This is how much Sony costs you to complain about PS Plus games

monthly PS Plus Available games Necessary Subscribers, they are rarely appreciated globally. There are exceptions, of course, where it feels like everyone is on board – but updates are usually met with mixed responses, such as Our monthly polls show. So, how much does it cost for Sony to irritate its fan base every four weeks? A large amount, it seems!

Obviously deals will vary from game to game, but Boring financial document Submitted by Snails Inc reveals that Sony paid $3.5 million to include it ARK: Survival Evolved on me PS Plus returns in March 2022. Interestingly, it cost Microsoft $2.5 million just to include the same game in it Xbox Game Pass for six months.

We think the difference in cost is due to two main factors: PS Plus, for starters, has more subscribers, with up-to-date internal data. Connecting the service to nearly 50 million active members Compared to nearly half of that found on Xbox Game Pass. Additionally, players who redeem PS Plus games can keep them forever, while they are completely removed from Microsoft’s service.

But the weirdest part is that Xbox only pays $2.3 million to include it ARK 2 In service since launch, for a full three years. You’d expect this to carry a significantly higher cost than any of the above deals, considering it’s an entirely new game, so we’re curious how Microsoft negotiated that price.