The upgraded PlayStation Plus would be available in three tiers. The biggest downside with PlayStation Now, unlike Xbox Game Pass, is that it doesn't include new games and instead allows gamers to stream games from the PlayStation 2, 3, and 4 library.īut a new report from games journalist Jason Schreier at Bloomberg says PlayStation is finally preparing its own service to go head-to-head with Xbox Game Pass.Īccording to Schreier, PlayStation plans to combine PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now into one service that likely will keep the PlayStation Plus name. There's also PlayStation Now, which is a streaming/download service.

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PlayStation Plus is the monthly subscription required to play games online, and it includes three or more free games each month for PlayStations 4 and 5. PlayStation has a couple of services currently that sort of compete with Xbox Game Pass, but fall short of what Microsoft has offered. The service, which includes access to some games in 4K if you have a PS4 Pro or PS5 console, is actually quite affordable too at just £49.99/$59.99 for an entire year of service.The service is available on both Xbox consoles and PC, and if I played on either of those platforms, subscribing to Xbox Game Pass would be a no-brainer. Gamers can stream or download the games as part of their subscription. The PlayStation Now service is available on PS4 and PS5 and this month’s additions join hundreds of PS4, PS4 and PS2 games available for gamers to play on-demand. One of the best games of 2020 has quickly made its way to the subscription service as Sony looks to claw back the value proposition provided by Microsoft’s Game Pass Ultimate service.īethesda’s Fallout 76, the multiplayer focused RPG, is also joining PS Now this month, perhaps surprisingly given Microsoft’s recent acquisition of the developer.įinal Fantasy VIII Remastered will also be available as part of the line-up from October 5, joined by Desperados III, Amnesia: Collection, Victor Vran: Overkill Edition and Yet Another Zombie Defense HD. Hit Naughty Dog game The Last of Us 2 headlines a bumper October for the PlayStation Now on-demand service, as Sony beefs up its answer to Xbox Game Pass.

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