Kenichiro Yoshida is basically thinking about a hybrid subscription model…

Norges Bank Investment Management interviewed Sony’s CEO, who confirmed that PlayStation will remain on the console, but that the gaming experience will be delivered to PC, mobile and cloud. We’ve already seen a lot of games ported to PC (the next big thing will be Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, unfortunately we won’t see an unofficial port of that…), but mobile hasn’t really taken off yet. That’s why they acquired Savage Game Studios, and for the cloud they launched PlayStation Portal, which we think started with a lack of functionality.

“Well, we have a subscription business model. At the same time, people usually play one game at a time, so an all-you-can-eat type of many games may not be as valuable compared to video streaming services. We have kind of balanced a hybrid service on PlayStation Network: both subscription and paid content,” Yoshida said of the company’s subscription system. Subscription growth has slowed recently (and Sony is too chicken to say how many subscribers PlayStation Plus has).

And on the PlayStation Blog, Sony has published a top list of the most downloaded games by platform for 2023.

PlayStation 5 (North America):

1.         Hogwarts Legacy
2.         Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
3.         Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
4.         Madden NFL 24
5.         NBA 2K24
6.         Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
7.         Baldur’s Gate 3
8.         Diablo IV
9.         EA Sports FC 24
10. Mortal Kombat 1
11. MLB The Show 23
12. Final Fantasy XVI
13. Resident Evil 4 Remake
14. Dead Island 2
15. WWE 2K23
16. Assassin’s Creed: Mirage
17. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
18. Dead Space Remake
19. Street Fighter 6
20. Grand Theft Auto V

PlayStation 5 (Europe):

1.         EA Sports FC 24
2.         Hogwarts Legacy
3.         Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
4.         Grand Theft Auto V
5.         Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
6.         FIFA 23
7.         Baldur’s Gate 3
8.         Diablo IV
9.         Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
10. Assassin’s Creed: Mirage
11. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
12. Cyberpunk 2077
13. F1 23
14. Resident Evil 4 Remake
15. Final Fantasy XVI
16. NBA 2K24
17. NBA 2K23
18. Dead Island 2
19. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
20. Need For Speed Unbound

PlayStation 4 (North America):

1.         Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
2.         Hogwarts Legacy
3.         MLB The Show 23
4.         Madden NFL 24
5.         NBA 2K24
6.         EA Sports FC 24
7.         Diablo IV
8.         Red Dead Redemption
9.         Red Dead Redemption 2
10. WWE 2K23
11. Resident Evil 4 Remake
12. Minecraft
13. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
14. Grand Theft Auto V
15. Persona 4 Golden
16. Dead Island 2
17. NHL 24
18. Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
19. Wobbly Life
20. Batman: Arkham Knight

PlayStation 4 (Europe):

1.         EA Sports FC 24
2.         Minecraft
3.         Red Dead Redemption 2
4.         Grand Theft Auto V
5.         FIFA 23
6.         The Forest
7.         The Last of Us Part II
8.         Hogwarts Legacy
9.         A Way Out
10. Gang Beasts
11. UFC 4
12. NBA 2K23
13. Need For Speed Heat
14. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
15. The Last of Us Remastered
16. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
17. TheHunter: Call of the Wild
18. The Crew 2
19. Star Wars Battlefront II
20. Tekken 7

PlayStation VR2 (North America; PlayStation Store sales only):

1.         Pavlov
2.         Beat Saber
3.         Kayak VR: Mirage
4.         Star Wars: Tales From The Galaxy’s Edge
5.         Horizon Call of the Mountain
6.         Job Simulator
7.         The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2: Retribution
8.         The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR
9.         Swordsman VR
10. Pistol Whip

PlayStation VR2 (Europe; PlayStation Store sales only):

1.         Pavlov
2.         Kayak VR: Mirage
3.         Beat Saber
4.         The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR
5.         The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2: Retribution
6.         Star Wars: Tales From The Galaxy’s Edge
7.         Job Simulator
8.         Horizon Call of the Mountain
9.         Moss: Book II
10. Swordsman VR

PlayStation VR (North America):

1.         Beat Saber
2.         Job Simulator
3.         Superhot VR
4.         Astro Bot Rescue Mission
5.         The Walking Dead Onslaught
6.         Creed Rise to Glory
7.         Batman: Arkham VR
8.         The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
9.         Arizone Sunshine
10. Sniper Elite VR

PlayStation VR (Europe):

1.         Job Simulator
2.         Beat Saber
3.         Superhot VR
4.         Batman: Arkham VR
5.         The Walking Dead Onslaught
6.         Creed Rise to Glory
7.         Sniper Elite VR
8.         Astro Bot Rescue Mission
9.         Swordsman VR
10. Arizone Sunshine

Free-to-play (PlayStation 5 + PlayStation 4; North America):

1.         Fortnite
2.         Roblox
3.         Call of Duty: Warzone
4.         Fall Guys
5.         Apex Legends
6.         Rocket League
7.         Overwatch 2
8.         The Sims 4
9.         Destiny 2
10. eFootball 2024

Free-to-play (PlayStation 5 + PlayStation 4; Europe):

1.         Fortnite
2.         Roblox
3.         Call of Duty: Warzone
4.         Rocket League
5.         Fall Guys
6.         eFootball 2024
7.         The Sims 4
8.         Apex Legends
9.         Trackmania
10. Overwatch 2

Source: WCCFTech, VGC