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[Lunatic_Gamer]

On paper, the Xbox Game Pass seems much more valuable from the subscriber’s standpoint. Considering that you get all Xbox first-party games on day one, which is something the PlayStation Plus doesn’t feature, it is indeed quite a good buy for not only Xbox owners, but PC players as well. And while Xbox might look very lucrative on paper, the numbers say a totally different thing altogether.

As noted by @Zuby_Tech on Twitter, the Xbox Game Pass has around 25 million subscribers (via Microsoft.com). The PlayStation Plus, on the other hand, has around 48 million subscribers(via Sony.com), with the PlayStation Now boasting another 3.2 million subscribers. If we merge the two, we are looking at somewhere around 51 million subscribers, which is more than twice what the Xbox Game Pass has. What’s even more notable is the fact that even the Nintendo Switch Online has much more subscribers than the Xbox Game Pass, with a 32 million-strong subscriber count.

Xbox Game Pass Has Half Subscribers Of PlayStation Plus, Despite Its Offerings

Xbox Game Pass might offer a lot to subscribers, but it is still halfway as popular as PlayStation Plus according to a recent report.

www.dualshockers.com

 

[Dick Jones]

Should EA not include Gamepass number as well?

 

[Kagey K]

Where are the Xbox live gold numbers in this?

They combine + and now but omit that number.

Too many apples to oranges and missing pieces to call this a complete (or accurate) comparison.

 

[DeepEnigma]

With PS Now Once Merged

 

[kyliethicc]

 

[SlimySnake]

It's a growing service. They have gone from 12 million to 25 in just two years. It will continue to grow as they sell more next gen consoles.

Cod's gonna give them a massive boost.

 

[Astral Dog]

PlayStation can still have a healthy subscription service even if it doesn't compete with GamePass because gamers want to play their exclusives

 

[PuffyCan]

how batshit insane do you have to be to believe playstation is the equivalent to game pass? It's not like there is another similar service called xbox live that we could compare it to

 

[IntentionalPun]

Can we stop making threads based on this guys tweets?

They seem to exist to take shit out of context lol

 

[GHG]

Someone joked a while ago that all they needed to do to eclipse gamepass in subscriber numbers was to merge now with PS+ and they actually went and did it.

 

[M1chl]

Maybe because you don't need GamePass for online gaming or for you to be allowed to upload saves to cloud. What a thread.

 

[Mr Moose]

Isn't that Zuby person a fanboy? I've seen them pop up on my timeline a few times.

Where are the Xbox live gold numbers in this?

They combine + and now but omit that number.

No one knows the Live Gold numbers.
PS+ hasn't merged with Now yet, so really it's 3.2M PS Now v 25M GamePass. It's a really weird article, not sure why they are comparing the two before they've even merged (well, I do know, for the clicks).
The only interesting thing is the Nintendo sub numbers.

 

[Nydius]

Where are the Xbox live gold numbers in this?

They combine + and now but omit that number.

Too many apples to oranges and missing pieces to call this a complete (or accurate) comparison.

My thoughts as well.

PS+ and Game Pass are different subscription types. One is necessary for any online play, the other is a premium service beyond Xbox Live. Until PS+ and PSNow are rolled together, the proper comparison is PS+ vs Xbox Live Gold.

Even after the merger of those two services, they still need to compare it against Game Pass + Xbox Live Gold, because not everyone with Game Pass has Ultimate (which includes Gold).

 

[Iced Arcade]

what a dumb thread/tweet lol

 

[RiccochetJ]

Even the user comments in the original dualshockers article are tearing this comparison apart OP.

 

[Jonnie_Darko]

This happens when you think you can do graphs and compare apples with pears.

 

[SLB1904]

2 different services. Gamepass you rent games that leave the service the ps plus and games for gold you keep for as long you are subscribed. You might say but its only a couple games a month (true) but if you are a subscriber since the ps3 era, oh boy that's loads of games.

 

[RaZoR No1]

Easy:
Much higher installbase on Sony. (Not counting PC)
100+Million PS4 & 15 Million PS5
vs
60+Million Xbox Ones & 10+Millionen Xbox Series
I don't know if these numbers are correct, but there are much more Gamers on Sony consoles than on MS consoles.
Additionaly it makes only sense to compare PS+ with XBL Gold
and PS Now with Gamepass

 

[SteelCurtain 59]

This happens when you think you can do graphs and compare apples with pears.

Is there some reason we're not allowed to compare fruit to other fruit? This is more like comparing apples to bicycles

 

[Hendrick's]

No one actually believes this.

 

[Dick Jones]

Easy:
Much higher installbase on Sony. (Not counting PC)
100+Million PS4 & 15 Million PS5
vs
60+Million Xbox Ones & 10+Millionen Xbox Series
I don't know if these numbers are correct, but there are much more Gamers on Sony consoles than on MS consoles.
Additionaly it makes only sense to compare PS+ with XBL Gold
and PS Now with Gamepass

Xbox One was over 50m per estimates in 2020. I doubt they shifted 10m in less than 2 years

 

[Darsxx82]

I don't know what is worse, if the inconsistency and lack of meaning of the comparison, the source of the same comparison (a well-known fanboy), or that someone saw fit and serious to open a thread with that base.....

