Sony Won't Budge on PlayStation Plus Day-One Releases For First-Party Games

PlayStation will continue withholding its first-party games from PlayStation Plus on launch day, despite Xbox offering day-one releases through Game Pass. Nick Maguire, PlayStation's vice president of global services, told Game File the company remains committed to its current approach of adding first-party titles to the subscription service 12 to 18 months after release. 'We've sort of stayed true to our strategy across the board, where we're not looking to put games in day and date,' Maguire said.

PlayStation instead selects four to five independent games annually for day-one PlayStation Plus releases, a strategy Maguire described as 'working really well across the platform.'

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