’ll be the first to point out that Playstation Plus is an excellent service. For a mere 50 dollars per year one can have access to a free game per week, in addition to great discounts on games. Since beginning Playstation Plus back in January, I have downloaded more than $250 in free games, and have saved about $50 on the Playstation Store. Every Tuesday when I sign into the Playstation Store, I feel as if I’m stealing from Sony, robbing them clean. This got me thinking, why would Sony even offer this service? Many others have been wondering the same thing.
There is a simple answer to this question: Profit deal.
Sony is a company, and it is out to make money. If Playstation Plus wasn’t profitable, then it wouldn’t be offered as a service. It’s not like companies would do things to lose money. But to put this into perspective, here’s some ways that Playstation Plus ends up being profitable.
Playstation Plus is for hardcore gamers
Probably one of the biggest reasons why Sony isn’t losing much money off of free games is due to the fact that most people who purchase Playstaation Plus are already hardcore Sony fans. Most of the games given away for free have already been purchased by the Plus subscriber. Sure, Sony is offering 52 games in a year; but if you already own thirty of the games, is it still such a steal? Think about how many games have been given away for free that you already own. Next, think about how many games Sony gives away are published by Sony. Sony isn’t losing money or paying anyone for the rights to give the game away for free, they’re not losing money.
The games offered aren’t new
Think about the games that are given away from Playstation Plus. Demon Souls was given away two weeks ago. Ask yourself this question: Were you still seriously planning on buying Demon Souls? And if you were, were you going to buy the game used or new? The game has been out for numerous years. 99% of the copies that the game will ever sell have already been sold. By giving you Demon Souls, Sony is essentially feeding you a 20-hour advertising campaign for Dark Souls. Not only do you get a game that you would have never payed for anyway, but Sony gets free marketing out of it, to its key demographic. Sony chooses its games wisely; you’ll only get the games that you would not have bought anyway, or games that promote a sequel.
Deals don’t save money, they take money
Take a typical Playstation user who is interested in Guacamelee. They probably say to themselves that $15 is too steep of a price-point, but $10-$12 would be a reasonable price (keep in mind that this isn’t just for Guacamelee, but can be applied to any game). The Playstation Plus user sees that Guacamelee is 20% off, coming in at $11.99. Caving in, the gamer purchases the downloadable title. He must think that Playstation Plus is such a great deal, that it saved him three dollars. In reality, he lost twelve dollars. Without Playstation Plus, this gamer would have never spent that money, effectively getting Sony more money.
Playstation Plus helps advertising
As I’ve already mentioned with Demon Souls, Playstation Plus only helps market games. Due to the free game every week, Sony now knows that Playstation Plus members, its most hardcore base, will make regular, weekly trips to the Playstation Store. In the process of downloading a free game, this gamer may notice that a new game of interest was released. Had he not made the trip initially to download the free game, this gamer would have never seen this newly released title and dropped $60 on the new game. This purchase would not have been made without Playstation Plus. It’s all a marketing scheme.
Yes, Playstation Plus is one of the better services out there, offering a lot of “bang for your buck” to consumers. But do not be fooled. Sony is a company, and companies do things for a profit. Sony, no matter how much we wish otherwise, does everything for money; and Playstation Plus would never exist had it not been making good money for Sony. For getting an initial $50 which it would essentially never get otherwise, Playstation Plus is a pretty big gateway into more spending in the Playstation Store.
What do you guys think? Do you like being used by Sony? Was this information at all enlightening? Do you disagree? Let me know in the comments below!
http://www.gamedwellers.com/2013/04...o-be-used-how-playstation-plus-is-profitable/
) und könnte somit mit weit mehr als 8GB klarkommen. Natürlich dürfen die Entwickler nicht so faul wie auf der WiiU sein, und in 32Bit programmieren... -ist halt nextgen 
alleine im mai kommen hitman und carherine nicht zu vergessen die Vita Spiele. Seid Ich psn + habe komm ich mit dem zocken nicht mehr hinterher.
