PS5: Is Sony about to launch its own Xbox Game Pass?

Undoubtedly, the Xbox Game Pass is Microsoft’s main weapon on which the manufacturer is betting everything, especially for the launch of an Xbox Series X / S without exclusivity. And, with a long-term view, it may well make a major difference with Sony whose policies remain drastically different. However, during an interview with Russian news agency TASS, Sony Interactive Entertainment director Jim Ryan made some intriguing comments, including when asked about the PS5’s response to the Xbox Game Pass:

Truth be told, there is some news to come on this, but not today. We have PlayStation Now, which is our subscription service and is available in a number of markets.

This is what raises the eyebrows. According to Jim Ryan, Sony would prepare a response to the famous service of its American competitor. But how ? A new platform, or a reworking of its PlayStation Now whose current formula is very similar to Xbox Game Pass?

A statement all the more astonishing thatlast september, Ryan declared that the principle of Game Pass “was not viable”. “NOTWe are certainly not going to include new games in a subscription. Their development requires millions of dollars of investment, well over 100 million. ” Perhaps a reversal of the jacket is finally to be expected.