Forza horizon 5 managed to reach over 6 million players in a week. Ratchet and clank in months barely cracked 1 million in sales. Now yes you can argue the revenue isn’t the same BUT, if you look at the big picture, subs are going up for gamepass. And you can argue gamepass is becoming their platform. We shall see what happens but I do see Xbox gaining momentum. Despite selling 13 million consoles, forza is on the verge of out pacing miles morales because of gamepass . 

Gamepass ultimate is going to include crunchy roll soon which is hilarious considering they are owned by Sony. Why would t Sony push this as more benefit for their platform ? 

If Game Pass isn't disrupting the console market in the mid term, but it is growing the overall reach of the Xbox platform, while Playstation continues to increase its market share, why would Sony need to pivot this generation? Believe it or not, Sony is looking towards the long term, but they are doing it by expanding their content library, increasing their internal pipelines, using their IP in different mediums, growing their brand in developing markets, and building the popularity of their IP. Look at how Sony is growing Playstation in China and the Middle East, look at the SonyZee merger in India, look at The Last of Us being adapted into a television series, look at the former Apple Arcade boss that was hired to lead Sony's mobile push. All these current moves, with an additional 18.3+ Billion to further bolster their entertainment sectors, strengthen Sony as an entertainment conglomerate.

Pivoting to a subscription service in the next decade will be easier for Sony if their content pipeline is beefed up & they have massive IP under their umbrella. Doing a Game Pass competitor now just means they'll lose billions of dollars in revenue and profit, and its for an unproven subscription method that has more barriers to entry than simply removing consoles, such as time investment, or even the passive nature of watching a movie or listening to a song, compared to the interactivity needed to play a video game.

Who says they won't be doing that in the long run? 

I think a more important factor is how much engagement Forza Horizon 5 has in the long run, or how many subscriptions Forza Horizon 5 pushed during its launch week, having a high number of players is a given being included in a subscription service. For example, look at how you can inflate the popularity of Uncharted 4, presumably 20+ Million LTD, but has been confirmed to have 37+ Million players. 

Xbox gaining momentum doesn't mean it will impact the PS5. In fact, I could see all three platform holders growing their userbase, simply because a global pandemic last year reignited a lot of interest in gaming for lapsed gamers.

Nope. Game Pass was a desperation move by MS. Sony systems keep outselling MS even in this new generation so there is no rush.

I would be worried if Sony was totally blind to what MS is doing. But they're not, they are watching closely and making their own strides towards something similar. I think it's wise to not fully commit to a similar system right away. Just wait and see what happens to the other guy first. If Play Pass (yes, I named it here) will be the right move for them, they can jump into it with relative ease, because they have been looking at it and they already have their own, smaller thing plus the Azure deal going with MS.

More internet bull.

I think its super short sighted to say that Sony doesn't need to respond to gamepass. They absolutely do need to. A super easy way to do that is to bolster PS Now with their full exclusive library going from PS4 to PS5 (for downloads) and whatever can stream included as well (PS1, PS2, PS3).

They can keep their current year releases and other games that are still selling well as individual buys e.g. The last of Us 2, Ghost of Tsushima, Returnal etc. Perhaps carefully select which PS5 games to include as PS Now titles while the PS5 library is building up.

They also need to start shifting to PC not only for the PC market but it will help facilitate easier streaming.

Why doesn't Nintendo?