Subscriber count of leading cloud gaming and gaming subscription services 2023

As of March 2023, PlayStation Plus was the most popular gaming subscription service worldwide, with over 47.4 million subscribers worldwide. Second-ranked Nintendo Switch Online had 36 million global subscribers. Microsoft Game Pass has also been steadily gaining users and most recently reported 25 million subscribers. Cloud gaming and gaming subscriptions services have grown in popularity in recent years, headed by the almost obligatory use for console gamers as many experiences, such as online multiplayer, require such a subscription.PlayStation Plus is constantly evolvingCurrently, Sony’s PlayStation Plus subscription service exists as a paid-only membership service with three different tiers: Essential, Extra, and Premium. The key benefits of free monthly games, multiplayer access, discounts, and cloud storage are applied to all levels. However, the more expensive tiers also have free access to a gaming catalog of PS4 and PS5 games, as well as classic PS1 to PS3 games and cloud streaming access for select gaming titles.According to PlayStation gamers in 2022, the main reason they subscribed to PlayStation Plus was the online multiplayer, followed by the monthly free games gifted to subscribers. In 2022, the retail value of video games offered for free to PlayStation Plus Essential subscribers amounted to over 1,300 U.S. dollars.Xbox Game Pass has been making movesMicrosoft has been aggressively bulking up the offerings of its Xbox Game Pass. On January 18, 2022, the company announced plans to acquire gaming company Activision Blizzard and to begin integrating Activision's catalog of games into Game Pass. The acquisition has not been completed yet, as it is still under regulatory review in several countries. According to a gamer survey in the United States, it was found that the inclusion of certain Activision Blizzard gaming franchises was likely to make them subscribe to Xbox Game Pass. Particularly best-selling shooter Call of Duty was the title most likely to cause non-subscribing gamers to subscribe to the service.

截至2023年3月，PlayStation Plus已成为全球最受欢迎的游戏订阅服务，拥有超过4740万全球订阅者。排名第二的Nintendo Switch Online拥有3600万全球订阅者。Microsoft Game Pass也在稳步增加用户数量，最近报告的订阅者数量达到了2500万。近年来，云游戏和游戏订阅服务越来越受到欢迎，对于许多需要此类订阅的服务，如在线多人游戏，其对游戏主机玩家来说几乎是不可或缺的。PlayStation Plus持续发展进化目前，索尼的PlayStation Plus订阅服务作为一种仅限付费的会员服务，提供三个不同等级：基础版、高级版和尊享版。所有等级均提供免费每月游戏、多人游戏访问、折扣和云存储等关键福利。然而，更高级别的套餐还提供对PS4和PS5游戏库、经典PS1至PS3游戏以及特定游戏标题的云流媒体访问的免费权限。根据2022年PlayStation玩家的调查，他们订阅PlayStation Plus的主要原因在于在线多人游戏，其次是赠送给订阅者的每月免费游戏。2022年，提供给PlayStation Plus基础版订阅者的免费游戏零售价值超过1300美元。Xbox Game Pass正在积极扩张Microsoft一直在积极扩充其Xbox Game Pass的服务内容。2022年1月18日，该公司宣布计划收购游戏公司Activision Blizzard，并将开始将Activision的游戏目录整合到Game Pass中。然而，由于该收购仍处于多个国家的监管审查中，收购尚未完成。根据美国的一项玩家调查，发现纳入某些Activision Blizzard游戏系列可能会促使他们订阅Xbox Game Pass。特别是热销射击游戏《使命召唤》最有可能促使非订阅者订阅该服务。