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PlayStation's CEO drastically underestimates the Steam crowd's patience, thinks PC gamers will buy a PS5 for exclusive sequels (www.gamesradar.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

FWIW there are exceptions to that. On PlayStation, you only need a subscription if PSN handles the online component of the game. Companies that manage their own online services don't require it. Genshin Impact, Final Fantasy 14, Warframe, Fortnite, etc. can all be played without PS+

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I thought I remember Xbox doing the the same thing for free to play Xbox games a couple years ago

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I don't own an Xbox so I am not quite sure, but I don't think it applies in quite the same way, namely that in order to play Final Fantasy XIV on Xbox, I read that you need a Gamepass subscription in addition to the game subscription itself, which is not a requirement on PlayStation.

But for truly free to play games, maybe.