Sony bets on subscriptions as memory shortage coincides with PS5 price hikes
TL;DR
Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki says the memory shortage arrived at a convenient time after PS5 price hikes, signaling a shift toward monetizing the existing PlayStation user base through PS Plus rather than aggressive hardware sales, as the ecosystem reaches about 125 million monthly users and hardware costs rise.
- Sony CEO calls memory shortage timing "lucky" following PS5 console price increases Notebookcheck
- 'We Don't Need to Aggressively Sell the Console': Sony CEO Says Timing of Memory Crisis Is 'Lucky' for PS5 Push Square
- Sony PS5 strategy: IP factory, focus on users instead of hardware sales PlayFront
- Sony No Longer Too Worried About PS5 Sales, Says Memory Crisis Timing Is "Lucky" Tech4Gamers
- Sony's CEO says they don't need to aggressively sell the PS5 today Android Headlines
Want the full story? Read the original reporting
Read on Notebookcheck