It has been more than a year since the whole world was confined due to the pandemic caused by the COVID-19. During this time, various industries gave some gifts to make the confinement more bearable. One of them was PlayStation, which implemented the system of Play at Home.
As a way to keep people safe and entertained, PlayStation gave some titles to the owners of their consoles. The Play at Home proposal was quite successful, so much so that it has caused the head of the company to consider the possibility of continuing with it in the future.
PlayStation could get more generous
In accordance with Jim ryan, boss PlayStation, the initiative of Play at Home caused 60 million copies of their games to be claimed by users of their consoles. This was revealed in an interview with the medium GamesIndustry, where he also spoke about his hopes for the future of the company.
For Ryan, the video game industry is already on par with other entertainment industries, such as music and movies. However, he thinks that the games of PlayStation they should reach more people. ‘I want a world where the games we make are enjoyed by dozens, if not hundreds of millions of people‘.
Perhaps a tool to achieve this is the initiative Play at Home due to the good numbers it gave. During the pandemic, PlayStation did two waves of this program, one at the beginning and another when cases rose again after a relative lull. According to Ryan, they could give more games if the situation continues.
When asked about whether PlayStation I would leave Play at Home behind, Ryan said: ‘Well, it depends on whether the COVID finished. We will see how the world evolves. If this continues in 2022 and beyond, we may have to do it again.‘. Would you like more games to be available with this initiative?
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