If you are here only to platform bash you risk removal. Personal attacks, racism, bigotry, and other prejudice are not welcome here. #1 Keep It Civil/No Console Warring Discuss the subject, not the other user. Your source for the latest Xbox platform news and discussion with a focus on new-gen systems. Many features are missing/not functioning properly, and you may experience several formatting errors when viewing content. If this rumor about the updated PlayStation Plus service is true, it will go a long way in helping PlayStation to catch up to Xbox Game Pass.This version of reddit (old reddit) is run in limited support mode. PlayStation almost always has been playing catchup to Xbox when it comes to online services. The next tier, according to Bloomberg, would offer a large catalog of PlayStation 4 and eventually PlayStation 5 titles. The third tier would add a library of PS1, PS2, PS3 and PSP games and other features like extended game demos.Īccording to Bloomberg, this upgraded PlayStation Plus service is expected to launch next spring. The base tier essentially would be just what PlayStation Plus is today, allowing you to play games online and a few free titles each month. 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.

More: Xbox celebrating 20 years in gaming | Play Life, Live Games More: Big surprises promised at this year's Game Awards | Play Life, Live Games 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 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.

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