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nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year ago

PlayStation's Focus Has Shifted From Game Sales to Actual Play Time, Sony Says

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PlayStation's Focus Has Shifted From Game Sales to Actual Play Time, Sony Says

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nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year ago
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PlayStation's Focus Has Shifted From Game Sales to Actual Play Time, Sony Says - PlayStation LifeStyle
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Sony has said that due to changes in consumer behavior in PS4 era, Sony's more focused on increasing PS5 play time rather than selling games.
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  • grue@lemmy.world
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    Translation: ad impressions, microtransactions, and Skinner box tactics.

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      Oh.

      Well here was me clicking on this thread thinking “oh! That seems like a positive shift in mentality”

      Then I read your comment.

      Was a fun 3 seconds

      • bund@sh.itjust.works
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        wish i could super upvote

        • starman2112@sh.itjust.works
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          You can always press the button twice

          • mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
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            Twice does nothing, but thrice works.

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            Liked your comment so much I just did it there.

    • Allero@lemmy.today
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      And forcing the PlayStation Plus subscription.

    • Patapon Enjoyer@lemmy.world
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      I was gonna say they’d make all their single-player games open world bursting with “CONTENT” like an Ubisoft game, but they kinda already did around the end of last gen

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    So basically they have had really bad sales lately and this is how they justify it to their shareholders.

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      Or the movement to microtransactions means prolonged time playing will lead to more income, whereas number of sales is completed.

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    “play time”

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average_revenue_per_user

    • ɔiƚoxɘup@sh.itjust.works
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      I love that this is pronounced Arr Poo (ARPU)

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        Everyone’s fighting over our poo

        • ɔiƚoxɘup@sh.itjust.works
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          And today I love a stranger. Wonderful!

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