As long as they're engaged within the game itself, the engagement is strong, and the conversion to RCS (Recurrent Consumer Spending) is very strong. Yes, we do see an uptick in recurrent consumer spending generally because we bring in a lot of new players. If you see it going into one of those services you can assume that math has been done. Point being, if they are waiting to engage with it once it's in a subscription service, is there a lower propensity to spend on the game, or no actually we see an uptick in RCS there as well.Ī: In terms of things like subscription services or a game of the month where the consumer isn't necessarily buying the individual game, obviously we don't do these things unless we think there's a significant economic opportunity for us to do so. Question: NBA 2K23 was added to PlayStation Plus game of the month, that definitely contributes to strong engagement, but we're curious on whether or not you also see a meaningful uptick in RCS there among those PlayStation Plus players. Here's a transcript of the Q&A that Slatoff responded to: Based on his response, it's evident that there is substantial potential for gains in this approach.

Interestingly, there seems to be a good reason behind this move, as explained by Take-Two's President, Karl Slatoff.Īccording to TweakTown, in the recent Q1 annual earnings call, Slatoff responded to a question concerning the benefits of adding a game to a subscription service.

However, this hasn't stopped the American publisher from adding Grand Theft Auto V to Microsoft's subscription service. Just last year, Zelnick made it clear that he wasn't a fan of Xbox's Game Pass Day One strategy. Strauss Zelnick, the CEO of Take-Two Interactive, has always been upfront with his opinions on subscription models. It seems like every other month, there's news of a CEO or president of a video game company offering their two cents on this contentious topic. If there's one thing game publishers will never reach a consensus on, it's the viability of subscription services.

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