EXCLUSIVE: Sony unveils PlayStation Plus service to compete with Xbox Game Pass

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More than 700 titles are included in Sony’s new PlayStation Plus subscription. With PlayStation Plus, SIE has been at the forefront of gaming subscription services since its inception in 2010. It was a great honour to offer the first console membership programme that includes a constantly updated library of games via PlayStation Plus, and to also introduce the first console game streaming service with PlayStation Now.

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In response to Xbox Game Pass, Sony has unveiled a new PlayStation Plus subscription service providing access to over 700 titles.

Last month, this was referred to as Project Spartacus, but now it’s official. With a variety of membership packages to choose from, PlayStation lovers may choose what works best for them.

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In the new PS Plus service, PlayStation games from all five generations and PSP titles will be available for download. Some of the new price levels will include access to PlayStation Now’s cloud-based game streaming service. Game Pass Ultimate-like sentiments are in the air, and you’d be correct.

“Today, we’d like to share with you the official news regarding the subscription service modifications we’ll be making in the future. We’re launching a new PlayStation Plus subscription service in June that brings together PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now, allowing users to choose from three membership levels throughout the world “Jim Ryan, Sony’s president and CEO, made the comments.

Essential, Extra, and Premium are the three levels.

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Access to PlayStation Plus Is Necessary

Starting at $9.99 per month, $24.99 per quarter, and $59.99 annually in the United States and £6.99 per month, £19.99 per quarter, and £49.99 annually in the United Kingdom, the Essential tier of PS Plus is the most affordable.

Exclusive discounts, cloud storage for your saved games and online multiplayer are just some of the perks you’ll get with this service. A lot of PS5 and PS4 gamers will be acquainted with the PlayStation Plus programme.

PlayStation Plus members get additional benefits.

This is where PlayStation Plus Extra becomes more like Xbox Game Pass for PS Plus.

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If you’re a resident of the United States, you’ll pay $14.99 monthly / $39.99 quarterly / $99.99 annually; in the United Kingdom, it’s £10.99 monthly / £31.99 quarterly / £83.99 annually; and in both cases, you’ll get access to 400 of the best PS4 and PS5 games, including “blockbuster hits” from PlayStation Studios and third-party developers. It’s also possible to play the games on the Extra tier by downloading them.

PlayStation premium service, PlayStation Now, is available.

PlayStation Plus Premium is the most interesting tier since it’s a PlayStation-centric version of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

If you’re willing to pay $17.99 a month in the United States or $13.49 per month in the United Kingdom, you’ll get all of the perks of Essential and Extra, plus an additional 340 games.

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On top of that, PS3 titles will be made accessible for cloud streaming and “a collection of cherished vintage games available in both streaming and download choices from the original PlayStation, PS2 and PSP generations,”

Game streaming will only be accessible if PS Now is available in your location, so keep that in mind. Subscribers will also be able to play these titles on PS4, PS5, and PC, as well as other platforms.

This tier includes time-limited game trials, so consumers may test out a few titles before deciding whether or not to purchase them.

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Customers of PlayStation Now will be migrated to PlayStation Plus Premium at launch, with no increase in membership prices for those who already have a PlayStation Plus subscription.

PlayStation Plus is getting a new release date.

You won’t get the new PlayStation Plus subscription right away when it releases in June, so don’t hold your breath.

“Our new PlayStation Plus service is being rolled out in stages, starting with North America and moving to Europe. A few areas in Asia will be first to get the service, followed by North America and the rest of the globe where PlayStation Plus is available in June “Ryan spoke on the subject.

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“By the end of the first half of 2022, we want to have most PlayStation Network areas running our new PlayStation Plus game subscription service. Further information on how our cloud streaming service will be made available in other regions will be released at a later time.”

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