Even though Sony has ruled out first-party, day-one releases for the new PlayStation Plus service - something Microsoft promotes relentlessly on Xbox Game Pass (when it has titles to launch, that is) - Sony’s free game offerings remain best-in-class. In other words, while some PlayStation fans left, and perhaps more bought into the new Extra or Premium subscriptions, PS Plus users stood pat for the most part in 2022. The company did see an increase in its PS Plus revenue for the first quarter under the new scheme, but only by 10 percent. The service, necessary for pretty much every multiplayer game on the PlayStation 4 and PS5, lost two million paying subscribers - and that figure comes from Sony. Ryan: I don’t remember.PlayStation Plus’ midyear rebranding and relaunch landed with a thud. Microsoft: Did you or anyone at your direction go to regulators anywhere in the world before August 26th? Ryan: I don’t think it’s possible to ascribe a particular date to it, but I think that that email of the 26th of August was an important moment Microsoft: When did you come to that determination? Ryan: I believe that this transaction is bad for competition Microsoft: As of today you believe that this transaction between Microsoft and Activision would harm competition, is that right? Ryan: I wasn’t particularly happy with the January 31st proposal, but hoped it was an opening salvo Microsoft: Was there any other significant factor before that time? Microsoft: So the thing that caused you major concern was the August 26th email from Spencer? Microsoft: That would have been on August 26th, 2022? Ryan: I wouldn’t say I wasn’t concerned at all, but it was really his response a few months after my email on May 26th which sent alarm bells ringing Microsoft lawyer: So you weren’t concerned in May about the transaction?
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