Although it has been known for some time, it is now that the purchase of Crunchyroll by Sony has finished becoming effective after the payment of 1.17 billion dollars to the anime VOD platform. Following this annexation, several rumors have arisen around a new most expensive PlayStation Plus subscription that also includes access to Crunchyroll and Funimation, another anime series and movies service from the Japanese company.
More than five million paying subscribers and 120 million registered Crunchyroll users, Sony states that “With Crunchyroll and Funimation, we are committed to creating the best anime experience for fans and presenting a unique opportunity for our immensely talented key partners, publishers and creators to continue delivering their content. lecture to audiences around the world »(via Eurogamer).
“With the addition of Crunchyroll, we have an unprecedented opportunity to serve anime fans like never before and deliver the anime experience on any platform they choose, from theater, events, home entertainment, games, broadcast, linear TV, everywhere and in every way who want to experience their anime. Our goal is to create a unified anime subscription experience as soon as possible”.
At the moment there is no confirmed plan Around this supposed unified PlayStation Plus subscription that includes the company’s anime services, but after the words of its directive, the possibility should not be ruled out. Neither has a forecast price for this subscription been suggested, but it would be slightly more expensive at 8.99 euros per month which currently costs individually. We will see if the PlayStation community is so fan of anime that this additional subscription makes sense, it is not clear if it would replace the original or be optional for those who do not like anime and want to save a few euros.