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PlayStation plan Game Pass-like subscription service with Spring launch
Looks like Xbox Game Pass is making enough of a splash for Sony to respond with its own PlayStation subscription service, reportedly codenamed Spartacus.
That means a monthly fee access to a rotating catalogue of new and old games for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.
- Expected to launch in Spring 2022
- Merges PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now
- PlayStation Now will be ‘phased out’ entirely
- PlayStation Plus branding ‘will be retained’
- Xbox Game Pass has attracted over 20 million subscribers
Not finalised: The details are still being worked out, but the new subscription service will apparently feature three tiers, with the first one corresponding to the current PlayStation Plus/Now subscription.
Multiple tiers: The second tier would include a large catalogue of PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 games, while the third one will also include a library of emulated PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable games, which will likely be playable via cloud-based technology.