Sony breaks with PS5 records, but the subscriber number of PS plus breaks: In the first fiscal quarter 2021, the PlayStation service has lost over a million users. What was the issue?
Sony can be completely satisfied with the performance of his gaming department: the PlayStation 5 is the fastest sold console of all time and also as regards the game sales, it looks rosy for the brand. (Source: Giga) However, the strong decline in PS-Plus subscribers raises questions in the first quarter of 2021.
PlayStation Plus: Player numbers go back
From the financial report of Sony, it can be seen that the subscriber number in the first quarter 2021 for the PlayStation Plus service was 46.3 million gamers. In comparison, in the fourth fiscal quarter 2020, it was still 47.6 million - so the service has lost 1.3 million subscribers **.
This was at least eight years for the first time that the subscription numbers for PS plus have decreased so much between two quarters. In addition to the subscribed subscriber numbers, in June 2021 , the active monthly players also decreased : In June 2021 it was a total of 104 million gamers - compared to June 2020 thus ten million less. (Source: Resetera)
Currently, however, the numbers for Sony's CFO Hiroki Totoki but there is no reason to worry: he said in a webcast that the decrease in the by the Lockdowns last year inflationary increased players Liege and that no trend could be recognized. Of course you would continue to observe the situation. (Source: VGC)
PS Plus: Less subscribers no problem?
Of course, the Lockdowns of the Corona Pandemic can quite play a role that some gamers are now no longer PS-Plus subscribers. But also the monthly free games of the service are under fans always discussed controversial . Perhaps more players could not have been satisfied with the offer in this quarter.
Also reasons for the crash decline could be the supply bottlenecks of the PS5, because of which may be temporarily overlined some gamers to competing platforms . The Xbox Game Pass was also becoming more attractive as a model in recent months and has put for a few ps plus in the shadows. Whether this in the coming months in the numbers of the PS-Plus users is still noticeable, will have to show.
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