It is understood that since Sony updated its service in June 2022, the number of PS Plus users has decreased by about 2 million.
The latest accounting report shows that the number of PS Plus subscribers fell by 4% in the three months to the end of September (down 4%), although PS Plus had 47.3 million users as of the end of June.
Sony emphasizes that the proportion of PS5 users joining PS Plus is much higher than PS4. In response, executives said they are working to accelerate the popularity of PS5 hardware to restore future engagement.
In addition, the number of active users on the PlayStation network has also decreased by 1 million compared to last quarter, down to 120 million.
Although the numbers have dropped, the PS5 hardware still performs well. The cumulative sales have exceeded 25 million units, and the production this quarter exceeded 6.5 million units, and the progress exceeded the plan.
Sony announced a service update for PS Plus in March. On June 23, three new plans were launched in Europe, Australia and New Zealand to complete service deployment.
PlayStation Plus The basic plan is basically the same as traditional PS Plus, including online multiplayer and monthly free games, but the extra and premium versions are complementary to new content.
Both have access to PS4 and PS5 game directories such as Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Dragon Mission XI, Finding Past Times, Red Death Restore 2, and Classic Directory, including the first PlayStation, PS2, PS3 and PSP games.