di Giuseppe Genga / Neural P 29 mar 2022 14:20

Finally the announcement has arrived: the long-awaited subscription service "Spartacus" from Sony, which has the role of competing with the Xbox Game Pass, has been officially announced and will arrive from June. It's the new PlayStation Plus, which merges with PS Now to offer three different levels of service.

Before detailing the three levels, it is worth mentioning how the service, at the moment unfortunately does not appear too competitive with respect to the Game Pass: if it is true that numerous titles are planned from the Sony catalog, one of the features that have made the success of the Microsoft service is absent, namely the games on day one. The different levels of the new PS Plus therefore allow us to play with a catalog of titles already released, but does not contemplate the new releases. In addition, while many games will also be playable in streaming, this does not include PS5 titles that are for now only available for download.

However, there is a novelty compared to the Game Pass: in its most expensive level, the service will also offer timed trial versions of its titles, in a similar way to what happens with the EA Play service. Let's imagine that, in this way, Sony intends to make up for the lack of titles at D1: imagine for example the possibility of trying God of War: Ragnarok at launch for 10 hours, before deciding whether to buy it.

We now come to the three subscription levels, of which the cheapest is in fact identical to the current PS Plus:

PLAYSTATION PLUS ESSENTIAL

• Advantages:
  • It offers the same benefits currently available to PlayStation Plus subscribers, such as:
    • Two downloadable games per month
    • Exclusive discounts
    • Cloud storage for saved games
    • Access to online multiplayer
  • This level does not change for current PlayStation Plus subscribers.
• Price: €8.99 per month / €24.99 every three months / €59.99 per year

PLAYSTATION PLUS EXTRA

• Advantages:
  • Offers all the benefits of the Essential tier
  • In addition, it offers a catalog that includes up to 400 of the most enjoyable PS4 and PS5 games, including blockbuster titles from our PlayStation Studios catalog and third-party partners. Games from the Extra level can be downloaded to play.
• Price: €13.99 per month / €39.99 every three months / €99.99 per year

PLAYSTATION PLUS PREMIUM

• Advantages:
  • Offers all the benefits of Essential and Extra levels
  • In addition, it includes up to 340 additional games, including:
    • PS3 games available via streaming in the cloud
    • A catalogue of great classics, available both in streaming and via download, from the original generations of PlayStation, PS2 and PSP
  • It offers cloud streaming access to original PlayStation, PS2, PSP and PS4 games available in Extra and Premium tiers in markets** where PlayStation Now is currently available. Customers can stream games using PS4 and PS5 consoles and the PC.
  • Trial versions of limited-time games will also be available in this tier, allowing customers to try out some games before purchasing them.
• Price: €16.99 per month / €49.99 every three months / €119.99 per year

What do you think? Will you take advantage of the new offers?