PlayStation players have renewed calls for a PS Store games gifting feature after Nintendo announced support for eShop gifting. In a surprise move, Nintendo confirmed that starting November 17, eShop users within the same Nintendo Account family group will be able to e-gift products to one another.
PS Store now the only major platform without games gifting feature
Although Nintendo’s feature is fairly limited compared to Xbox and Steam, it’s the first step in the right direction. PlayStation is now the only platform that lacks such an important functionality.
Considering PlayStation’s status in the console market and Nintendo’s reputation for putting up walled gardens, it’s no surprise that fans are starting to make some noise again. If Nintendo can do it, there’s no reason PlayStation can’t.
“PlayStation need to rework the whole system if they intend to go fully digital,” a fan wrote. “PS has genuinely gone from being the best to the absolute worst, most anti-consumer platform out there,” a fellow player added.
Others continue to express surprise that PS Store still doesn’t have the ability to gift games.
Frankly, this one surprises us all. Sony doesn’t really have anything to lose by allowing users to gift games unless it believes that the functionality will somehow interfere with its plans to roll out dynamic pricing more widely.
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