Sony has introduced a new video game subscription service for the PlayStation, its long-rumoured answer to Xbox Game Pass.
Sony’s PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now will be clubbed into a single option for subscribers and will be collectively called ‘PlayStation Plus’.
According to Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), the new subscription service will be made available in three tiers, IANS reported.
The first is the PlayStation Plus Essential, which is the service in its current state and provides users with at least 2 free games every month along with access to multiplayer. The next tier dubbed the PlayStation Plus Extra will provide players with a catalogue of 400 downloadable games.
The top-tier option will include all the benefits from essential and extra tiers, along with up to 340 additional games, this will also include PS3 games, made available via cloud streaming.
At launch, Sony plans to include games like Death Stranding, God of War, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Mortal Kombat 11, and Returnal.