![]() What a wacky name that is by the way.Īccording to the official PlayStation blog, the entry-level PlayStation Plus Essential, which will run you $9.99 monthly, $24.99 quarterly or $59.99 yearly, will be exactly the same in price and service for the existing subscribers of PlayStation Plus. The new PlayStation Plus service consists of three tiers: PlayStation Plus Essential, which is basically the same as the current service, the mid-tier PlayStation Plus Extra, and the high-tier PlayStation Plus Premium. But will, let’s say, God of War: Ragnarök come to the PlayStation Plus when it launches? Hold my controller. Is Forza Horizon 5 out? Bam, you got it on Game Pass, on day one. ![]() That's because Microsoft and Nintendo continue to do their thing as usual and the company that has altered its strategy to adjust to the zeitgeist, Sony, will still not bring triple-A titles to the new PlayStation Plus service on day one unlike what Xbox is doing. And there is Microsoft’s Xbox, which is basically home to the best price-performance ratio on the market with its miraculously affordable Game Pass – which also includes Electronic Arts games thanks to a Microsoft-EA deal – that lets you access a giant library of quality games including Xbox’s trademark Halo series, terrific EA titles like Mass Effect and Titanfall in addition to countless other games.īut as I said, times are changing and so are roles, with a catch: The fracturing that I defined above is generally here to stay. ![]() Sony focuses on selling high-quality, story-driven triple-A games for a premium while Nintendo continues to have a tight grasp on its relatively niche fanbase (many of them retro gamers, too) who generally care more about the experience and convenience rather than graphical fidelity. Microsoft” that I published last year, I explored the idea that today’s console gaming scene is fractured by roles. In another column titled “ Strategy showdown in gaming: Nintendo vs. ![]() Now, an arguably traditionally run Japanese company has again belatedly given an answer to its American rival on the “Game Pass” side of things, with a little bit of sauce on top. So, PlayStation Plus was born as Sony’s belated answer to Microsoft. ![]()
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