income, more experimental projects like Death Stranding and Dreams can be put out with more frequency.
No thanks. I don't want Sony to invest any more in the rental subscription route. Just cut off PS Now altogether.
Make great AAA games that people actually want to play. Not games that are "good enough" since they're included in the subscription I'm already paying for.
I think this is a sure thing, but how they price it will be interesting.
Don't combine it. Drop PS Now and build a complete new service. I've used PS Now in the last couple of days again and from the customer perspective it is an awful bad service.It's an interesting thought, but the anime streaming services cater to a niche demographic. I think a more realistic bundle would combine PlayStation Plus and Now or even merge them into a single service, where all Plus subscribers are also subscribed to PS Now.
But yes, it would be nice if Sony merges Crunchyroll, Funimation, Sony movies and shows into a single Netflix/Disney+ service.
Bundles are a terrible idea.
And your pricing is way too low even for a basic GamePass competitor (day one 1st party releases) without bundling in film/TV.
If Sony gets into that game it will be at least $14.99 just for gaming if not more. I'd say $19.99 is where they will eventually enter that space.
And they'll never bundle like that. They aren't Amazon.com throwing loss leader services around.
They promised collaboration back in the days of Stringer, and Kaz pushed "one sony"....its been many years and they still are not there...Yeah it has to be the CEO of the CEOs of Sony to be one who will push this.
While president, Stringer pinpointed as the major problem the divisions within Sony’s sprawling empire he disparagingly named “silos." He reorganized the company, ended unprofitable businesses like the robot project and slashed thousands of jobs. He also encouraged collaborations.
Hirai has followed with the same effort under the slogan “One Sony."
Reading this thread i just realized the Arsenal Sony has upon it´s sleees.
PlayStation Studios
PS Now
Ps Plus (Biggest Gaming Sub by FAR)
Crunchy and Funi
Sony Pictures (Tristar/Colombia/Animation Studio)
Aniplex (Anime/Gaming Juggernaut)
Jesus fucking Christ.
Ah gotcha.If you read the OP you'll know I wasn't suggesting for Sony to put their $70 AAA games on the service day and date.
I incorrectly put game pass competitor in the title. Later I realized this imaginary Sony+ will actually be a Netflix/Disney+ competitor with Anime and Video Gaming added into the mix to add value.