Joulumyynnit vuonna 2023 tulevat olemaan jotain aivan ainutlaatuista, tai ainakin sellaista odotetaan. Tätä mieltä on Barron'sille puhunut Sony Interactive Entertainmentin "Senior Vice President and Head of Global Marketing" Eric Lempel. Odotukset ovat erittäin korkealla.
"We've had consoles a bit here and there over the last three holidays, but this is the first time we're in full supply and we're thrilled about that. We launched back in 2020, and the reality was it took some time for us to catch up, like everybody else in the world, with some of the component shortages coming out of COVID. But now we're excited that anyone who wants a PlayStation 5 will be able to get one
Our outlook on PlayStation 5 is really strong. We're expecting one of the strongest seasons in our history in terms of console sales. It's a combination of the great product we have and the titles that have released since launch—as well as most recently with Marvel's Spider-Man 2."
Playstation Plussan tilaushinta nousi taannoin. Lempelin mukaan niin nousi kaikki muukin, eikä PS Plussan hintaan ole koskettu suuressa osassa maailmaa moniin vuosiin. Ja hinnan nostamisen seurauksena Playstation Plus paranee.
"[Sony] haven't touched the PlayStation Plus pricing for 85% of the world in many years."
"We want to make PlayStation Plus great. With our reboot last year and introducing the tier system, a lot of consumers have recognized that there's a lot of value in PlayStation 5."
"It comes down to what you're going to get in the service in terms of the type of game and the quality of games. I can't comment on what the competition is doing. But with us, we feel we're offering a great curated catalog of games, as well as other features and services with PlayStation Plus."