The biggest competition for PlayStation Plus isn't Xbox Game Pass

The complexity of modern games can also make them more demanding gameplay wise, which serves as a deterrent from bouncing from one involved title to another. Take "Elden Ring," which isn't on either PlayStation's or Xbox's subscription service, but has been my main gaming side hustle this year. To pick up where I left off and fully enjoy the game, I have to recall what's happening in the story's plot, what the controls are (ARGH! I hit the square button and drank the Crimson Tears AGAIN!!!), what side quest I may or may not be in the middle of and, of course, the attack chain for Garth the Uncouth, Mildred the Overly Perspirant or whatever the name is of the boss that keeps beating me like a thumbtack under a sledgehammer.