One more example of how information can be misrepresented to create and expand an idea and emerge victorious in the attempt thanks to social networks...

 

[RoboFu]

Wait you are comparing the mandatory to play online PS + to just game pass?


“Microsoft's Xbox line of consoles. As of December 2020, Microsoft's online gaming service had approximately 100 million monthly active users”

 

[Rockman33]

What about Xbox live gold?

 

[Krappadizzle]

Seems weird to compare the base line thing you need to play online in Playstation Plus vs. the complimentary Rental service that is Gamepass. I think a more apt and interesting discussion would be behind Playstation Plus vs. Xbox Live Gold+Gamepass numbers. It's kinda leaving out a part of the equation for the sake of fitting a narrative.

 

[Complistic]

That's bait.

 

[MacReady13]

It's a growing service. They have gone from 12 million to 25 in just two years. It will continue to grow as they sell more next gen consoles.

Cod's gonna give them a massive boost.

I heard this same shit 6 months ago before Forza and Halo arrived and guess what? Numbers haven't jumped up.

 

[BigBooper]

Ps+ and Switch are much cheaper and required for online play. This is like comparing a pair of shoes to a car. Sure, they both help with transportation I guess.

 

[SlimySnake]

I heard this same shit 6 months ago before Forza and Halo arrived and guess what? Numbers haven't jumped up.

huh? they have added 7 million since Jan 2021.

Xbox Game Pass subscribers hit 18 million

Microsoft’s gaming subscription service is steadily growing.

www.theverge.com

 

[Fbh]

You telling me a cheaper service that's mandatory to play online on a more popular platform has more subscribers?

 

[DenchDeckard]

There's also twice as many ps4 and ps5s compared to xbox one and series consoles but more importantly they aren't the same services. This is a weird ass direction to take Mr Zuby tech

 

[Krappadizzle]

You telling me a cheaper service that's mandatory to play online on a more popular platform has more subscribers?

Shocking!

 

[Punished Miku]

If you could take console warring online and then refine it, filter it, purify it and distill it down to it's most potent form - then you would arrive at this headline lol.

 

[splattered]

What an idiot

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Lol. Being different sub-services aside

PS+ is the more mature sub-service, so obviously. Gamepass is still in the growth phase so we'll see how that continues to do.

I'm expecting single-digit growth for PS+ when Sony releases their FY report. Hopefully the restructure gets them back to double-digit growth rates but the strategy now will be to increase RPU

 

[Leyasu]

Threadmaker, and all of the imbeciles that gave him likes or love reactions should be getting banned full stop.

This is hitting N4G levels of stupidity.

 

[adamsapple]

Talk about a disingenuous piece of news.

Woof.

 

[phil_t98]

Kinda funny since gamepass was a thing people have always accused Microsoft of fudging the numbers for game pass, now Sony has merged ps now and so+ it’s suddenly ok to fudge numbers and count them as the same.

Be interesting to see the numbers when the nee service launches and how many will switch to the more expensive service

 

[PropellerEar]

Some are so offended by these numbers...

 

[Topher]

Threadmaker, and all of the imbeciles that gave him likes or love reactions should be getting banned full stop.

This is hitting N4G levels of stupidity.

Annnnnd guess what article is number one for the week on N4g right now?

https://n4g.com/

 

[BennyBlanco]

were just making threads from random fanboy tweets now?

 

[Stuart360]

Sony was smart to merge everything into PSPlus.
Everyone knows that this is bullshit on both sides, even the most blind and hardcore Sony fanboy, but it wont stop the fanboying over this, the thread derailing and wind ups.

Good job Sony adding yet another area of contention to console warring.

 

[Leyasu]

Annnnnd guess what article is number one for the week on N4g right now?

https://n4g.com/

Just lol

 

[itsjustJEFF]

PS+ has not merged with PSNow, so this list is ridiculous. PS+ should be compared to Xbox Live. It's fairer to compare the numbers of PSNow and GamePass... I don't think it's close.

 

[adamsapple]

Annnnnd guess what article is number one for the week on N4g right now?

https://n4g.com/

This'll keep Twitter occupied for a few days.

 

[PropellerEar]

Good job Sony adding yet another area of contention to console warring.

 

[SatansReverence]

Some are so offended by these numbers...

That's because it's an insult to basic human intelligence

Unsurprising to see the likes of you lapping it up.

 

[EverydayBeast]

With all due respect to Xbox live when you talk about Xbox game pass it’s confusing regardless of the stats I think you can write down ps plus is currently the best offering.

 

[Topher]

Good job Sony adding yet another area of contention to console warring.

This isn't from Sony. What did Sony do?

 

[PropellerEar]

Annnnnd guess what article is number one for the week on N4g right now?

https://n4g.com/

What kind of premium N4G plan are you on I only get up to 300 degrees