PS5: The 5 biggest problems and how Sony can still save the console – Reader’s Feature

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A reader tries to give Sony some advice on how to make the PS5 even more successful, including a redesign and more variety in games.

I recently wrote an article for GameCentral titled How Sony’s PS5 has already lost this generation. As expected, it prompted a ton of debate from PlayStation fans. So this time I thought I’d have a look at the top five PlayStation 5 issues and what changes Sony can do to try and catch up with Xbox.

1. A serious Game Pass alternative

Xbox Game Pass starts from £7.99 a month and gives subscribers over 350 games to play on Xbox/PC and smartphones. From cool and unusual indie titles to AAA big, day one Xbox Game Studio releases and everything in between.

Sony, however, has not been able to compete with this and fans have been crying out for a similar service for years, as the current offer of PS Now has simply not been competitive enough. Sony reportedly have a Game Pass rival in the works codenamed project Spartacus but it needs to offer something great, such as big Sony AAA games released on day one, as well as access to its great catalogue of PlayStation 1, 2, and 3 games across PC and phone if it wants to stand a chance against Xbox’s ‘best deal in gaming’.

2. Be more honest with their customers

Prior to the release of the PlayStation 5, Sony boss Jim Ryan said they ‘believe in generations’ and they would massively focus on PlayStation 5 exclusive games and leave PlayStation 4 games behind, they also said a number of PlayStation 5 games just were not possible on PlayStation 4 hardware and wouldn’t be available on PC.

Since then, said games have largely been released on PlayStation 4 and PC, with Sony even recently announcing they are also increasing production of old PlayStation 4 consoles to help